Valentine wines: From sweet to sassy
Romantic labels all about puns, innuendo and irony
DATE: Feb 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Michelle Locke
Liquor producers experiment with exclusive booze
SAN FRANCISCO – There’s something different about the gin and tonics they mix at Rickhouse bar on San Francisco’s Kearny St. And it tastes a lot like ... exclusivity.
Its real nam...
DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
Bourbon mixes new flavors, styles, brands
Picking a bourbon isn’t the one-two-three choice it used to be. There’s been a boom in brands, especially from small, premium producers, not to mention a flood of new styles. Will you go for...
DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
Pisco: A liquor hot enough to have ambassadors?
The Peruvian government believes it has a diplomatic solution to a spirited problem.
The problem? Not enough Americans are familiar with pisco, a Peruvian liquor that has been rid...
DATE: Oct 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
5 freebies: Not everything in Napa Valley will tap your wallet
NAPA, Calif. – Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You’re not the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert Louis Stevenson moved his honeymoon to the...
DATE: Jul 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel
Chill out: the ’80s classic summer drink is back
The wine cooler has a bit of an identity problem. Is it a wine spritzer? A wine cocktail? Sangria? And what about that wild child moment in the ’80s when it was the hottest thing on the part...
DATE: Jul 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
Wineries come out in support of gay marriage
Portions of profits given to advocacy organizations
DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
Molecular mixology raises bar on cocktails
New books focus on science of bartending
DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
Wineries help raise a toast to veterans on Memorial Day
If you’re looking to raise a glass to veterans this Memorial Day, you might consider filling it with wine that will raise money for them, too. A number of wineries are making the veterans-an...
DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
A growing crowd of celebrity wines steals the spotlight
Big names on labels help boost sales
DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food
