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Drinking Smart and Cheap

If you’ve got the guts to trust your taste buds, you don’t have to spend a Jackson to find a wine you’ll enjoy.
09.08.08
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Beer Tasting Notes from Portland

The Oregon Brewers Festival introduced this writer to a host of new favorites.
08.29.08
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Alcohol-Free Cocktails?

The French have a surprising respect for virgin drinks.
08.27.08
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Meet Randall

The unconventional device that’s taking beer to the next level.
08.26.08
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Hot Weather: The Mother of Invention

For miraculously cold beer on a sweltering summer day, all you need is a plastic baggie and some ice.
08.18.08
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An American in Paris

Jaime Araujo, daughter of a Napa cult Cab king, is changing the way the French market their wine.
08.13.08
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Dear Mixologists…

…We love you. It’s okay to be you.
07.29.08
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The Mouthfeel Wheel

What we talk about when we talk about texture (in wine)—marshmallows, apparently.
07.25.08
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The Gourmet Q + A: Charles Bamforth

The UC Davis professor of brewing science talked with gourmet.com about brewers’ biggest mistakes; why restaurateurs should be sent to Belgium; and more.
07.21.08
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The Technique: How to Stir a Cocktail with Alberta Straub

Master “mixstress” Alberta Straub demonstrates professional techniques for stirring your cocktail to chilled perfection.

07.17.08
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