Old fashioned virtues

Michelle Locke
Features
3 min read
Spirits, sugar, drop of water, bitters, twist – there’s nothing very complicated about the old fashioned. But those five ingredients -- along with a few dashes of over-the-top kitsch -- have added up to an action-packed history. A few cocktail details: Glass Act The old fashioned is one of the
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A Light Lunch at Scacciadiavoli

Fabian Jauregui
Features
4 min read
Upon receiving the itinerary for our wine tour of Montefalco, the following entry immediately jumps out: 12:00 - Visit, tasting, and light lunch at winery Scacciadiavoli. Light lunch? In Umbria? Though my skepticism runs rampant, I’m intrigued to discover what might await us. In anticipation, we breakfast in traditional Italian

Coombsville could expand Napa terroir… but does it?

W. Blake Gray
Features
4 min read
There's really only one county in the U.S. where most Americans care about appellations: Napa. And to Napa Valley's credit, its appellations actually make more sense than almost anywhere else. So when Napa Valley added Coombsville as an appellation in 2011, it promised to be an area that actually has

Is it rude to be #social?

Simon J Woolf
Features
3 min read
Imagine this scene: you host an intimate dinner party for a few friends. The candles are lit, your best starched linen guilds the table and the guests are getting nicely oiled on your killer flirtinis. Out comes the starter – home made langoustine tortelloni served with a romesco sauce. Your guests

Book review: Eating Viet Nam

Gary Thomas
Wine Reviews
1 min read
BY: Graham Holliday, former Reuters correspondent, BBC journalism trainer, and author of the blog noodlepie WHAT: An English blogger/journalist goes on a culinary quest for the best street food in Vietnam. FOR WHOM: For foodies, world travelers (more adventurous ones) WHY: I loved this book, but must confess to a

The Some science behind canned wine

Erika Szymanski
Features
6 min read
You don't need me to tell you that canned wine is kind of hip. Chalk that up to a winning combination of novelty, extreme portability, and the kind of casual anti-snob vibe that appeals to young urbanites with disposable incomes these days. No real mystery that canned wine is hip,