Pages

▼
Monday, October 13, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Shelburne Vineyard Lake Champlain Marquette

›
The Marquette grape was developed at the University of Minnesota as a high quality, cold hardy, and disease resistant wine grape and through...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Grape Spotlight & Effervescence Unleashed: Slavonija Sparkling Frankovka (Blaufränkisch) from Enosophia

›
The Slavonija wine region occupies the eastern inland third of Croatia, forming the largest wine-producing region in the country both in ar...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Popes, Saints, Kings and French Wine: A Journey through Champagne, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley

›
I recently met Church historian and sommelier Steve Weidenkopf who is leading a curated pilgrimage blending sacred history, daily Mass, and...
Friday, September 12, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Maryland Teroldego

›
Teroldego is an ancient grape and it most likely originated in the Piana Rotaliana -- a large alluvial plain located in northern Trentino,...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Mljet Mrkuša & Hazdovac Meleda 2022

›
Mljet is the southernmost island in Croatia, located between Dubrovnik and the island of Korčula,  It's nickname, the “Green Island”, i...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for September 2025: Amaro Spritz

›
The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for September 2025: The Amaro Spritz . Simply add the amaro to a drinking vessel, add spa...
Friday, August 15, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for August 2025: Sparkling Wine Whiskey Cocktail

›
The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for August 2025: The Sparkling Wine Whiskey Cocktail . Simply add the rye whiskey, honey,...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Discovering Lost State Distilling in the Birthplace of Country Music

›
It's been a number of years since I visited Bristol Tennessee-Virginia and loved spending time on State Street during the MLB's Spee...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Franciacorta: Italy’s Finest Sparkling Secret

›
While traveling through Italy last month, Prosecco was everywhere - by the glass or as a spritz - and usually the sparkling wine of choice f...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Vernaccia di San Gimignano with Fattoria Poggio Alloro

›
Bonagiunta da Lucca; e quella faccia | Bonagiunta from Lucca; and that face di là da lui più che l'altre trapunta | beyond him more embo...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Grape Spotlight: The Green Valley of the Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

›
Sonoma County includes multiple AVAs which in turn, include even more sub-AVAs. One of the coolest and foggiest of these is the Green Valley...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for July 2025: Limoncello Spritz

›
The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for July 2025 is the  Limoncello Spritz . Simply add limoncello to a glass and top with s...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Puglia's Amaro Salento: Bitter Liqueurs and Limoncello

›
Throughout Puglia we had seen bottles of Amaro Salento Classico in various grocery stores and restaurants and by chance we were passing near...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Getting Acquainted with Fernet-Branca

›
Who enjoys Fernet-Branca? We were able to tour their Milano facility and even though Italian was spoken, learned plenty. Fernet-Branca's...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for June 2025: Lo-Alcohol Sparkling Negroni Sbagliato

›
Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for June 2025: The Lo-Alcohol Sparkling Negroni Sbagliato Cocktail . Simply add gin and amar...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Grape Spotlight: McLaren Vale & Barossa Valley Grenache at the Rediscover Australia Roadshow

›
Grenache (also known as Garnacha in Spain) is one of the world’s most widely planted and celebrated red wine grape varieties. Known for its...