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by Sandy Block, MW FOR THE LAST few years rosé has been sizzling hot on the US market. In this regard, we are catching up with our European brethren, who have long consumed Rosés both before and with meals. In reality, a little known fact, the French actually drink more... Read More

by Andy Crouch THE RISING popularity of sour beer both exemplifies the strength of the craft beer industry and signals how far the United States has come since the time of light lager’s dominance. Aromas of earthy farmhouse funk, acrid smoked ham and sausage, or spicy rye bread are not... Read More

by Pink Lady VODKA COCKTAILS are so ubiquitous on modern drink lists, it’s nearly impossible to imagine a time when you couldn’t have ordered one from your favorite barkeep. Pre-Prohibition, an era we often reference as the Golden Age of Cocktails, was that time. The spirit was available in the... Read More

by Harvey Finkel THERE IS NO GAINSAYING the nearly unrivaled keen elegant edge of Champagne, though some seek other vinous pleasures and less fiscal challenge in their sparkling wines. Fruitiness, floweriness, softness, and aromaticity are not characteristic of Champagne, but may be found elsewhere. The risk is the cheap shot... Read More

by HARVEY FINKEL, MD A QUESTION OCCURRED to me recently during a discussion of a related subject with colleagues of the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research.  How do we know that the healthfulness of alcohol is enhanced by drinking during meals, often almost assumed as a given?  What is... Read More

by Lew Bryson ONE OF THE FIRST COFFEE BEERS I ever had was Berkshire Brewing’s COFFEEHOUSE PORTER, made with organic coffee from Dean’s Beans, in Orange, Massachusetts. The idea of a porter with coffee in it was irresistible, and the beer delivered on every bit of that. Coffeehouse is still... Read More

PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH SAINT CROIX RUM FIX by Pink Lady AS THE DAYS GROW LONGER and warmer our thoughts turn to porch drinks – the type of cocktails you want to sip on a veranda as you watch the sun go down. Or, if you live... Read More

by Sandy Block, MW 1 Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: 2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine,... Read More

By Harvey Finkel AS YOU READ this account, the harvest is winding down in the principal vineyards of Mendoza Province. Here, we’ll dip into the wines of Rutini, a leading Argentine producer. Not without reason have Argentine wines surged in recent years to the forefront of our attention. Companies like... Read More