NEW TREND ALERT THE OFFICE BEER MACHINE
SOMETIMES A TREND comes along that makes you wonder how you ever got along without it. Case in point: machines that dispense alcoholic beverages. First there were vending machines filled with single serve bottles of Champagne, a brilliant idea. Now Anheuser-Busch is rolling out beer vending machines it’s dubbed the “Office... Read More
THE CRAFT SEAL OF AUTHENTICITY
THINGS ARE GETTING tense in the beer industry as “big beer” companies such as AB InBev have been on a buying spree lately snapping up craft breweries and releasing their own so-called “craft” brands. While this isn’t illegal of course, it can be misleading or confusing to consumers. What’s really... Read More
GALLIANO L’APERTIVO INVITATIONAL CONTEST
TO CELEBRATE the launch of Galliano L’Aperitivo liqueur, the best bartenders in Boston’s MetroWest area showcased their aperitivo cocktails with Galliano. Krysta Kowal from The Pint took the 1st place. Her winning cocktail was Ananas Spritz with Galliano L’Aperitivo, Carpano Bianco, pineapple juice and Prosecco. KRYSTA KOWAL COMPETITION... Read More
THE KIR ROYALE
PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH 1O YEARS can seem to pass quickly, and if you’re a LUPEC Boston gal, you might just one day wake up and realize you’ve been spreading the gospel of the well-made cocktail for a decade. Cheers to how far we’ve come! One of... Read More
A Model of Cooperation – Produttori del Barbaresco
by HARVEY FINKEL THERE ARE cooperatives, and, then, there are cooperatives. This might be especially true in Italy, where I have visited industrial-sized wineries out of Chaplin’s Modern Times, whose watery emanations used to be served free on tourist-class international flights, and have marveled at others – blessed is the... Read More
Oregon Pinot Noir
by SANDY BLOCK, MW NO OTHER REGION does Pinot Noir quite like Oregon. Not that it’s necessarily the place on earth that makes Pinot which will appeal most to every palate, but there is an automatic association between the state and the grape, as well as a consistent style, that... Read More