We got to experience TY KU premium sake at a fun sake tasting at Wanderlust Squaw Valley. I have always loved sake, but I had no idea this ancient beverage could be so modern, so delightful… and perfect for healthy cocktails!
If you want to try cooking with spent grains at home, these resources and recipes can help you get you started.
A group of Scottish distillers is using spent grains from whiskey production to generate power for 8,000 homes!
Have you been harvesting rainwater for your garden? An emerging trend in the beer world may just be using harvested water to create rainwater beer.
I recently spent the day enjoying a tour and wine and cheese tasting at the Hess Collection Winery In Napa. It was a first class experience. I recently spent the day at the Hess Collection Winery and, like many wineries and businesses in Napa, the evidence of the recent 6.0 earthquake could be seen everywhere. …
I’m doing some research on 1995 for a project I’m working on and came across a quintessential 1990’s cocktail, the frozen strawberry margarita from a slushie machine. Oh, how far we’ve come. Here are three updates margarita recipes.
Labor Day weekend and the end of summer are both good excuses to go camping. Here are three great, easy camping cocktails for your next foray in the great outdoors. Easy Camping Cocktails Outer Boroughs Cocktail I spied this first cocktail from Jenny Schwartz, co-owner and general manager of Hopscotch in Oakland, on the blog The Bold …
It’s Thirsty Thursday! Instead of a single-use plastic straw, check out these plastic free alternatives for your beverage of choice this week.
I came across the question “How is Trader Joe’s wine so cheap?” on Quora the other day and was curious. Are you?
I’m not a white wine drinker but when its hot outside a robust red wine just doesn’t hit the spot. At times like that I reach for a rosé. Rosé wine is just the right combination of cold and red. And, gone are the days of cloyingly sweet “White Zinfandel”. Now adays you can get …
The Hess Collection, already a leader in sustainability, just upped their green game with the addition of a new roof-mounted 2,200 panel winery solar power system in American Canyon, California. The massive new solar system lives on top of Hess’ Green-certified winery and warehouse — where Hess Select wines are produced — and covers 44,555 square …
Have you heard about the vegan ‘Game of Thrones’ themed burger, or the new app to help you fight food waste? Did you see the new diet and nutrition research on MS and heart disease? Do you know about Big Ag’s efforts to railroad organic standards, in a direction no one here wants ’em to go? Read on for a roundup of all the good, bad, and interesting news from the food world this week!
The wine industry is surprisingly adaptable for a craft that’s been around for thousands of years. Wine-makers are flexible in modifying their processes to keep up with changing consumer demands and environmental issues. These wine trends are telling examples of the wine industry’s innovation and resilience.
