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• Grape Spotlight: IGT Puglia Marchese De Borgosole Fiano

  

  It's been fascinating to read the history of Puglia and the Salento peninsula with the constant state of occupation and settlement throughout the last 2.5... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Spirit Infused Coffee from Fire Department Coffee

  

  I'm not a flavored coffee drinker, but I received samples of spirit-infused coffee from Fire Department Coffee -- part of their Spirit Infused Coffee Club. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Salento IGT Torcicoda Primitivo

  "When I came to America in August 1958, I saw vineyards around Chateau Souverain and I was interested to know which grapes were grown there. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Virginia Distillery Company's VHW and Courage & Conviction Through a Life of...

  

  The Virginia Distillery Company has a couple of enticing series of whiskeys with the first branded Courage Conviction which is their American Single Malt... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Salice Salentino Negroamaro

  

  "Puglia's Salento Peninsula is arguably the source of the finest Negroamaro wines, particularly those produced under the Salice Salentino DOC title" -... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Coteaux Champenois Pinot Meunier with Champagne Demière

  

  Still wines in the prestigious sparkling wine region of Champagne? That is what is covered by the Coteaux Champenois appellation that shares the same... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Thirsty for Small-Batch & Local Spirits with the Kozuba & Sons Distillery...

  

  Throughout the American experience, there have been hundreds - perhaps thousands - of individuals immigrating to this country who then opened a brewery,... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Single Village Del Maguey Vida De San Luis Del Rio Mezcal

  

  Continuing our exploration of mezcal with the widely distributed (thanks to the distillery's purchase by international spirits company Pernod Ricard) and... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Barbera d’Asti Through the Wines of Vinchio Vaglio

  

  This landscape covers five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landscapes and the Castle of Cavour, an emblematic name both in the development of... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Vineyard Pests: Brood X Periodical Cicadas Coming to a Vineyard Near You

  

  This was the title of an article in the March 2021 Viticulture Notes by Tony K. Wolf, Viticulture Extension Specialist, AHS Jr. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• WhistlePig 10 Year Rye and The Auctioneer

  

  Thanks to Melania (Dallas Wine Chick) and her recent spirit exchange I received a bottle of the WhistlePig 10 Year Rye ($50, 100 proof) that began with the... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sud-Ouest France, Fronton, Gaillac, & IGP Comte Tolosan Through the Wines of...

  

  Sud-Ouest France (south-West, France) is a large territorial zone stretching just southwest of Bordeaux to the Atlantic Ocean and bordering the Pyrenees to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Free State Collaboration: Dragon Dog's Frederick Rye Whiskey

  

  Frederick Maryland is at the crossroads of many family road trips, those leading north on Route 15 towards Thurmont and Pennsylvania or those leading west... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring the Tampa Ale Trail

  

  This week we spent several days in the St. Pete - Clearwater area in order to attend a couple MLB games (saw Vlad's three dingers) which afforded opportunities... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Ancient Armenian Voskehat & Areni

  

  Genesis 9.20: Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.Archaeological evidence uncovered in 2010 shows that grape growing and wine-making in... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: More Côtes Du Jura Savagnin with Pinot Noir

  

  In a previous post on the Grape Spotlight thread Jura Savagnin Vin Jaune, I related the Vin Jaune oxidative winemaking practice and the intriguing Jura... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Don't Wait Until Earth Day to Try These Organic Wines from Veramonte Vineyards

  

  Veramonte Vineyards is a Chilean producer that follows organic practices in order to "express the fullest potential of the terroir". Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Finding Rum in Pittsburgh from Maggie's Farm Run - Allegheny Distilling

  

  During a recent day trip to Pittsburgh, I used theCompass Craft beverage Finder to target a distillery and discovered one in the historic Strip District, not fa... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wine Regions: IGP Méditerrannée & Isle Saint Pierre

  

  IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) is a French wine category that superseded Vin de Pays in 2009 and lies between Vin de France and Appellation d'Origine... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sparkling Rosé Prosecco from Ca' Di Prata Prosecco

  

  In November 2020, the Prosecco Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) consortium allowed sparkling rosé wines to bear the DOC designation provided they are... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK