In Cheese, Beer, Wine, Cider [Countryman Press; March 19, 2019; Flexibound; $24.95], authors Steve Jones and Adam Lindsley show that while wine may be the more traditional pairing with cheese, sometimes there’s no better companion than a strong milk stout or a woodsy, hops-forward cider. Lindsley and Jones not only offer pairings, but also a…
When I review a wine the first thing I do is “observe” its appearance to note the color, clarity, and in the case of a sparkling wine, the bubbles. In this “one-bottle post” these are my thoughts after studying a non-vintage Carpenè Malvolti Prosecco: The color was a charming pale yellow, somewhere between wheat and…
Southern Hospitality gets a grown up twist with Naughty Tea wine – a one of a kind, 100% natural, alcoholic sweet tea containing zero grapes and no artificial flavors or colors. Naughty Tea was just recently launched onto the U.S. market in Tennessee and has now found its way to South Florida as an alternative…
St. Helena, CA – The business of wine—from vineyard all the way to the table—is at the core of the newest graduate-level degree program from The Culinary Institute of America. Based in America’s wine capital, California’s Napa Valley, the just-announced Master of Professional Studies in Wine Management will prepare graduates to innovate, inspire, and succeed…
When I review wines sent to me or at a tasting room, I really prefer not to see the tasting notes provided by the winery. It’s pretty hard to turn a blind eye…but I do try. In this tasting I haven’t looked at the tasting notes that were emailed to me, but I include them…
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) – Somabar, the company behind the world’s first commercially affordable robotic bartender, knows what it takes to make a cocktail. Hint, it’s not just alcohol. For a restaurant, that question is followed by a myriad of answers. Labor for starters. Most restaurants do not have bartenders or mixologists as installing a cocktail…
SEATTLE (PRWEB) – Kick off the New Year with a new reason to raise a toast—it’s National Mocktail Week. The second full week of January (January 13-19) has been officially named National Mocktail Week, recognizing the desire by a growing number of Americans who are increasingly mindful of alcohol consumption habits and seeking alternatives to…
In looking over the Vino Noceto website to prepare my brain’s palate, so to speak, I learned that other than running a recent press release about the winery adopting a new 3 liter refillable bottle dispenser, and that they’ve participated in Family Winemaker events, I don’t think I had ever tasted their “world class Sangiovese.”…
NEW YORK (Newswire.com) – VinePair – the largest alcohol media company in North America with a digital footprint of 24 million – releases their Top 50 Wines of 2018. This is the third year VinePair has released a “best of the year” list, but the first time they are partnering with Wine.com – the largest…
MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) – Drake’s Organic Spirits announced today that it has met the rigid standards and guidelines for Vegan Certification by the globally-recognized and respected Vegan Awareness Foundation. Drake’s is the first and only spirit line in the world to be certified USDA Organic, Vegan, Non-GMO Project Verified, Gluten-Free and Kosher. Many consumers assume that…