GEAR WINE Pinot Rocks: Michael Browne’s New Book Digs Deep February 08, 2021 Wild child, circus performer, celebrated vintner: Michael Browne’s path to viticultural success was and is highly curious. In his new autobiography, …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: Two Chicks Canned Cocktails January 08, 2021 Founded by entrepreneurs Meghan Hanna and Linda Cash, Two Chicks Cocktails began more as a concept than as a recipe: …
WINE A Very Pleasant Re-Trial: The Judgment of Paris, Again December 15, 2020 THE GIFT GUIDE: WHAT TO GET FOR THE HARD TO GET FOR By now, even casual wine drinkers probably know …
GEAR One Part Inspiration, One Part Ingenuity December 13, 2020 THE GIFT GUIDE: WHAT TO GET FOR THE HARD TO GET FOR Cocktails of yore featured a mixture of …
WINE Wines from the Caucasus Have Got Georgia On Our Mind November 12, 2020 The Soviet era decimated the nation of Georgia’s wine industry, in nearly all respects—but it’s hard to halt an 8,000-year-old …
WHISKEY Lost Lantern Shines a Light on American Distilling November 11, 2020 Inspired by the tradition of Scotland’s independent bottlers, Lost Lantern seeks unique whiskies made around the U.S., and releases them …
SPIRITS Rome de Bellegard Cognac Releases an XO Expression November 05, 2020 It was spring of 2018 when Rome De Bellegarde cognac claimed the title of “World’s Most Expensive Shot” at $14,154.79 …
WINE Flying High with Aileron Estates November 04, 2020 Decades after helping her family launch their iconic O’Shaughnessy Wine Estate in Napa, Shannon O’Shaughnessy has forged her own path …
WINE One to Watch: Ram’s Gate Winery Grows in Stature October 26, 2020 Perched upon the rolling hills that define the landscape of Sonoma County’s Carneros AVA, Ram’s Gate Winery holds court as …
WINE Sweet! Candy Mountain Named Washington State’s 16th AVA October 15, 2020 Small but mighty, Candy Mountain was recently named Washington’s newest—and smallest—AVA, bringing The Evergreen State’s total AVA count to 16. …
WINE The Holidays Are Coming: Take Note of the Stags Leap Annual Appellation Offering October 05, 2020 Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District AVA is known for its world-class Cabernet Sauvignons. And …
WINE Secret Source: NorCal Winemakers Love the Santa Lucia Highlands September 22, 2020 Kerith Overstreet’s Bruliam Winery is located in Windsor, in the far north reaches of Sonoma County, where some of the …
WINE Innovation at Château Phélan Ségur August 11, 2020 When Véronique Dausse was 20 years old, she left France for the verdant vineyards of Napa Valley, joining Bernard Portet …
WINE Making Senses: Low Production, Gorgeous Sonoma Pinots July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK Myles Lawrence-Briggs, Christopher Lloyd Strieter, and Max Thieriot grew up playing in the vineyards they now cultivate for …
WINE Meet Sonja Magdevski, a Santa Barbara Star July 20, 2020 PINOT WEEK A journalist by training and a winemaker by passion, Sonja Magdevski founded Casa Dumetz with a goal to …
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