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This is the second consecutive  vintage of Loveblock Pinot Noir 2013  ($37, 14%) that I've received as a sample and this New Zealand ...

For Christmas I treated myself to Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer and my first i...

theCompass Winery, Brewery, Distillery Locator app has been re-branded the theCompass Craft Beverage Finder mobile application. The ...

This month I received a unique sampling package of the 2014  Cusumano Nero d'Avola  ($15) packaged with a pizza making kit. The obvious ...

I've been following folkster Otis Gibbs since hearing The Darker Side of Me - a song I was convinced was done by Johnny Cash. This y...

Many of you may be familiar with Chris Jacobs as the front-man for the jam band The Bridge. However, since that band went on hiatus five ye...

The Maryland Wine Association has clustered wineries into several wine trails with one, the Antietam Highlands Wine Trail , located not far...

The Maryland Wineries Association just held their 2017 Winter Wine Showcase at the Baltimore B&O Railroad Museum . As the name indicat...

Grammy nominated The Infamous Stringdusters (Andy Hall - dobro, Andy Falco - guitar, Chris Pandolfi - banjo, Jeremy Garrett - fiddle, and...

This 1.75 liter bottle Tenure Vodka was recently on sale at my local ABC store for $25. At the rate we go through vodka, why not give it ...

This past New Year's Eve the Carpenè Malvolti's 1868 Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG ($18.99)  was my...

I'm a big fan of the A. Smith Bowman Distillery Pioneer Spirit bourbons, so when I saw the Pioneer Spirit Colonial Era Dark Small Bat...

Last month we were impressed with a sample of Dave Phinney's Locations French, Spanish, & Argentinian Wines and that reaction co...

I don't visit Alexandria's Port City Brewing Company enough and in fact it's slightly embarrassing that this was my first trip ...

Carmenère , where to start? Originally from the Médoc region of Bordeaux, this Cabernet family grape was widely planted until the mid to ...

Recently I discovered that my favorite Virginia mead producer, Blacksnake Meadery , had increased their distribution into Northern Virgini...

Buffalo Trace's Ancient Age ($12-750ml) and the Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star ($16-750ml) were my entrance into bourbon many years ag...

Many, many years ago, I remember relatives at family reunions quaffing wine from plastic cups. One source was a large bottle labeled Chablis...

Last week I enjoyed four wines delivered to my door by Terlato Wines , the wine importer, producer and marketer who's global portfo...

The Willamette Valley and it's sub-regions seems to receive the bulk of attention when discussing Oregon wine, but after this month&#...