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Celebrate the liquor of mexico - Tequila
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...
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Apr 9, 20212 min read
The making of Argentina, Malbec
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...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
National Beer Day Origins
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...
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Mar 22, 20212 min read
Grilled Cheese & Rose’
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...
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Mar 9, 20211 min read
St. Patty & Wine
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...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
Happy Birthday Riesling! & how to read a German wine label
March 13, we celebrate Riesling being 586 years old. One of my first recollections of wine is a Spode bottle filled with somewhat sweet...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read
IPA's, where did they come from?
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...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
'The Last Word" Cocktail with Green Chartreuse
A little known cocktail with a long history. I had never heard of this cocktail until reading about the pre-prohibition days and knew...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
The making of red wine
Red and white wines are actually made a bit differently. The same basic principles are in place, converting grapes into alcohol, but it...
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
The Wineries behind the most famous wines
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...
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Apr 4, 20182 min read
Same grape different names? What?
A lot of grapes have different names, which makes this what kind of wine thing even tougher....right? Not to mention there are easily...
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Mar 6, 20182 min read
All about the bottle
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...
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Mar 5, 20181 min read
Old style, new wine Orange wines
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...
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Feb 26, 20182 min read
Bad wine, or not bad wine
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...
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Feb 13, 20181 min read
Pairing with real food
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...
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Feb 13, 20181 min read
On the lookout for burgundy vintages
Just read an article about the great vintage 2015 is looking for wine from Burgundy, France. It is interesting because they say that...
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Feb 9, 20181 min read
just in ...best box o'wine ever
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...
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Feb 7, 20182 min read
my favorite current wine find
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...
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Feb 7, 20182 min read
beer, beer & more beer 101
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...
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