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Friday, January 24, 2020

Cheers to Robert Burns and Speyburn Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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On January 25th, revelers in Scotland will be toasting Robert Burns - the famed poet and Scots bard during Burns Night.  He was born on t...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Virginia Wine Chat - Virginia Governor's Case Wines - Part II

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Last week we posted on the first phase of the  Virginia Wine Chat  in Virginia Wine Chat - Virginia Governor's Case Wines - Part 1 . ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Virginia Wine Chat - Virginia Governor's Case Wines - Part 1

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The 2020 Virginia Governor's Cup Competition is currently being judged and the results will be released next month, so the 2019 Case Cl...
Monday, January 6, 2020

River Outpost Brewing - the Hudson Valley's Entertainment Center

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River Outpost Brewing may be the most entertaining family venture brewery in the U.S. This New York brewery features about a dozen craft be...
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Friday, January 3, 2020

Demarest Hill Winery & Distillery - The Everything Store for Craft Beverages

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Francesco Ciummo is a pioneer - yes they still exist. He learned how to graft vines at 17, moved to Belgium at 20 to work as a coal miner, ...
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Dry Petit Manseng Ascends in Virginia During 2019

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"Petit Manseng is one of the key white grape varieties of South West France. Used predominantly in Jurancon and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh,...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Tenth Ward Distilling Company and Christmas in Frederick

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Christmas is celebrated in remarkable fashion on December Saturday nights in Frederick Maryland with lighted streets, smores stations, pho...
Monday, December 16, 2019

The Albeisa Bottle - A BOCG for Langhe

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Photo Credit: Please The Palate Alba, Asti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Dogliani, Langhe, and Roero. These are a few of the iconic Piedmont regi...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Bodegas Fundador Pedro Domecq Brandy de Jerez

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We've been augmenting our eggnog with Portuguese or Spanish brandies this Christmas season; they just seem to blend in nicely.  This Bod...
Monday, December 9, 2019

Belgium Beer: Gueuze Lambics with the Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne

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Belgium has provided the world with a plethora of historic beer styles most likely because the industry wasn't hampered by government ...
Friday, December 6, 2019

Why is Saint Nicholas the Patron Saint of Brewers?

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St. Nicholas giving dowry gold © Elisabeth Ivanovsky And that is not a rhetorical question, I honestly do not know why Saint Nicholas is...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Follow the Old Valley Pike to Box Office Brewery

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Looking for a Hallmark Christmas destination that has the one important feature that these movies lack? I'm referring to a craft beverag...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Cotton & Reed: DC’s First Rum Distillery

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This month Cotton & Reed Distillery celebrated its third anniversary as DC’s First Rum Distillery. One of their many celebration activi...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

#ThankfulForVino with Argentinian Chardonnay & Pinot Noir

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Be honest. When you think of wine from Argentina you think Malbec.  That's what I thought, that is, until this week during a  #Thankfu...
Monday, November 18, 2019

St. Martin of Tours, Croatia, & Komarna Wine

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On the days preceding and subsequent to Monday, November 11th, Europeans and Catholics celebrated the Feast of St Martin -- in honor of th...