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• Bodegas Fundador Pedro Domecq Brandy De Jerez

  

  We've been augmenting our eggnog with Portuguese or Spanish brandies this Christmas season; they just seem to blend in nicely. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Belgium Beer: Gueuze Lambics with the Gueuze Tilquin à L’ancienne

  

  Belgium has provided the world with a plethora of historic beer styles most likely because the industry wasn't hampered by government degrees like the German... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Why is Saint Nicholas the Patron Saint of Brewers?

  

  St. Nicholas giving dowry gold© Elisabeth IvanovskyAnd that is not a rhetorical question, I honestly do not know why Saint Nicholas is considered one of the man... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Follow the Old Valley Pike to Box Office Brewery

  

  Looking for a Hallmark Christmas destination that has the one important feature that these movies lack? I'm referring to a craft beverage establishment like... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cotton & Reed: DC’s First Rum Distillery

  

  This month Cotton Reed Distillery celebrated its third anniversary as DC’s First Rum Distillery. One of their many celebration activities included a release o... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #ThankfulForVino with Argentinian Chardonnay & Pinot Noir

  

  Be honest. When you think of wine from Argentina you think Malbec. That's what I thought, that is, until this week during a #ThankfulForVino tweet-up moderated... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• St. Martin of Tours, Croatia, & Komarna Wine

  

  On the days preceding and subsequent to Monday, November 11th, Europeans and Catholics celebrated the Feast of St Martin -- in honor of the patron of the poor,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Day Trip Along the Shenandoah Spirits Trail

  

  The Shenandoah Spirits Trail consists of 49 breweries, cider houses, distilleries, and wineries within the Shenandoah Valley and located between Harrisonburg an... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Comparative Cabernet Franc - Colorado Vs Virginia

  

  "I'm not a huge enthusiast of the sexual stereotyping of wines but even I can see that Cabernet Franc might be described as the feminine side of Cabernet... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• International #SherryWeek with González Byass

  

  November 4th through the 11th has been designated International #SherryWeek by Consejo Regulador de las Denominaciones de Origen "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry" or in... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Virginia Wine Month Along U.S. Route 29

  

  October was Virginia Wine Month and we were able to visit a few wineries while traveling along U.S. Route 29 to and from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Federalist Zinfandel: A Triad of Styles and Regions

  

  We have written about The Federalist Wines in the past and now their portfolio includes three Zinfandel wines from popular California appellations - AVA's mostl... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Keep Warm During Halloween with Exitus Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Wine

  

  During previous Halloween's, I would accompany the little boy with a coffee mug filled with either bourbon or red wine. Now that a chaperone is no longer... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Visiting a Trio of Winston-Salem Craft Breweries

  

  Over a decade ago, Foothills Brewing launched the Winston-Salem craft beer scene with a solid core lineup including People's Porter, Torch Pilsner, and Hoppyum... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Michigan Wine - Reach for the Pinot, Not Just the Riesling

  

  During the BevFluence Experience Denver, the Michigan Wine Collaborative (MWC) coordinated with a few wineries to provide the experience with several signature... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Nomad Outland Whisky - Distilled in Speyside, Aged in Jerez

  

  We continue our series focusing on our trip to Tio Pepe and González Byass in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain with the Nomad Outland Whisky ($49.99). Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Charles Woodson Launches Intercept - Affordable Wines from Paso & Monterey

  

  Photo Credit: Lu Chau, PhotagonistFor those who didn't follow college or professional football during the late 1990s through the middle of this decade, you may... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Two Hands Shiraz - Take out the Peanut Brittle

  

  Two Hands Wines was established 20 years ago with the goal to produce the best Shiraz-based wines from throughout Australia. To that end, Two Hands releases... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• From Aveleda - the Adega Velha 6 Years Old Reserva Brandy

  

  Flying home from Lisbon last month I sounded my pockets (1) and found a few extra Euros in which I converted to a 500ml bottle of Adega Velha 6 Years Old Reserv... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Apple & Honey & Grape at Loew Vineyards

  

  I last visited Maryland's Loew Vineyards back in June 2005 - an unusually long absence in revisiting wineries. I seemed to have gravitated more to Black Ankle,... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK