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This wine is a combination of ancient land and modern technology. It’s from the more upscale line of wines called Vinea Domini, a division of the Gotto d’Oro wine cooperative in the province of Lazio. This is near Rome, in...
Penelope Bourbon is one of our favorite bourbon producers, crafting small batch, beautifully elegant expressions year after year. Their newest masterpiece is Architect, a blended straight whiskey coming in at 104 proof, non-chill filtered with their signature four grain mash...
Coffee and wine have much in common. Their aroma, flavors, and level of intensity—mellow to strong—draw people to pour a cup or glass. Finding pleasure in both coffee and winemaking influenced Scott Burr to launch his 100% Kona-grown Carta Coffee Merchants. Read More
This wine turned out to be a great choice to crack open on a Monday: relaxing and energizing at the same time. And it’s a screw cap, to further simplify life. La Crema Winery has been around for over 40...
Jean Laurent, the founder of what is now called Markham Vineyards, came over from Bordeaux in the 1850s, during the heady days of the California Gold Rush. Laurent’s legacy lives on here with a loyalty to Bordeaux style blended wines....
Champagne Billecart-Salmon is always one of our favorite makers of astounding bubbly. Year after year their creations wet our lips and their newest release, Billecart-Salmon 2008 Louis Salmon Brut Blanc de Blancs is no exception. Named after the House’s very...
Cocktails featuring coffee are nothing new. A bracing Irish coffee with whiskey may be welcome in winter. A Dublin Iced Coffee with cold-brew, Guinness stout, Irish whiskey and heavy cream sounds enticing on a warm day. Espresso martinis featuring espresso,...
San Francisco institution Izzy’s is bouncing back from a harsh two years and welcoming in friends and family on National Prime Rib Day (April 27) so there’s no better place to dive into a premium cut of 21-day-wet-aged beef, decant...
David Frost is a world class golfer who grew up in a winemaking family in South Africa and now he makes wine to boot at David Frost Wine in South Africa. When you were a kid, do you remember plucking...
Surrounding the Italian capital city of Rome is a wine province we don’t hear much about: Lazio. Which is surprising, when you think about it. Wines have been produced in Lazio for over 2,000 years. Farmers have persevered, growing grapes...
With his background in winemaking and food science, Scott Burr started Carta Coffee Merchants to explore the many flavor profiles of 100 percent Kona coffee. His broad product line ranges from light to dark roast, citrus, fruity flavors to more...
It’s a little known fact that if you are so inclined, and you have the right connections in whiskey country, and you just happen to be a UFC legend named Dustin Poirier, you might be allowed to taste through some...
PRODUCED BY: Black Stallion Estate Winery This wine is best served as an aperitif, with a very slight chill (under 70 F) and decanted or aerated. A pretty reserved wine, I found no real exuberant fruit – or even heat,...