A wine writer and her mentor share a bottle of wine without drinking it Wine is a taste but it’s also a memory IllustrationL Julia Lea My annual birthday tribute to someone who taught me more about wine than any textbook I’ve ever read. Many people meet their mentors in offices. I met mine over
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Boston Beer has purchased Super Bowl airtime to promote its Samuel Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Boston Beer Company For the first time in 37 years, football fans across the U.S. won’t see Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdales during Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast — at least not the ones owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Instead, A-B will donate the
It wasn’t that long ago that putting the words “good” and “non-alcoholic beer” in the same sentence brought snorts of derision from anyone in earshot. It just wasn’t possible. What NA beer there was on the market was terrible watered-down slop that almost instantly disappointed anyone that tried it. As someone who worked in
Americans are expected to eat 1.42 billion wings while watching the Kansas City Chiefs take on the … [+] Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Super Bowl LV this Sunday. (Photo: Getty) getty There was certainly no shortage of shortages in 2020 during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Toilet paper? Disinfectants? Flour? Yeast? Cotton swabs? Covid-19 vaccines? Seemingly
Sazerac House, the company’s wildly impressive 51,987-sf cocktail museum-slash distillery-slash … [+] corporate headquarters in New Orleans Sazerac Not since prohibition has the alcohol industry faced such drastic changes as it has in 2020. The pandemic quickly yielded a major shift in how beverage brands do business; shuttering on-premise outlets and bolstering the rise of
Joe Montana Diageo This year while you’re watching the big game, you might notice a familiar face to the field in one of the ads: Joe Montana. Montana is starring in this year’s ad for Guinness, a tribute of sorts of the GOAT in all of us. Here’s a little preview: “We actually were shooting
Emily in Brooklyn is home to the famed Emmy burger. It was nominated the best burger in the country and the best burger in New York City by many publications. INSIDER’s Herrine Ro and Emily Christian visit the restaurant to see how the burger is made, and they try it out on camera. MORE LEGENDARY
TAMPA, FL – FEBRUARY 02: A view of the Jose Gasparilla II with the battle flag of each of the NFL … [+] teams as well as the AFC Champion flag of the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC Champion flag of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers along with the iconic Super Bowl LV logo floats
Estate of Tenuta di Tavignano, Marche Photo credit Tenuta di Tavignano There are so many different varieties planted throughout Italy, some famous, others not well-known. Combine that with all the different types of wines produced in 20 regions of the country and multiply that by the thousands of wine estates, and you have a dazzling
Founded in 1913, Fiore’s House of Quality specializes in classic Italian deli food, including heros, paninos, and other sandwiches without defined characterizations. One specialty at Fiore’s is its “roast beef and mutz” hero, which is doused in gravy and has a roast beef to “mutz” ratio that is mostly “mutz.” Speaking of “mutz” – Fiore’s
Australia’s gorgeous beaches sit right next to world class wine regions. Lauren Mowery A year ago, I was standing in a happy vineyard in Margaret River, Australia talking about biodynamics with Vanya Cullen. I’d been to the region before, a half a globe away from New York considered so remote, even Australians balk at visiting.
A “Tuna Sandwich” from the fast food chain “Subway” lies on a table. (Photo by Jörg … [+] Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images What’s one thing that you’d expect to find when you order a Subway tuna salad sandwich or wrap? If you answered “hot dog,” maybe you don’t quite
Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to buy alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1 billion. Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber UBER is doubling down on delivery. The San Francisco-based tech giant — best known for its ride-hailing and food delivery services — announced Tuesday plans to acquire Boston-based alcohol e-commerce marketplace Drizly in a cash-and-stock deal valued
Fluère nonalcoholic spirits comes in four different varieties: original, raspberry, spiced cane and … [+] smoked agave. Fluère Spirits Dry January may have wrapped up Sunday, a Netherlands non-alcoholic spirits company offers four reasons to continue spirit-free well into the new year. Fluère Spirits offers four premium non-alcoholic spirits in gorgeous, sculpted bottles: original with
Cheesy hot sausage balls made with both sharp cheddar and Parmesan, and fresh hot bulk breakfast … [+] sausage are the winning Super Bowl snack no matter who wins the game. Elizabeth Karmel To me and my friends and family, sausage balls win the [big bowl game] snack-off hands down! This year, Superbowl Sunday will
Diageo I’ve never had a Smoky Cokey in Scotland—not a single one in any of my handful of visits. I’ve heard of it, of course. My good (and apparently more adventurous) friends in the spirits world have raved about it endlessly. I have been offered a taste at a bar—pre-pandemic, when it wasn’t exactly unusual
Lauren Mote is the co-founder of Bittered Sling, along with her partner, Chef Jonathan Chovancek Bittered Sling When you think of cocktail components, often the ingredients that come to mind are gins, vodkas, whisk(e)ys; perhaps rum, lemon and lime juice and simple syrup. But bitters remain the unsung heroes of cocktails. Originally crafted as a
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY NATALIA RAMOS Brazilian chef Alex Atala speaks posesg an interview with AFP … [+] at his DOM restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 13, 2013. The DOM restaurant was chosen as the second best in Latin America by international industry experts, including representatives of the region’s most influential
2020 was the year that made us all cry “uncle.” In Napa, many winemakers lost the entire vintage from smoke taint due to a series of fires that, sadly, have become the new normal. Some lost their homes, their winery buildings, and their vines themselves. Christi and Dave Ficeli, co-founders of C. Elizabeth Wines, are
Bien Nacido Vineyards Bien Nacido Estates There is one vineyard that stands out—way out—when it comes to single vineyard designated wines: Bien Nacido. A Single Vineyard Superstar This spot is the source for 15,000 single vineyard designated wine releases over the course of its 43 year history. This includes estate wines made the proprietor, the