Food & Drink

When most wine drinkers hear the word Argentina, the first thing that comes to mind is Malbec, and with good reason: From the time that French grapes were first planted here, in 1853, Malbec has far and away been one of the biggest success stories in the entire wine world. Far from its home in

On May 21st, 2022, in celebration of the first annual SantaFe Literary Festival, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi is hosting Chef Freddie Bitsoie for a one-night-only dinner at the hotel’s beloved Anasazi Restaurant. While the literary festival was designed to highlight Santa Fe’s rich storytelling tradition, this unique dinner will tell the story of Native

Chef Daniel Boulud takes us on a tour inside the kitchen of his two Michelin-star restaurant, Daniel, in New York City. He shares some of his most favorite things, like his $270,000 bespoke stove. 00:00 Intro 0:19 Athanor stove 1:46 Vintage duck press 3:11 Coravin Model Three Wine Preservation System https://bit.ly/3shL6qR 5:21 French butcher knife

From classrooms to vineyards, French wine regions offer myriad ways to study wine. You can learn about wine from books, online tutorials and any number of formal and informal classes but learning about wine in the context of place takes education to another level. If you’re traveling to wine country, why not add a few

Cabo is hot right now — for culinary experiences, for luxury hotels, and for an always-relaxing beach vibe. And there is no place more enticing at the moment than Chileno Bay Hotel. This relatively new property (2016), which was several years in the making, strikes just the right balance between laid-back energy and high-end hospitality.

Now that Amazon’s “Alexa” has become a daily partner in our lives, with 83 million plus users and more than 100 million devices sold, proving we have accepted face and voice recognition, artificial and predictive intelligence, as well as following directions from the Google Maps lady, its about time we accept robots making our latte

I’m out this morning with a feature that tugs on the heartstrings in some weird ways: There’s a tale of pet peacocks sent to auction and the baby ducks purchased for a grandson for Easter that had to get taken away. Why? In short, avian flu. The highly contagious virus is ripping through flocks of

Red Leicester is a raw-milk, nutty, sweet cheese with a citrus finish. But no doubt what makes it stand out is its bright orangey-red color. The cheese is deliberately turned this vibrant hue with a natural coloring called annatto. It doesn’t contribute to the flavor of the cheese, so why is it added? We visited

Chickens, many of them destined for the spit, have vastly outnumbered humans in Nebraska’s Butler County since Costco spent half a billion dollars on poultry production in the state a few years ago. Now that a highly contagious virus called avian flu has infected flocks in the area, neighboring farmers are realizing they may have

Aromatic and pungent, the succulent fuchsia of her flesh when she is ready to be enjoyed, clad in variations of lime green, bright yellow and white tones, reminiscent of the vivid colors of the region from which she hails. She is indisputably sweet yet tangy and doesn’t shy away from a little spice in her

The bourbon industry, much like the entire spirits market, is amid an unprecedented expansion, one that seems to only be gathering speed as consumers seek out premium products. According to the Distilled Spirits Council, revenue from the super-premium category of American whiskey rose by 17.2% in 2021. Volumes increased by 15.6%. If you are looking

With warmer months just around the corner, Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzer is bringing the fun straight to our tastebuds with the launch of their Essential Collection, the first nationally distributed USDA certified organic seltzer featuring a combination of authentic fruit juice and organic coconut water. With the debut of refreshing flavors such as Blueberry Watermelon,

Anthony Schroth grew up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, spending his free time skiing and snowmobiling in the winter, and hiking and river rafting in the summer. He never dreamed that one day he would start the first winery in Jackson Hole, making wine at the foot of the Grand Tetons at an elevation of 6,229

Tyson Foods, an F&B giant with about 137,000 employees, is used to thinking big. It built blockbuster brands like Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farms, and Ball Park. But lately, big companies like Tyson also are happy to think small. Tyson and Whole Foods are just two behemoths that have developed formal programs to find and

In just a few weeks, the Vinitaly wine trade fair will reconvene in Verona, Italy for the first time in person since the COVID pandemic derailed the annual gathering. Similar to its counterparts in London, Paris, Düsseldorf and New York, Vinitaly represents a familiar ritual on the calendar for wine and spirits professionals as it

Nongfu Spring, the flagship beverage business of China’s richest man Zhong Shanshan, reported gains in sales and profit for the 2021 calendar year on Monday. It also noted pressure on costs in connection with the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sales at the Hangzhou-headquartered company increased by 29.8% to 29.6 billion yuan, or about $4.1 billion;

As premiumization continues to trend in the spirits sector, sales of luxury spirits are soaring. New data from Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) showed that sales of luxury spirits grew 43% in the last year, led largely by tequila and American whiskey. Last year’s growth rate was more than double the average rate

When it comes to headline-grabbing whisky sales, scotch had been the only category that mattered for decades. Familiar names like The Macallan, The Dalmore and Port Ellen regularly fetch six figures at international auction houses these days. Only recently have we seen select Japanese whiskies step up to command comparable valuations. Could Irish whiskey be

Farmers may lose money when they fill a field with crops from edge to edge, an expert said Friday, while they could profit from identifying and restoring unprofitable areas within fields. “There can be small areas within a field that are less profitable,” said Claire Kremen, a University of British Columbia ecologist and applied conservation

Twisted and squeezed by the force of the rapids in the river, the hand crafted canoe took on a banana shape as food and a rifle fell out into the swiftly moving river as the two 18-year-old young men paddling the vessel were grabbed by the current that carried them against their will 1,000 feet