Wine Geek
Wine Geek: Super Tuscans
The wine business is, of course, a business. Most of us got into this profession because we were aesthetically-minded individuals, and it’s sometimes easy to forget the extent to which commercial considerations…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Pairings
The Perfect Wines For Your Favorite Summer BBQ
Grilling season is in full swing, and we’ve found that firing up the charcoal is infinitely more satisfying when accompanied by the popping of a cork. Here’s what we’re drinking alongside all…
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Sip On This
Chinese Medicinal Ingredients in Your Cocktail
Growing up with a mother who made the occasional Chinese herb brew for her ailments, and fed me her “witches brew” (read: warm drink loaded with garlic and spicy things) when I…
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Spirits We Love
Two Canadian Whiskies Made For Sipping
Have you drunk Canadian recently? I hadn’t. I don’t know why. Maybe I only ever thought of Canadian whisky as something that makes soda taste better and not as a serious option…
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Recipe Card
Chickpea Succotash
Although I eat a wide variety of vegetables, there are some I simply don’t think about – okra, for example. I think it doesn’t show up on my radar because we didn’t…