Viva Mexico Besides being tendentious and all kinds of historically problematic, the wine world’s anachronistic tic of bifurcating itself into “Old” and “New” makes increasingly little sense in just plain descriptive terms. Viticulture in the...
The Bottled-in-Bond Act was signed into law on March 3, 1897 and established a standard of quality for American whiskey. To be labeled Bottled-in-Bond, a whiskey must be distilled in one season (January-June or July-December)...
Woman Owned Breweries While brewing has been considered a male dominated industry for hundreds of years, it wasn’t always so. Going back to the beginning of the history of beer, women have been brewing. Both...
Austrian wine is known for its high quality, unique grape varieties, and strong focus on white wines. The country has a long winemaking tradition, with diverse wine regions and a climate that allows for both...
Over The Volcano “Two mountain chains traverse the republic roughly from north to south, forming between them a number of valleys and plateaux." Thus begins Under The Volcano, Malcolm Lowry’s unforgettable account of sozzled oblivion....
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS WINE I don’t really have a unifying theme this month, just two great and well-priced bottles to get you through the last of the winter doldrums, or save and pop when more daylight...
