Wine & Spirits

Wine in a Can ?@!

By Katherine Lynch ⋅ July 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you kidding me? I heard about these recently and it made me reminisce about the days growing up when my parents would have a box of wine in the refrigerator. It just doesn’t seem natural, but then again, times are changing. But, beer is for cans, not wine….Well, here’s the scoop.
Swedish designers Jens Andersson [...]

Dolce Far Niente - Far Nieinte Launches the First Floating Solar Farm

By Katherine Lynch ⋅ June 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

“It’s sweet doing nothing” as the phrase goes. It’s a phrase that Far Niente uses to describe their winery as it embodies a way of enjoying life’s passions, without a care. Although the phrase is used to describe the laid back atmosphere and enjoying what you have, but in a sense, Far Niente really does [...]

7 Deadly Glasses

By Katherine Lynch ⋅ June 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The 7 Deadly Sins are regarded as the capital sins that were originally used in early Christian teachings to teach followers of immoral behavior. These 7 deadly glasses carry forward these sins and bring
them to the world of wine. Each red wine glass stands for one of the sins and encourages the user to be [...]

La Vie en Rosé

By Patrick Sullivan ⋅ May 26, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Ah, the joys, the wonders, the pleasures of Champagne! Real Champagne. French Champagne, the only Champagne. Yes, there are good sparkling wines from California and Italy, excellent Cavas from Spain, nice sparklers from most wine regions, but there is nothing like Champagne.

Cafe Maxx Wins Me Over Again

By Katherine Lynch ⋅ May 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Ooh! Do I love Cafe Maxx! We had our last wine tasting at Cafe Maxx, and it was fabulous. I feel so honored to be working with Darrel and Oliver and to have them invite our wine club in. Every time I think of the restaurant my heart nearly skips a beat. For our wine [...]

Can’t Hold Your Mansinthe?

By Travis Vocino ⋅ May 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Marilyn Manson has released his own brand of 66.6% proof absinthe called – ready for this? – Mansinthe. Seriously.

Molecular Mixology

By Travis Vocino ⋅ April 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I‘m a man of science but admittedly not a man of supremely accurate wine tasting skills (we leave that to Patrick). So when I read about the trendy Molecular Mixology, my interest was sparked. Apparently, the chemical styles of molecular gastronomy are starting to be applied to the world of booze and breeding [...]

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