Articles filed under Beverages
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Time in a bottle: The case for a mature, fine wineApr 02, 2025 5:26 am - About 5% of wine needs more time to develop than the length of your car ride home from the wine shop. These wines are hard to find, pricey and finicky, requiring TLC after purchase, including pristine storage and possibly decanting. So why bother?
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The 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail is an unexpected modern classicApr 01, 2025 7:24 am - The aromatics of the 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail stirred an intense recollection: fruity and vegetal, spicy, a slightly leathery funk that I wanted to keep breathing in.
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Grow up, chocolate milk. Coffee milk is the real adult treat.Mar 25, 2025 5:30 am - Coffee milk, the official drink of Rhode Island, delivers the same vibes as chocolate milk but with an adult kick.
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Throw out the rules. Pairing beef and white wine is great.Mar 18, 2025 5:46 am - As tastes and menus evolve, forward-thinking wine professionals are bucking convention by pairing beefy dishes with bone-dry rieslings, bubbly blanc de blancs and other white wines.
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Celebrate spring with Cava, Spain’s sparkling wineMar 05, 2025 5:25 am - What’s the difference between Cava and Champagne? In brief, about $50 per bottle. In detail, the difference between all wines amounts to four variables: grape, soil, climate and culture.
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12 wines under $25 to enjoy all winter longFeb 25, 2025 5:49 am - Having a little stash of wine at home is about being prepared; it’s like having a well-stocked closet. You don’t wait until the day it’s really cold to buy just any sweater. Make the trip to a good wine shop worthwhile by planning a few wines ahead.
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Quality wine finds at your local grocery storeFeb 05, 2025 5:22 am - My new house wine has everything cork dorks look for when we have to pay our own money for wine: 1) It’s a delicious quaff with interesting indications of grape and growing region; 2) It’s available; 3) It’s as inexpensive as can be. Here are four quality wines available at most local groceries that could become your next house wine.
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Natural wines aren’t just a category. They’re a philosophyJan 27, 2025 12:55 pm - Natural wines are produced with minimal human intervention. The grapes are generally grown organically, and the winemaking process eschews additives, commercial yeasts and excessive sulfites.
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As NA wine improves, should its terminology get more sophisticated?Jan 20, 2025 11:55 am - Thanks to scientific advancements in manufacturing and the exploding scene for alcohol-free adult beverages, the NA wine market is now abundant with options that rival traditional wine in elegance and complexity.
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If Dry January is too daunting, try drinking less but betterJan 13, 2025 2:07 pm - Dry January isn’t for everyone. Fortunately, another movement is rumbling throughout the wine world: Drink less, but better.