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• Missouri Wine: Kansas City and the Crossroads of Craft Beverages

  

  Kansas City is located in the epicenter of the continental United States and practically equidistance to our borders in each direction. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Natural Wine at the Old Westminster Winery's Summer Solstice Festival

  

  "Natural Wine is farmed organically (biodynamically, using permaculture or the like) and made (or rather transformed) without adding or removing anything in... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gonzalez Byass La Copa Vermouth - What Would Hemingway Do?

  

  "That evening the priest from Henry’s mess comes to visit. He brings some presents for Henry: a mosquito net, a bottle of vermouth, and some English... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Missouri Wine: Norton - Missouri's Official State Grape

  

  The Norton grape has been the backbone of the Missouri wine industry through the industry's rise in the second half of the 19th century and the modern era. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Navigating the Crus at the Beaujolais Road Show

  

  Discover Beaujolais"In 1395 Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, ordered that all Gamay vines be uprooted by the following Easter. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Missouri Wine: Excelsior Springs is a Craft Beverage Destination

  

  In 1880, what is now downtown Excelsior Springs was a wheat field. Yet, within the end of the decade, Excelsior Springs was a vibrant town with transportation... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• River Hill Wine and Spirits - From Moonshine to Bourbon to Country Wine

  

  I couple years ago I started purchasing the River Hill Distillery Corn Whiskey as it provides a clean, textured, sweet corn flavor with little burn. Hard to do... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Silver Branch Brewing Company - A World of Beer

  

  As downtown Silver Spring Maryland revitalized it is also becoming a craft beverage destination with three breweries and a winery within a two-mile radius. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Old Westminster Winery, Burnt Hill Farm, & The Summer Solstice Festival

  

  “We’re going to challenge current beliefs with unique and transparent wines – wines that offer balance, nuance, and character. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Villa Maria's First Sip Of Summer

  

  This week Villa Maria Estate presented their seasonal #FirstSipNZ witter campaign and this chat featured a trio of ready for summer wines. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Missouri Wine: Reviving American Heritage Grapes at Vox Vineyards

  

  Albania, America, Brilliant, Carman, Cloeta, Delicatessen, Favorite, Lenoir, Lomanto, Marguerite, Muench, WetumkaThese are winegrapes that were once grown in... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lodi Wine: The Unique, Unusual, and Unconventional

  

  During our Snooth - Lodi Wine trip there were dozens of wonderful wines that we sampled that could keep us writing for months. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Missouri Wine: The Basics

  

  In the 1870s, 6 million acres of French vineyards were destroyed by a mysterious plague. Desperate, the French government invited Missouri's first entomologist... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Tutorial on Left Coast Estate and Their Summer Wines

  

  In the past when I received samples from Oregon's Left Coast Estate, I opened each bottle over the course of at least a week - sampling each wine multiple days. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lodi Wine: Prost from Mokelumne Glen Vineyards

  

  During our Snooth trip to Lodi, a major theme stressed was the large diversity of grape varieties grown in the AVA. Over 100 in fact. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tio Pepe Palomino Fino Jerez Xeres Sherry

  

  "There can't be a more misunderstood type of wine than Sherry." The Misunderstood Genius that is Fino Sherry - De Long BlogFino ("refined") is a dry, pale... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Caledonia Spirits Barr Hill Gin: Enjoy Neat Or with Tio Pepe Sherry

  

  Most gin brands differentiate their products by the amount of juniper or other botanicals used in the process. In general, the grain bill has less impact on... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Harpers Ferry Brewing - Overlooking the Potomac and Maryland Heights

  

  On September 13th, 1962 Confederate units under Brig. Gens. Joseph B. Kershaw assaulted the lightly defended Maryland Heights, the highest mountain overlooking... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lodi Wine: Turley Wine Cellars Old Vine Cinsault & Zinfandel

  

  The quality of Lodi wine grapes is not only evident in the excellent wines made by Lodi wineries, but also the wines produced by non-Lodi wineries. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The 2019 WineAmerica Wines of America Reception

  

  After a week of meetings and lobbying, WineAmerica held its annual Wines of America Reception in coordination with the Congressional Wine Caucus; an event that... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK