You’re the reason your dad drinks, so you might as well get him what he wants for Father’s Day. Spirits There’s even more Japanese influence in the American bar scene now than there was among the Impressionists, so try starting with one of these new, fantastic (yet affordable enough to not make him ask why you […]
Category Archives: Wine
Krugfused
I was perplexed by a couple of one-off events that Krug hosted at Tales of the Cocktail last year, but forgot about it until I ran across the photos that I took. Their brand ambassadors invited out a bunch of bartender buddies out on the company dime to eat oysters and pig meat at good, […]
Vice Cream #1: Cherry Chocolate Port
I wrote this in July of 2009, right after buying an ice cream maker, and just discovered that I never posted it. To this day, I have only ever used my ice cream maker to freeze alcoholic treats. Cherry Chocolate Port Ice Cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon corn starch 3 large egg yolks 1 […]
Visiting Vintners at Press Club
I rarely leave San Francisco, except by plane, and the occasional trek north to wine country, so being able to get the tasting room experience without actually leaving the city would be a blessing. Press Club has answered my lazy cry (really more of a grumble), presenting their series of Visiting Vintner events. Every Thursday […]
Vin de Noix
As posted yesterday, I made a batch of nocino with TSB, but we also made Vin De Noix, a French walnut wine. Vin de Noix 10 green walnuts, soaked overnight and quartered 500 ml vodka 1/2 c maple syrup 1/2 vanilla bean 2 cloves 2 orange slices 1 bottle white burgundy — Combine all ingredients […]
The San Graal of Simple Sangria
Some people have a magic touch, and TSB‘s furtive fingers mix the meanest sangria I’ve ever tasted, but she also makes the process quick and simple, despite the complexities that other sangria masters claim the drink requires. The following are her recipes, for which I can take no credit other than my role taste testing […]
Wine Purse, Where’s My Bourbon Briefcase?
Recently released by the Scandinavian Design Center, the Baggy Winecoat is a poorly named purse that holds the internal bag from boxed wine with a convenient pour spout and sturdy base for fashionable picnic drinking. In this age of Mad Men mimicry, when we can’t all keep a fully stocked bar in the office, I […]
Wine Cocktails
As mentioned yesterday, a shorter version of this article is in the latest issue of Drink Me Magazine. For most, wine cocktails are what we drank while backpacking across Europe at 19 years old – before we knew better. No longer relegated to bottomless Bellini brunch specials and champagne cocktails served to octogenarian knitting circles […]
Hey Look, I’m In A Magazine
I was asked to write a piece for Nirvino in Drink Me Magazine on making cocktails with wine. There’s a longer version of the article that I will post here tomorrow, but I wanted to give you the magazine page, which you can click to enlarge and read. Drink Me is having a party for […]
Send Quinn to Chile
Xplorador is sending someone *cough*pick me*cough* to Chile to experience the harvest and production of their wines. A buddy shot this video while I was standing outside a bar last night, so I’m throwing my gorro into the ring. I’d been out late with friends, so pardon the rambling, but I still believe that […]