wine + spirits + beer
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
- Keywords
- tara q. thomas,
- wine,
- health + science
wine + spirits + beer
Beer Tasting Notes from Portland
The Oregon Brewers Festival introduced this writer to a host of new favorites.
08.29.08
- Keywords
- beer,
- joshua m. bernstein,
- portland,
- culinary culture
wine + spirits + beer
Alcohol-Free Cocktails?
The French have a surprising respect for virgin drinks.
08.27.08
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- cocktail,
- mixology,
- spirits,
- paris
wine + spirits + beer
Meet Randall
The unconventional device that’s taking beer to the next level.
08.26.08
- Keywords
- beer,
- joshua m. bernstein,
- new york,
- bars
wine + spirits + beer
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
- Keywords
- ian knauer,
- beer,
- summer,
- test kitchen
wine + spirits + beer
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
- Keywords
- frank browning,
- wine,
- french,
- jaime araujo
wine + spirits + beer
Dear Mixologists…
…We love you. It’s okay to be you.
07.29.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- spirits,
- bars,
- cocktail,
- mixology
wine + spirits + beer
The Mouthfeel Wheel
What we talk about when we talk about texture (in wine)—marshmallows, apparently.
07.25.08
- Keywords
- tara q. thomas,
- wine,
- health + science
wine + spirits + beer
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
- Keywords
- joshua m. bernstein,
- beer,
- brewing,
- q + a,
- charles bamforth
wine + spirits + beer
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
- Keywords
- cocktails,
- video,
- spirits,
- cooking + technique,
- stirring