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Bored of Big, Red Wine? Try These Winter Whites Instead

No need to go beyond the pale when choosing chilly weather wine; these bottles speak to the season too.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsFebruary 19, 2019drinkwire, white wine, gewurztraminer, riesling, marsanne, roussanne, chardonnay, chablis, meursault, new york international wine competitionComment

Beer Review: Borg Myrkvi No. 13 Porter

Craft beer from Iceland makes its way to Kentucky.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonFebruary 11, 2019porter, stout, beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

Exploring Dry Creek Zinfandel

These wines aren’t the alcoholic jam jars you might expect from California zin.

Featured, WineTrevor HagstromFebruary 7, 2019wine, zinfandel, dry creek ava, sonoma valleyComment

Goose Island Teams Up With Heaven Hill for Small Batch Bourbon

Beer gets into the whiskey bottling game.

Featured, Beer, SpiritsKevin GibsonFebruary 1, 2019drinkwire, bourbon, whiskeyComment

Cool Climate Wines From Adelaide Hills

This southeastern Australia wine region is like the Burgundy or Sonoma Valley of the Land Down Under.

Featured, WineDevon TrevathanJanuary 17, 2019drinkwire, wine, red wine, white wine, new york international wine competitionComment

Beer Review: MIA Mega Mix Pale Ale

You might want to roll up your jacket sleeves and put fresh gel in your mullet as you sip this citrusy, hop-forward beer.

Featured, BeerKevin GibsonJanuary 14, 2019pale ale, beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

The Applegate Valley Is a Sanctuary For Farm First Wine

Consider this off-the-beaten-path destination for your next Oregon wine tour.

Featured, Wine, Field TripsTrevor HagstromJanuary 10, 2019wine, winemaking, malbec, natural wineComment

Grocery Stores Open Tap On In-Store Bars

Drink while you shop or pull up a stool, these bars-within-grocery-stores are steering a welcome trend.

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, WinePhil GalewitzJanuary 7, 2019 Comment

Beer Review: Central Waters Satin Solitude Imperial Stout

A hearty winter beer to start the year.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonJanuary 2, 2019stout, beer, craft beer, imperial stoutComment

A Foolproof Guide to Mulled Wine

Tracing the history of winter’s favorite warm, spiced wine, along with recipes and recommended bottles.

Wine, Keep ReadingCourtney SchiesslDecember 27, 2018drinkwire, winterComment

Champagne Alternatives For the Holidays

There are 6 more days of merriment left in the season! Here are some alternative sparklers and crowd-sized magnum wines to keep the festivities going.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsDecember 26, 2018drinkwire, sparkling wine, pinot noir, chardonnay, new york international wine competitionComment

Holiday Flavors for Warm Winters

How to capture the essence of a toddy, and other classic winter drinks, when it’s just too schvitzy to drink one.

Beer, Wine, Keep Reading, CocktailsTrevor HagstromDecember 20, 2018drinkwire, new york international beer competitionComment

Beer Review: Tyranena Brewing Company Rocky’s Revenge

This dark Wisconsin beer celebrates a creature of local legend.

Featured, BeerKevin GibsonDecember 17, 2018beer reviewComment

Top Shelf Boozy Library Essentials

Noteworthy 2018 releases and timeless reads to drink in.

Featured, Spirits, Beer, CocktailsBrian PetroDecember 14, 2018drinkwire, classic cocktails, cocktail history, bartending, cocktail techniqueComment

Field Trips: Blue Moon Brewery

From the Sandlot to making wine-beer hybrids, barrel aging and iced coffee brew in the River North District, Blue Moon’s journey is to go… smaller?

Featured, BeerNora McGunnigleDecember 13, 2018drinkwire, beer, wheat beer, fruit beer, travel Comment

In Dry Gujarat, Liquor Industries Fight Over No-Alcohol Beer

Two beer companies begin the fight for liquid supremacy in a dry Indian state.

Beer, Featured, Non-AlcoholicKaya JohnsonDecember 6, 2018dry, non-alcoholicComment

Beer Review: Goose Island Reserve Bourbon County Stout 2018

This limited edition was aged in some of the last of the Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon barrels.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonDecember 4, 2018beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

Smoke Gets in Your Glass: Red Wines That Have a Whiff of Fireplace

Find out just what makes some bottles smell like crackling logs (or beef jerky).

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 30, 2018drinkwire, wine, red wine, syrah, cotes du rhoneComment

Yorkshire Square Brewery is Leading the Cask Rebellion

This brewery is producing a fully proper version of British style beer rarely found stateside.

Beer, FeaturedTrevor HagstromNovember 27, 2018beer, craft beer, drinkwire, pale ale, stoutComment

Low Alcohol Wines For Holiday Imbibing

When the days are shorter but the festivities are longer, turn to these low ABV wines for holiday drinking that won’t send you under the table by the end of the night.

Featured, WineCourtney SchiesslNovember 20, 2018wine, thanksgiving, sparkling wine, riesling, shirazComment

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