A sweet and smoky twist on the classic margarita recipe
Tag: Drink
Grapefruit gin and tonic with cilantro
A refreshing spin on the venerable gin cocktail
Homemade limeade infused with fresh mint
How to make delicious infused limeade in only 15 minutes
Persimmon Cosmopolitan
A luscious, festive cocktail
Kir Royal
Chambord liqueur makes for an elegant & festive cocktail
Gai’A Assyrtiko Wild Ferment paired with mizuna, cucumber and feta salad
One of the most exciting white wines I’ve ever had
Strawberry Cosmopolitan with ginger liqueur and rhubarb bitters
Locally grown strawberries, whether from your own backyard or a small farm, bear no resemblance to their commercial counterparts. They’re usually small and imbued with a dense crimson color through their core – and they’re tiny bombshells of flavor. No wonder children and adults alike get addicted to the fetching […]
Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kronsberg Silvaner paired with farro, sweet peas and ricotta
The first thing that catches your eye about the Hans Wirsching Silvaner 2010 is the playful green bottle that holds the wine. The flattened, flask-shaped bottle is known as a bocksbeutel, or “buck bag.” It is used in the central German wine region of Franken, as well as in a […]
Valdespino Inocente Fino Sherry and Deliciosa Manzanilla
When I ask friends if they’ve ever tasted Fino sherry, a blank look spreads across their faces. Most have heard of sherry, of course, but images of English ladies of a certain age sipping the sweetish libation before dinner is what usually comes to mind. The blank look soon turns […]
Bernabeleva Navaherreros Grenache paired with spicy black bean tacos
Tucked in the hills of San Martin de Valdeiglesias, a region just southwest of Madrid, the Bernabeleva estate is blessed with a perfect climate and ideal soils for growing grapes – especially Grenache grapes.
Bonny Doon Vineyard, ¿Querry? hard sparkling cider
One of the first things that European immigrants did when they settled in North America was to plant apple trees, just so that they could make cider. During colonial times, the beverage now known as “hard cider” (cider containing alcohol) was consumed with every meal.
Dominio de Pingus, Ribera del Duero Ψ PSI 2009, paired with orecchiette
With vineyards at 2,500 ft above sea level, a relatively short growing season, extremely varied soils – and the constant threat of spring frost – Ribera del Duero, in northwestern Spain, might not look like the easiest place to grow grapes. Yet this region turns out some beautifully concentrated, savory, […]