ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH
IT’S NOVEMBER. The trees are beginning to shed the last of their leaves and, as the month wears on, it will be more and more challenging to shake the chill from your bones without a good, stiff drink. We’ll save the Hot Toddies for January and February and discuss a... Read More
A DRINK WITH THIRST BOSTON
Since our founding fathers gathered around a punch bowl to sketch plans for the Revolution, this city has shown a fondness for beverage alcohol. This fall, Bostonians can raise a glass to our unique and special beverage scene at Thirst Boston, a two-day celebration of all the things Bostonians drink... Read More
Stock this Stuff
The annual holiday pilgrimage to the hearths and homes of loved ones approches – to mix and mingle with the smorgasbord of personalities that comprise family, friends, coworkers, and perhaps a dark stranger or two – make sure your customers are prepared for every gift-giving scenario by stocking gifts for... Read More
Harvey’s Book Review
Weighing quality, global distribution, economic impact, and prestige, there can be no argument but that cabernet sauvignon is the world’s most important red-wine grape. Its wines age gracefully and develop elegance and complexity, while expressing their terroir and vintage conditions and the hand of the winemaker. Many issues, however, remain... Read More
American Winter Beers
Despite its relative late start compared to other great brewing nations, America has quickly, over the course of thirty years, become one of the world’s pre-eminent brewing nations. Mixing a healthy respect for traditional practices with a New World curiosity for experimentation, bundled together with passion for their craft, brewers... Read More
Wine Riot
MORGAN FIRST and TYLER BALLIET of SECOND GLASS are REINVENTING WINE EDUCATION ONE RIOT at a TIME FOR THE NOVICE DRINKER, learning about wine can be nothing if not intimidating. And for many young people, it has an air of the unattainable. It’s not that there aren’t countless approachable wines... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE ROB ROY
SCOTCH AFICIONADOS can be quite particular about how they sip their single malts. “Just one rock” please, or a splash of water. Mention mixing with soda water, lemon juice or – GASP! – simple syrup and you’re sure to receive a suspicious glance. We know, we know – scotch is... Read More
POUILLY FUISSE
ONCE a fashionable name on the us market, Pouilly-Fuisse has not been a “go to” wine for decades, but remains nonetheless an advantageously situated Burgundy appellation nestled among hills and jagged outcroppings at the southernmost end of the Macon district. The Chardonnays produced on its rocky vineyard amphitheaters vary considerably... Read More
MERRY EDWARDS: A PROFILE IN STRENGTH
IN FEBRUARY 2O13, Massachusetts-bred (Newton Highlands), California winemaker Merry Edwards appeared at the Boston Wine Expo to present her single-vineyard Pinot Noirs. The seminar featured a tasting of six different wines all from the Russian River Valley where Merry Edwards Winery is located. Her partner in this project, which began... Read More
GENETICS DETERMINE DRINKING
HOW MUCH ONE DRINKSis strongly influenced by whether the drinkingis reinforced bypleasurable sensationsor punished by torment.The outcome islargely decidedby inheritance. Key aspects of drinking are how the body – especially the brain – metabolizes, degrades, neutralizes alcohol, and whether the process rewards or punishes the drinker. Genetic variability plays a large... Read More