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How to Pick Wine for a Book Club
Wine Enthusiast - By Kristen Richard
Caitlin Heikkila, founder of Book & Wine Club, has always loved reading. “I was quite the book-addict child. I remember days where my mom would come …
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A Guide to Canada’s Newest Wine Region, Prince Edward County
Wine Enthusiast - by Alec Scott
That was the joke put to Caroline Granger when she began to plant vines on her family farm in Canada’s Prince Edward County. Located on Lake …
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Lagers are Anything but Boring
Wine Enthusiast - By Lauren Buzzeo
Good news for lager lovers: The style is definitely having a moment. After years of bold, powerful and often hop-forward beers dominating the craft …
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Military Veterans in the Service of Distilling
Wine Enthusiast - by Amy Zavatto
It takes enormous personal sacrifice, commitment and discipline to serve in the United States Armed Forces. It’s also an endeavor that embraces …
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A Cucumber Cocktail with a Sotol Kick
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
This cocktail is named after the artist Rachel Levit [Ruiz]’s first drawing on our cocktail menu: a lady with a plant for a face in a yoga pose,” …
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Exploring Italy Through its Amaro
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
Sometimes it feels like we’ve all become over-programmed. We schedule every moment of our lives on digital calendars, meticulously research hot new …
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Easy Big Batch Cocktails Perfect for Entertaining
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
Strawberries and sparkling wine are a classic combination. Here, vodka and lemon juice provide a bracing, bright background to yield something just …
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Big Batch Tequila and Mezcal Cocktails
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
Courtesy Shannon Tebay Sidle, bartender, Death & Co, New York City This drink appears in Batch Cocktails, by Maggie Hoffman, who says the fruity, …
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Big Batch Vodka Cocktails
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
Strawberries and sparkling wine are a classic combination. Here, vodka and lemon juice provide a bracing, bright background to yield something just …
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Big Batch Whiskey Cocktails
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
Courtesy Nicky Beyries, bar manager, Foreign Cinema and Laszlo Bar, San Francisco Beyries recommends San Francisco purveyor Small Hand Foods’ Passion …
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Big Batch Rum Cocktails
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
UB Preserv has featured tiki bowls since it opened in May 2018, and this punch is perfect for even larger quantities. Galleymore describes the flavor …
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A Quick Guide to Rosé Wine
Wine Enthusiast - By Lauren Mowery
Rosé is a wine with surprising nuance that encompasses impressive traditions in some of Europe’s great appellations. However, it’s not so complex …
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Meet Monterey’s New-Wave Winemakers
Wine Enthusiast - By Matt Kettmann
Monterey County is a historic and well-established viticultural region. Grapes sourced throughout the county serve as the backbone for many popular …
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10 Recipes and Pairings for Every Type of Summer Grilling
Wine Enthusiast - by Wine Enthusiast
Australian chef Paul Iskov takes pop-up dining to a whole new level. His company, Fervor, creates multi-course meals from foraged and local …
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A Look at the Life of André Lurton
Wine Enthusiast - By Roger Voss
“Je suis André Lurton, vigneron,” said André Lurton, handsome with a black scarf around his neck and a long tan cashmere coat draped over his …
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Eight Gins Flavored With Potions From the Ocean
Wine Enthusiast - By Kara Newman
A growing number of gins seek to bring the ocean to your glass. These new bottlings find inspiration in seaweed, samphire and other botanicals …
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The Different Styles of Japanese Shochu
Wine Enthusiast - By Tammie Teclemariam
In Japan, shochu, the low-proof distilled spirit, outsells saké by far. While both derive their flavor from koji, a mold that converts starch into …
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Four Easy Summer Dips
Wine Enthusiast - by Shayma Saadat
This versatile appetizer from the Middle East is more than a simple chickpea dip. The beauty of hummus is that it can be prepared with an assortment …
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Hummus with Roasted Garlic and Preserved Lemon
Wine Enthusiast - by Shayma Saadat
This versatile appetizer from the Middle East is more than a simple chickpea dip. The beauty of hummus is that it can be prepared with an assortment …
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Labneh with Garlic and Hazelnuts
Wine Enthusiast - by Shayma Saadat
If planned in advance, this thick, creamy strained yogurt is simple to make. All you need is cheesecloth and a strainer. Once the labneh is ready, …
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Muhammara, Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
Wine Enthusiast - by Shayma Saadat
This vibrant Middle Eastern appetizer is made with roasted red peppers, walnuts and spices. It’s a great vegan side dish for a gathering, and also …
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Garlic, Shallot and Zucchini Dip Recipe
Wine Enthusiast - by Shayma Saadat
The concept for this dip hails from borani, a Persian dish in which grilled and roasted vegetables are folded into cold yogurt and served as a …
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Two Producers Working to Protect the Future of Wine
Wine Enthusiast - By Lindsay Patterson
When Miguel A. Torres, the 78-year-old patriarch of Familia Torres, is asked about the worst case scenario from climate change, he doesn’t talk about …
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Bottles that Show California’s 2017 Vintage Beat all Odds
Wine Enthusiast - By Virginie Boone
The challenges faced during the 2017 vintage in northern California are not those anyone alive would like to repeat: record heat, havoc-wreaking …
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Looking for Some of the Best Wine in the Midwest? Try Omaha, Nebraska
Wine Enthusiast - by Anna Archibald
Known for top-tier steakhouses, a world-class zoo and one of the best contemporary music scenes in the Midwest, Omaha’s pulse is one of charm and …
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Five Brewers Experimenting with Beer Yeast
Wine Enthusiast - By John Holl
Yeast is the key ingredient that turns wort, the sugary liquid derived from boiling grain, into beer. While most beer styles call for just one strain …
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Ten Top-Rated Rosés
Wine Enthusiast - By Wine Enthusiast
With the release of the latest rosé vintage, the tasting panel at Wine Enthusiast has had the opportunity to taste many exceptional wines. And as …
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Four Beach Destinations Perfect for Wine Lovers
Wine Enthusiast - By Lauren Mowery
You crave sun, sand and a chilled glass of Pouilly-Fuissé. But for the longest time, beach vacations have been automatically paired with icy-cold …
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How Sparkling Wine is Made
Wine Enthusiast - by Courtney Schiessl
It’s hard to believe, but effervescence in wine was not always considered a good thing. For centuries, Old World winemakers in cool regions struggled …
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Where to Eat and Drink in Columbus, Ohio
Wine Enthusiast - By Lauren Mowery
Columbus, home of the Ohio State University and birthplace of the legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, has long been a sports-and-beer town. But …