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…