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I must admit Tequila is not something I know a lot about. So, to enjoy this Mexican created liquor I thought I should do a little...

So, in honor of “World Malbec Day,” April 17th, I thought I would share a bit about this wonderful grape and the wine it creates. Malbec...

National Beer Day, every April 7, a time when we can raise a toast to the oldest and most venerable of all beverages. People have been...

Wine tasting basics.

I love grilled cheese sandwiches and soup…such a perfect comfort food. Here is a great recipe I found that is a bit different from the...

The perfect pairings for traditional Irish foods. On St. Patrick’s Day, we often pull out the Irish Whiskey or a Guinness to go with...

March 13, we celebrate Riesling being 586 years old. One of my first recollections of wine is a Spode bottle filled with somewhat sweet...

India Pale Ale, aka IPA, have been around for a long time and have now become an American standard. Anyone who is brewing, has to make an...

A little known cocktail with a long history. I had never heard of this cocktail until reading about the pre-prohibition days and knew...

Red and white wines are actually made a bit differently. The same basic principles are in place, converting grapes into alcohol, but it...

Great wine begins in a great vineyard. The soil, the sun, the wind, the moisture all make the grape. Here is a bit about two such...

A lot of grapes have different names, which makes this what kind of wine thing even tougher....right? Not to mention there are easily...

Did you know that the bottle holding your wine says a lot about the wine? The general rule is that the grape and the bottle shape go hand...

Had one of these last night for the first time ever! DELICIOUS! No this isn't wine made from oranges but a wine made from white grapes...

Sometimes bad stuff happens to wine as it travels across the country or the world. Let's take a look at some common 'bad stuff' and their...

While I sometimes create a lasagna that takes all day to cook, more often we eat what I would call 'real' food. What I can put in a...

Just read an article about the great vintage 2015 is looking for wine from Burgundy, France. It is interesting because they say that...

I have always made fun of my mom for drinking 'box wine.' Part of it was because it is what I would call adult koolaid but part of it was...

I am always on the lookout for something new and different. I love finding those wines made from one of the thousands of wine grapes that...

There are so many craft beers, styles of beer, ways of brewing beer now .... I am hoping to share a few more details about beer here that...