American Grenache Ah, Grenache — the unsung hero of the wine world. It's a warm-climate grape that’s incredibly versatile, often playing both lead and supporting roles in wines that range from fruity and juicy to...
Guy Charlemagne & Louise Brison Close your eyes, count to Champagne and you might picture two figures right away: Dom Perignon and Veuve Clicquot. You could call them the First Couple of Bubbly or whatever,...
The Lost Abbey Brewery This month we’re featuring one of my favorite breweries (and my introduction to Belgian-style beers) that steered me away from mass-produced beers and led me to explore as much of the...
As we celebrate Women’s History month every March, we decided to seek out rosés from female winemakers. Cline Family Cellars was founded by Fred Cline in 1989. He learned winemaking from his grandfather and is...
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)...
