In the last five days of 2010, we are going to count down five of our favorite stories from some of our favorite authors in our first year, starting with Diana Lawrence's marvelous Kiss the Cook. This story, and all-read more-
Henry Sidel knows how to market high-end beverages; he helped launch Belvedere and Chopin vodkas. He thought he had his eyes open to the market obstacles when he founded Joto Sake in New York in 2005 but that doesn't make-read more-
Here in Oregon I’m surrounded by two things that make me happy during the holidays: excellent wine and an intense embrace of vegetarianism. While it’s definitely easy to have a meat-free diet in the Portland metro area, it might not-read more-
“Rubber” has become synonymous with Pinotage, at least partly due to the power of suggestion. But you won’t find a hint of it here, even if you try. Aging in heavily toasted oak gives the wine an aromatic nose of-read more-
“Rubber” has become synonymous with Pinotage, at least partly due to the power of suggestion. But you won’t find a hint of it here, even if you try. Aging in heavily toasted oak gives the wine an aromatic nose of-read more-
Though the weather near me has been flirting with fall, I have faith that we've got at least one more good summer weekend left. We've got one last chance to visit the farmer's market (or a roadside stand) for cobs-read more-
When was the last time you read a wine tasting note and found the comment: “This wine pairs great with artichokes, tomatoes, and rice!”? Most of us would likely agree that suggestions like this are few and far between. There-read more-
The organizers call it “Cochon 555”—a lovely name, to be sure. But the event could have far more evocative labels, like “Porkstock” or “Pigapalooza” or “Swine Lake.” Okay, that last one I stole from a hilariously famous episode of “The-read more-