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Rock & Rye: The Medicinal Properties Are Many. Top Story - June 2026.

Rock & Rye is an 84-proof alcoholic beverage that was established in 1884. It is comprised of straight rye whiskey, navel oranges, raw honey, and rock candy.

Kakheti Wine Tour. Top Story - October 2025.

Any Georgian will proudly tell you that Georgia is the birthplace of wine. Our tour guide told us about the archeological evidence that the ancient way of making wine in a large clay pot capable of holding hundreds and even thousands of liters of wine called qvevri [pronounced kwevri] goes back at least 8,000 years. However, the recently found earliest qvevri are now estimated to be around 11,000 years.

Wine writer times they are a-changin’. Top Story - September 2025.

After 17 years of communicating to readers as a newspaper wine columnist with a side gig online, the ground shifted, the medium and the stylistic conventions of the message changed.

Champagne and sparkling wine. Top Story - January 2024.

What’s in a name? In the case of Champagne, a bubbly brouhaha. By international agreement, Champagne is produced exclusively in France’s 76,000-acre—132 square-mile—Champagne region using one specific method—méthode champenoise, also known as traditional method.

Chardonnay. Top Story - August 2023. Content Warning.

Grapple with a lil grape amidst the thistle. Peas in a pod not far from the backyard pepper-patches, prickly pompoms along the side-paths of a city park. This vivid color is a good omen if untouched, fertility is their needled warning.

"In What Furnace Was Thy Brain?"*. Top Story - June 2022.

*From "The Tyger" by William Blake Most amino acids build proteins. Undeniably important, they are the basis of the body's structure. Nevertheless, some amino acids have other roles, roles that help sew together the vast complex of protein structures into a seamlessly moving, thinking creature.

The Many Faces Of Fire Water. Top Story - June 2022.

Moonshine is a high-proof liquor with a rich history. It gets its name from the illegal practice of making it. There are no rules to creating moonshine. Just four ingredients; cornmeal, sugar, water, and yeast, and simple equipment. It doesn’t require time to mature like wine, so it can be drunk on the same day it was bottled. The simplicity of making it is what attracts a lot of people to brew it at home. This smooth, slightly sweet, beverage began in Britain around the 15th century and is still being made today, despite its illegal status in most states. June 5th is the day we honor moonshine. So, today we’ll discuss its many uses outside of having a good time.

10 No-Fuss Cocktails for St. Patrick's Day . Top Story - March 2022.

Every year for St. Patrick's Day, my husband and I celebrate in a rather heretical fashion: the American way. In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is not a boozy holiday, but a religious reminder of Saint Patrick and all of his kind deeds. Like most holidays, this Americanized Irish celebration has strayed far from the original intention and meaning, and been replaced with a favored popular pastime; drinking. So, in celebration, I have for you ten of our favorite easy to make cocktails to enjoy at home.

I Went for the Wine and Left Talking About a Tea Ceremony

Inside 1000L Spirit Distillation: Equipment, Capacity, and Craft

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Saké, for goodness sake 7-22-2026

How to Host a Champagne Potluck Brunch

Distillate Podcast

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