SPIRITS WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Ransom Bourbon February 16, 2022 I fell deeply in love with Ransom Old Tom gin a few years back. I knew about it, and liked …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2014 Bethel Heights Estate Chardonnay March 31, 2021 A few years ago, I fell in love with Chardonnay from Oregon, after a trip that coincided with its famous …
DISTILLED DISTILLED: Truly Late, Truly Great Last Minute Gifts, More Outdoor Drinking, and Batched Cocktails December 23, 2020 Welcome to Distilled—our weekly look at booze news from the Globe and beyond. As a last minute gift idea, we …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2014 Willful Pinot Noir November 24, 2020 My relationship to Oregon pinots has been rocky. Too many are the loud guy at the end of the bar—too …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Westward American Single Malt Whiskey October 20, 2020 I have a respectable whiskey collection, spanning the gamut of types, styles, and originating countries. I never get bored. But …
WINE Where to Go: Willamette Valley, Oregon July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK The first thing you should know about visiting Oregon’s Willamette Valley is how to pronounce it: It’s “will-AM-et.” …
WINE Welcome to Pinot Noir Week July 20, 2020 PINOT WEEK Many of the world’s wine lovers would be trekking to Oregon this week for the International Pinot Noir …
SPIRITS WHISKEY WINE Here’s a Roundup of Re-Openings June 26, 2020 Last week, the New York Times had a great long piece talking with wineries, distilleries and other food-and-drink related businesses …
WINE Proposing a Toast to Winemaking Mothers May 08, 2020 Mother’s Day will unfold quite differently this year. Maybe you’ll Zoom with your mom. Perhaps you’ll do a drive-by and …
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