Your Secure, Climate-Controlled Personal Wine Storage Solution February 3, 2025 – McMinnville, Oregon – Mac Wine Lockers is excited to announce the opening of its new facility in downtown McMinnville, […]
Wineries have been facing rising costs almost across the board for a decade or more. Labor availability and costs are longstanding concerns, and California has seen some of the sharpest […]
There is both promise and peril in online engagement. Successful users share what works. By Kathleen Willcox The other day, in front of several people of various generations — and […]
Americans love beer. According to new data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 6.3 billion gallons of beer were consumed in the United States in 2022. It’s an amount that makes wine’s 910 million gallons and spirits’ 715 million gallons pale in comparison. But consumption habits tend to vary from region …
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By now, most beer fans are aware that they have way more — and, overall, wildly better — options for non-alcoholic (NA) lagers and ales, compared to just a few years ago. But for Josh Harris, founder of the celebrated San Francisco bar Trick Dog, today’s highly drinkable NA beers can also take another important …
The Secret to Flavorful Booze-Free Cocktails? NA Beer Read More »
Beyond the circles of bona fide beer nerds, barleywine is a term that few encounter in their drinking journeys. But just like saisons, Flemish red ales, and English milds, barleywines are among the beer styles that enthusiasts tend to embrace after they’ve become well acquainted with — and possibly tired of — stouts, IPAs, and …
Is Barleywine Actually Wine or Just Really Strong Beer? Read More »
Detail of Fly Agaric, a work by Marshmallow Laser Feast It was an interesting and lively mingling of disparate sorts as the artistic, scientific and activism communities descended upon Somerset House last week for the opening of a new exhibition. Until April 13, the London venue is hosting SOIL: The World at Your Feet (SOIL) …
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Harvest underway at Quinta do Vesúvio When, in mid-July 2022, the highest temperature ever recorded in Portugal (47ºC) was measured in Pinhāo, in the heart of the Douro Valley, few thought the year would yield wines of note. However, the harvest brought in healthy, small berries, showing remarkable flavour definition and a surprising freshness. After …
Vintage Port 2022: How a hot year delivered nuance and energy Read More »
Although “cocktail” is the catchall term for any alcoholic mixed drink, it’s truly a rather strange, nonsensical descriptor for such concoctions. There are no Latin roots that offer an explanation, and when considering the name at face value — a rooster’s tail — it doesn’t really clear anything up, either. Although the term first appeared …
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