The Women of Wine: Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr Estate
by Beth Graham
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For travel writer Beth Graham, visiting and tasting wines is more about the people behind the wines than the sensory experience itself. So she was delighted to spend an afternoon with Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr, a boutique winery in St. Helena.
A Visit to Missouri Wine Country, Once America’s Top Region
by Adam Bell
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Missouri was once the number one wine producer in the United States. A visit to Missouri wine country today is an eye-opening lesson in the history of American viticulture.
Mountain Cheers! North Carolina’s Craft Beer and Hard Cider Industry
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Travel writer Sandra Chambers takes us to North Carolina to explore the region's robust craft beer and hard cider industry.
Five Top Tips for Wine Tasting
If you’re a wine lover, there’s no greater thrill than visiting your favorite winery. Whether you’re on vacation or just escaping the old routine for an afternoon, here are some tips for getting the most out of your tasting room adventures from wine writer Hilarie Larson.
Chef Larry Delgado is Worth His Salt
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There are so many great dining establishments in McAllen. Two favorites are owned by one award-winning chef, Larry Delgado and his wife, Jessica, Salt -New American Table and House Wine & Bistro.
The Spirit of Louisiana: Rum from the Bayou
by Adam Bell
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“Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” When Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island he was thinking of the Caribbean islands but today, you can get a bottle of rum traveling down the bayou instead of the ocean. Louisiana Spirits in Lacassine, Louisiana produces Bayou Rum which they call “The Spirit of Louisiana.”
“Cin-Cin,” Under the Sea – The Drink’s in the Drink
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The northwest of Sardinia, the second largest island off the coast of Italy, is well-known to Italians who frequent its white sand beaches and clear blue waters, but not so well-known to the rest of the world. Its food, produced according to traditional techniques, and the quality wine made in the region are also known primarily
“No Pisco, No Disco.”
by Jim DeLillo
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Pisco is a brandy made from grape wine distilled into a high-proof spirit, considered the national drink of Chile.
A Taste of Tasmania
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“Been walking long?” asks a woman sitting with her two friends on the isolated beach on the northeastern corner of Australia’s only island state, Tasmania. “Three days,” I say proudly as we stroll past. The group burst into laughter. “Three days!” They’re the only people we’ve seen for the entire duration of our guided trekking
Provence – Where Rosé Found its Roots
Wine writer Hilarie Larson says lthough rosé is produced in many parts of the wine world, there is one place that stands out: Provence, France.