Muscadine Grapes at Wills Creek Winery, Duck Springs, Alabama

Muscadine Wine is Just Fine

Ever…drank muscadine wine? Just give me a chance to change your mind. So before...

shandy

The Shandy: Amusement or Abomination?

Whenever folks start talking about favorite summer beers, someone inevitably mentions the shandy and...

Amanda Schuster at the MCC Gala 2013

Taking a Disco Nap

We’re taking a wee breather to attend events at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic! But...

Calvados

Calvados 101

Normandy, France is well known across the Atlantic for its World War II history...

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The Chicago Diner

The Chicago Diner first opened its doors in 1983 on Halstead Street. Recently a...

Muscadine Wine is Just Fine

May 22, 2013
Muscadine Grapes at Wills Creek Winery, Duck Springs, Alabama

Ever…drank muscadine wine? Just give me a chance to change your mind. So before you go and fly away...
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Lillet Releases New Vintage Aperitif

May 7, 2013
Jean de Lillet 2009 awaiting service at the Lamb's Club, NYC.

Without a doubt, one of the best things to happen to our glasses last spring was the release of...
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Balance, Alcohol and Ripeness

May 1, 2013
Jamie Kutch, owner and winemaker, Kutch Wines, prepares for the IPOB tasting in February of this year.

In recent years the perennial argument in California wine circles about alcohol levels, and along with that, what constitutes...
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The Shandy: Amusement or Abomination?

May 21, 2013
shandy

Whenever folks start talking about favorite summer beers, someone inevitably mentions the shandy and causes me to break into...
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Wine Into Beer

May 9, 2013
bon-chien

As a beer geek, one of my greatest joys is sharing the gospel of craft beer with the uninitiated....
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The Recipe for Outdoor Drinking

April 25, 2013
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Sitting in the back patio of your favorite bar imbibing your favorite brew is one of the joys of...
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Spirit Academy

Calvados

Calvados 101

Normandy, France is well known across the Atlantic for its World War II history with the US storming of the beach on D-Day, its memorial at the American cemetery of Omaha Beach and the grace of the nearby historic Bayeux Cathedral. But it’s also a French region rich in local products – the Tripe of...

The Constable Crush Cocktail

Get Low

The greatest obstacle I face in my line of work is staying sober while doing research. When I go out for drinks, it’s work-related. I’m tasting the work of other professionals, looking for inspiration and delight. Unfortunately, I’m good for about two cocktails before I start to feel the effects of the alcohol, so...

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Amanda Schuster at the MCC Gala 2013

Taking a Disco Nap

We’re taking a wee breather to attend events at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic! But...

20130426 Chicago Diner-100

The Chicago Diner

The Chicago Diner first opened its doors in 1983 on Halstead Street. Recently a...