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• The Latest from “Wines of Altitude” with Amalaya Wines & Bodega Colomé

  

  Last July I covered Wines of Altitude featuring two wines each from Amalaya Wines and Bodega Colomé, each members of the Hess Family Estates. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• TasteCamp Maryland 2017: The Beer

  

  TasteCamp Maryland's agenda incorporated a couple breweries and why not as the Frederick area hosts over a dozen craft breweries. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Chilean Wine from Ventisquero & Valdivieso

  

  I recently received review samples of four entry level Chilean wines, two each from Valdivieso and Ventisquero. Valdivieso became Chile and South America's firs... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• TasteCamp Maryland 2017 - The Distilleries

  

  One of the many benefits of attending TasteCamp is that the focus extends beyond wine and always includes beer, cider, and spirits. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• From Teetotalers to The World's Best Cabernet: Australia's Galvanized Wine Group

  

  "The irony is that Thomas Goss and successive generations were strict teetotalers" Tony Parkinson, Group Principal, Galvanized Wine Group The story behind this... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• SAVORing Ten Years of Craft Beer

  

  This year the Brewers Association celebrated ten years of presenting SAVOR: An American Craft Beer Food Experience. And has we all know the craft beer... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The ArT of Preserving Wine with Cakebread Cellars and Rochioli Chardonnay

  

  Opening a bottle of wine is a commitment, a commitment to finish the bottle.I'm sure everyone has heard a variation of this saying because as soon as a bottle i... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Spirits Review: Mount Gay XO Reserve Cask Rum

  

  I've been on a rum kick since Spring Break and have continued my sipping with the Mount Gay XO Reserve Cask Rum ($45, 86 proof). Each bottle of Mount Gary rum i... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Salute American Vodka - Your USA Certified™ Spirit

  

  If you are looking for a patriotic and smooth vodka this Memorial Day weekend or for the upcoming 4th of July then start searching for Salute American Vodka. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Andrea Freeborough Showcases South Africa's Nederburg Winery

  

  The international wine market contains an overabundance of affordable value wines with Wines of South Africa (WOSA) strongly situated in that category. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Craft Spirits Are Colonizing the District's Ivy City

  

  The District of Columbia now hosts half a dozen distilleries, with all but one located in Northeast's Ivy City -- a warehouse district located between New York... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Locations White Wine: California (CA4) and Corsica (CORSE)

  

  Dave Phinney's Locations portfolio continues to grow as the brand expands it's white wine offerings. The concept behind the Locations Wine brand was to "to... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Summer of DO Rías Baixas Albariño Wine Begins Early

  

  With at least four weeks scheduled at various beaches this will most likely be the Summer of Rías Baixas. These fresh, acidic, and minerally driven wines from... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Vinkara: Producing Superior Wine with Ancient Indigenous Turkish Grapes

  

  "These are grapes that Noah's goats grazed on" -- paraphrasing Ardıç Gürsel, founder Vinkara WineryMs. Gürsel discussed the plausibility of this statement... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rías Baixas Albariño: "The Number One Alternative to Chardonnay"

  

  "Albariño is the number one alternative to Chardonnay and, in fact, it may be my favorite white wine", Mark OldmanMr. Oldman shared this sentiment at the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lodi Rules, Sunflowers, Herbs, and the M2 Wines 2014 "Old Vine" Zinfandel, Souci...

  

  In 2005 the Lodi Winegrape Commission implemented California’s first 3rd party-certified sustainable winegrowing certification program with The Lodi Rules™ for... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Trio of Portuguese Reserve Ports from Symington Family Estates

  

  Portuguese Port is rather redundant since thanks to the European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines most wine labeled as "Port" or "Porto" must... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Single Vineyard Wines from Wente Vineyards

  

  Wente Vineyards, California's oldest family winery, uses their Single Vineyard series to showcase the winery's plots in the Livermore Valley AVA and Arroyo Seco... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A March of German Styled Pilsner

  

  Apparently March, or at least its last two weeks, has tilted towards German styled pilsners as that beer style surfaced regularly over that period. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ned Luberecki's Take Five and Chateau Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Dry...

  

  On March 31st 2017 banjoist Ned Luberecki releases his newest album Take Five. I'm a fan of Luberecki's Sirius XM Radio Bluegrass Junction show, but I have to... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK