What We’re Drinking – Apsara Syrah 2014

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose offers up aromas of butter, herbs, and blackberry. Blackberry pie comes through on the palate, with slightly unripe green flavors coming through. Some seared beef fat shows on the mid-palate through the finish. Drink with barbecue beef ribs. Recommended. 87 points. DBH   WHO: Apsara WHAT: Syrah DESIGNATION: Las Madres

Make Bourbon, not Biofuel

Roger Morris
Features
4 min read
Melvin Matteson has serious reservations about becoming a media star. For decades, he has grown hundreds of acres of corn on his farm in Winthrop, Iowa, with little more to worry him other than the occasional tornado. Now, in semi-retirement, everyone, it seems, wants Matteson to show them his cornfield.

What We’re Drinking – LaMarca Prosecco

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Don't be fooled by the low price and the readily available small bottles - this is a perfectly lovely little sparkler that will work for mimosas or a celebratory toast, but at this price it's best use is an every day sparkling wine to pair with everything from popcorn and

What We’re Drinking – Ridge Monte Bello 2014

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Black at the core, with magenta only showing around the edges. The nose is rich with black fruits, spice, and buttery coconut. Petite Verdot, just 2% of the blend, has a huge anchoring effect, grounding the wine in dark, loamy earth with hints of deep ripeness. Soaring above the earth,