Sinophiles who happen to be wine aficionados always look for suitable libations to match their Beijing duck, sushi, sashimi and more exotic preparations. In the last two decades, considerable efforts...
Are you a traveler seeking fun and amusement combined with glimpses of history and tradition? If you are, then Scotland is the place where you can witness some of the most distinct festivals, sumptuo...
Austria, a small Central European country, at one time produced significant amounts of dry white and sweet wines. Since the wine scandal in 1985, vineyard owners and wineries decided to switch from a...
The Green Wine Bottle Ever wondered where the green wine bottle originated from? Well, it was actually invented in England by a Catholic diplomat and polymath, Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), up until ...
Matching food and wine can be an extremely complex and involved process or an activity only for gastro-bores, according to one’s point of view. However, the subject is important enough that sev...
A comfortable two hour drive from Toronto along the northern shore of Lake Ontario will take you to the newest wine- and gastronomic region of the province. Located around the beautiful and tranquil ...
Tucked between California and Washington State, Oregon produces the best pinot noir wines in the U.S.A. Although a relative newcomer to winemaking, this unique state has been able to vint pinot noir ...
Easy Ways to Afford a Napa Valley Wine Tour Napa Valley is one of the most luxurious travel locations in the country, and quite possibly the world. Wine lovers flock to this lush California town to t...
Carlsberg Brewing in Denmark has a very long tradition and Copenhagen, where Carlsberg originates is still the center of the Danish brewing industry. Although the original Carlsberg was available in ...
Oregon, situated between California and Washington State, is considered to be the best in producing Pinot Noir. Consumers and winemakers gather annually at McMinville for a Pinot Noir symposium durin...
Easy Lemon Cake. YIELD: ONE LOAF ½ cup butter 1 granulated sugar 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder pinch of salt ½ cup milk rind of one lemon 2 eggs FOR THE GLAZE ½ CUP SUGAR ¼ CUP LEM...
Does Taking Sips of Wine and Beer is good for Toddlers When beer and other alcohol drinks have become legal to people from the age of 18, there are toddlers and babies who are already in competition ...
Imagine sitting in any of thousands of Provence’s outdoor cafes in southern France. The sun is shining, and you are tired. What to order? Most North Americans think of cold beer, make that an ice-col...
This release offers excellent and original small batch straight wheat whiskey by Bernheim, and an outstanding Ron Metusalem produced according to a Cuban recipe in the Dominican Republic. Both spirit...
Honey Nut Shortbread. YIELD: 16 cookies ½ cup unsalted butter cut into 10 pieces ¼ liquid honey ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ cup coarsely chopped, mixed nuts 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour In medium saucepan ...
Austria’s four eastern states produce mostly white wines on relatively flat terrain, although of late there has been a considerable increase in red wine production. After the wine adulteration scanda...
North Americans always look forward to new” foods or beverages that some fringe group or marketing guru decide to promote. “Foodies” jump on each and after a few years or sometimes in months their en...
LCBO’s Vintages division schedules two monthly releases. In May, the first release will occur on the 12th and the second a fortnight later. This review contains two parts. The first refers to the hig...
Acids represent an important part of wine constituents and help preserve it. They are members of chemical compounds responsible for the sharp or sour tastes of all drinks and foods. There exist sever...
Pilsner Urquel Famed Scotch whisky and beer writer, late and lamented Michael Jackson used to refer to Pilsner Urquel as “the Montrachet of beers”, comparing the level of quality and refined taste to...
The author, multitalented individual who renovated a 50’ sailboat, designed computer systems, bicycled around the globe, developed maps, started writing novels in 1993 while on a plane from Korea to ...
There are thousands of grape varieties that belong to a number of genus that botanists classified, starting with Carl Linee, a Swedish scientist. According to R. Galet, vine in the kingdom of plants,...
Banana Bread Pudding. YIELD: 4 portions 3 tbsp butter, softened 6 tbsp raisins 1 vanilla pod 1 ¾ cups light cream 6 thick slices homemade-style white bread 1 large banana 3 medium eggs 2 tbsp brown s...
The Romanov dynasty was the last ruling family of the Russian Empire. The House of Romanov ruled Russia from 1613 to the February 1917 revolution. Its insignia of double eagle was on every official d...
Italian Bread Pudding. YIELD: 6 portions 12 slices stale pannetone, lightly toasted ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2 cups vanilla custard Preheat oven to 350° F. Brush slices with butter an...
Many countries, especially in the northern hemisphere produce wine of great quality and at affordable prices. In the northern hemisphere, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal dominate, although...
Successful servers know intuitively how to approach a table to “accessorize” the order. A couple ordering dinner or lunch need different approaches, at least in North America. Generally, people shy a...
Value is a relative concept. If you have millions in the bank, $ 100.00 means little financially, whereas if you have only $ 100.00 to feed a family of four for one week at this time (2012) in Toront...
Undiscovered Wine Territory Ireland is more known for alcoholic beverages of a different kind such as the production of Guinness and whiskey and if you are about to take the plunge and travel in Euro...
The author, a lawyer turned writer, has created a psychological thriller that keeps the reader on tenterhooks to find out what the following page will reveal. The narrative is studded with a lot of p...
Du abonnerer ikke længere på . Fortryd?