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Wines of the Week: San Francisco Sips
San Francisco doesn’t necessarily come to mind as part of California’s wine-scape. While clearly none of the grapes are grown in the city, we recently sampled...
George’s Rants & Raves: Maker’s 46
What’s in a name? Well, sometimes it’s a number that stands out and not just the name. Take these iconic numbered brand names for instance; Chanel No. 5, WD40,...
Winery of the Week: Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles
David Hunt, owner and winemaker, spent years looking for the perfect venue for his wines and eventually settled on a uniquely beautiful property of over 550 acres...
Food & Beverage World’s California Wines of the Year 2014
As per tradition here at Food & Beverage World, for our final post of 2014, we highlight the best wines we tasted this past year as we announce the winners...
New Belgium’s Wintertime Favorites
It’s starting to feel more and more like winter, which means the return of beloved cold-weather favorites from New Belgium Brewing. Their Accumulation White...
George’s Rants and Raves: UV Salty Caramel Apple Vodka
I approach tasting flavored vodkas with, in the words of my favorite author, Hunter S. Thompson, “fear and loathing”. Actually, it’s more like a crap shoot...
Low Calorie NYE Cocktails with Caliche Rum
If over-indulging for the holidays has been the trend of the season and you’re looking to slowly transition to a New Year’s Resolution of staying healthy,...
Winery of the Week: Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles
At Hunt Cellars, winemaker David Hunt, has an artistic side, too. Alas, David lost his sight in 1989, so his expressions of art come in the form of his winemaking...
Festive HoHoHo-liday Cocktails
The holidays will be here before you know it, so it’s time to stuff the stockings, trim the tree, and pour the hot cocoa! Leave the last-minute gift wrapping frenzy...
George’s Rants and Raves: Ferrand Ambre and 1840 Cognacs
All cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is cognac. You can pretty much make brandy anywhere in the world out of any white grape juice and distill it any which way...
