Embracing the Obscure with Slow Wine USA

Fabian Jauregui
Features
3 min read
Here's a fun fact: the Slow Food organization was created, in 1986, during a protest at the proposed location of a new McDonald's near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Yep, that same famous Mickey D's that is today regularly listed atop the list of world's greatest Golden Arches locations. Though

Finding Destiny, Love…And Wine

Kathleen Willcox
Features
6 min read
Do you know what tesserae are? I didn’t before my recent visit to Garden Creek Vineyards in Geyserville, California. (For the record, tesserae are small blocks of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic). Picking up ancient Greek lingo isn’t standard practice at wineries,

Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky

David Honig
Spirits
1 min read
Coffey stills aren't in that much use anymore, and when used, it's usually for grain whisky. But the Japanese Nikka Distillery is using it to make malt whisky as well as their more well-known grain whisky. The color is gold, with a hint of copper. On the nose, pound cake

Lone rider Sherry Cask Finish Bourbon

David Honig
Spirits
1 min read
Lonerider Spirits is a new company from the same people who created Lonerider Brewing, inRaleigh, North Carolina. The Sherry Finish Cask Bourbon is their first release. They didn’t distill the spirit - it comes from Indiana (likely MGP, given the mash bill: 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% barley). It clocks

NV Piper Sonoma Select Cuvée Brut

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
While it’s always best to drink non-vintage sparkling wines within a year or two of release, I have a feeling this bottle was lost on a store shelf somewhere before I bought it – but it turned out to be wonderful. While recognizably slightly more aged than I expected, the