BREAKING NEWS
Buffalo Trace Distillery Introduces Old Charter Oak Bourbon
Have you ever wondered how barrels made from trees that grew in different countries, climates, and soil would affect the flavors of the whiskey? Buffalo Trace Distillery began wondering this about 15 years ago and took it to a completely new level, resulting in a re-imagined ... Read More »
December 06, 2018
Sebago Lake Distillery Introduces New Barrel Rested Portland Rum
Sebago Lake Distillery, Maine’s only craft distiller focused exclusively on producing rum, announced the debut of Barrel Rested Portland Rum. Portland Rum is the newest craft inspired, superlative rum to join the distiller’s range of super-premium offerings including Origina ... Read More »
November 19, 2018
FEATURED ARTICLES
DRINK–DEATH–DEMENTIA-THE GOOD NEWS
by HARVEY FINKEL, MD Oh, they try. How they try. Ever since the first report in biblical times of a benefit, much less a health benefit, derived from drinking alcohol, the idea being so repugnant to some a counterreaction immediately started. There are always some who cannot stand the ... Read More »
November 30, 2018
CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR
by SANDY BLOCK, MW Tasting dozens of Pinot Noirs blind, it’s unmistakable how dramatically individual a story each one tells. The grape is a chameleon. Highly reflective of its specific growing conditions, Pinot requires handling with utmost care, both in the vineyard and the winery. ... Read More »
November 30, 2018
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – THE BELLINI
by PINK LADY The sound of a cork popping out of a Champagne bottle is fantastically festive and one we hear often at this time of year. Sparkling wine cocktails are sure to delight at the festivities on your holiday docket, and among these the Bellini is king. The Bellini hails from V ... Read More »
November 30, 2018
STOCK THIS STUFF
By Kirsten Amann ‘Tis the season for gifts and shameless commerce! The busy shoppers flocking to your store don’t have time to be trolling the web for unique gifts for their wine, cocktail, and beer loving friends – for that matter, neither do you! There’s mulled wine to be sipped and ... Read More »
November 02, 2018
TWO SOULS AJAR: DOS ALMAS: ITALY IN CHILE
by HARVEY FINKEL The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. -EMILY DICKINSON In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans invaded and subjugated what is now called Latin America, not at all benefiting the residents by these trans-Atlantic attentions. Mar ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE RUSTY NAIL
by PINK LADY ‘Tis the season for warm sweaters and full-flavored drinks! It’s roughly ten years since we started penning this column and we can hardly believe we’ve not mentioned the Rusty Nail, the grandpa of all Scotch classic cocktails, and (for some among us) a total dad drink. Th ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING FLAVORS
by ANDY CROUCH As fall slips into the early days of winter, beer drinkers slide from the maltiness of the Oktoberfest season into the arms of something more bracing. For some, this change in the seasons calls for whiskey or strong wine. For others, imperial stouts, barleywines, and do ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
CABERNET THE GREATS of 2O13
by SANDY BLOCK, MW Before the wines even finished fermenting 2O13 was widely hailed as a legendary almost picture perfect vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in California. In this, yet another in a succession of drought years, the Cabernet vines produced ultra-concentrated grapes that bal ... Read More »
September 27, 2018
BURGUNDY WEST?
by HARVEY FINKEL The answer to the query posed by the title of this piece is a clear “no,” despite Oregon’s most important grape variety being Pinot Noir. The wines are not the same, even if both regions, the Willamette Valley of Oregon and the Côte d’Or of Burgundy, share the distinc ... Read More »
September 27, 2018
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