This overview of shochu is provided to us by Vanessa McGrady, a LA-based writer who also blogs at 40Licious and Art of the Find. I’m a lucky person, it turns out. So lucky, in fact, that I was invited on ...
Category Archives: Wine, Port, Sherry & Vermouth
Getting to Know Burgundy…
If you noticed a spring in the step of wine writers last week, it could be that they attended a special wine tasting at the SLS Hotel. A couple dozen wine makers came in from Burgundy, France, touting their wares and pouring samples. It was all kinds of oo-la-la. However, ...
“A World of Wine” in Temecula
The "World of Wine" Barrel Tasting Event returns to Southern California's wine country this weekend, ...
Screaming Sake Down the Cheese Highway
“I am a curious character.” Declares Barrie Lynn, better known as The Cheese Impresario. “I really wish I could be ten people so I ...
Pucker Up for A Valentine Picnic
Why fight crowds at a fancy restaurant? Light a few candles, lay a blanket on the floor of your living room, open some wine and get nibbling. (Oh, and eat delicious food, too.) The Liquid Muse points ...
Think If It’s Beaujolais It’s Nouveau? Think Again.
November is Beaujolais Nouveau month, as the famous French wine is released for consumption at midnight on the third Thursday of the month (that means November 19 this year)…which also happens to be a week before Thanksgiving. With a little marketing mojo behind it, this coincidence has led many wine retailers and experts to suggest ...
“The Don” Gives A Call to Port
The return to classic mixology brings a renewed interest in fortified wines, commonly used in early cocktails. Vermouth, sherry and port make for wonderful sippers on their own as well as modifiers for sophisticated mixed drinks. (Quick definition: A fortified wine is one that has had distillate added to it, either ...
The Gold Standard in 2009 Oscar Wine
Last year, I received a fabulous bottle of Sterling Vineyard’s Red Carpet Reserve numbered, limited edition wine. I had my own little Oscar celebration and reveled in the decadence of watching the Oscars in fuzzy slippers with a special glass in my hand. This year, ...
