Wine & Beer What to Drink with Your Smoke February 12th, 2018 For the experienced premium cigar smoker (as well as anyone just discovering the enjoyment of hand-rolled tobacco), figuring out what to drink while relaxing with a good smoke is…
Wine & Beer A Rich Pour 40: Grenache in the Black January 30th, 2017 This edition of A Rich Pour focuses on a dry red wine with a rather long title – Domaine Lafage Cuvée Nicolas Grenache Noir Vieilles Vignes, Côtes Catalanes 2014. Fortunately for…
Wine & Beer A Rich Pour 36: Ready, Set, Red Rioja! October 24th, 2016 This edition of A Rich Pour marks something of a departure from the usual format, as I’m profiling just a single wine rather than a selection of spirits, wines or a region. After…
Wine & Beer A Rich Pour 33: Warm Weather Whites The sun is shining, and any memories of the chill of winter are now distant ones. A sudden hankering for liquid coolness demands to be satisfied. What to reach for? There are countless choices – an…
Wine & Beer A Rich Pour 32: Garnacha and Graciano Take Center Stage For the northern-clime residents among us who are, as yet, dealing with snow and cold, the thought of food and wine of the warming sort is, well, a comforting one. And given the vagaries of El Niño…
Wine & Beer The Christmas Beer Cigar Primer It has become a growing tradition that the as yet expanding craft beer industry will produce a selection of labels for the Christmas Holiday marketplace. The good news is there are options out there…
Wine & Beer Charleston Beer Week: A Week-Long Beer Extravaganza Charleston Beer Week is a week-long beer extravaganza that’s held during the second week of September each year. Bars, restaurants and local breweries in the Greater Charleston Metropolitan Area host…
Wine & Beer Break From The Herd And Bypass The Guinness Join Cigar Weekly's Brad Slager (MartiniShark) as he delves into the world of milk stouts, and offers a few tasty recommendations for beer aficionados. While not necessarily elitist, drinkers of…
Wine & Beer Goose Island Brewery Rolls Out Bourbon County Barrel Offerings This time of year provides no shortage of celebrations and traditions. If you are the sort who savors quality craft beers as much as you cherish tobacco rolls, then there is another ritual you should…