Wine of the Week! 01/23/24

“They have two lines. The Cellars de Can Suriol wines use their own grapes, while their Azimut line (“Azimut” is a Catalan word referring to the line between the sun and the sea.) – features easy-going wines made from locally purchased organic grapes …”

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Cider Spotlight!

“Megan Hereford and Jocelyn Kuzelka are two long-time friends who got bitten by both the wine and cider bugs. By the 2010s, Hereford was selling ‘all the things that wine- and cidermakers use to craft fine wine and cider,’ while Kuzelka was consulting with winemakers and cidermakers around the country as well as making her own small batches of each. The two finally decided to start their own winery, and in 2021, Daring Wine Company was born in Stuart, VA (some 40+ miles to the west of Danville). Staying true to their multiple interests, they not only make wine but also cider, like this one …”

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Wine of the Week! 01/02/24

“Today, Michel and his wife Carole still oversee the winemaking [at Vignobles Michel Dulon] with sustainably farmed grapes, while their daughters, Sophie and Françoise manage the business. They put out this affordable Bordeaux, separate from their house label …”

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Beer of the Week! 01/02/24

“There’s room in the world for an NEIPA juice bomb, and One Family Brewing Company in Lovettsville, VA … being veterans, probably, would not approve of us cavalierly talking about dropping any types of bombs, but they’re certainly not afraid to make a juicy, zesty old New England Style IPA, and we’re all for that …”

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Beer Spotlight!

“Someone just walked into the store looking for a decent stout that wasn’t going to be huge and overwhelming. We took them right to this baby. The Sunrise Eclipse is as light-bodied as a Dry Irish Stout with quite a different flavor profile …”

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Beer of the Week! 12/26/2023

“In 2015, in Herndon, VA, Brothers-in-law Andrew Kelley and Kai Leszkowicz founded Aslin Beer Company. (Aslin is their wives’ maiden name.) Their very first beer was this New England Style IPA, the Orange Starfish. Though they’ve brewed many NEIPAs over the years, with a number of them being variations on the Orange Starfish, they’ve yet to abandon their first love …”

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Beer Spotlight!

“It was as if Bamburg brewers said, ‘The smoke gives the beer flavor. What’s the big deal? That’s what beer is.’ Thus, Bamburg is the home (since 1767) of Brauerei Schlenkerla, internationally known for its Rauchbier …”

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Wine of the Week! 12/18/2023

“Two weeks ago, we talked about the prestigious Dão region in the mountains of north central Portugal when we featured the entry level red from Quinta dos Grilos (Cricket Farm). … Now, we’re pleased to feature their next step up, the Grilos Dão Reserva …”

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Beer of the Week! 12/18/23

The Häxan is one of Right Proper’s earliest beers. A robust porter, it’s Swedish for ‘witch,’ taking its name from a 1922 Swedish silent documentary film on witchcraft. (That’s one of things we love about craft beer; things are rarely boring.)

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Beer Spotlight!

“St. Bernardus is the beer that you want to think is a Trappist ale, but isn’t. It’s close, though. For years, we’ve called it ‘the beer that’s as close as you can get to Trappist without actually being Trappist.’ Truth be told, we may’ve seen closer, but it’s fun to say that, and the beer is good enough to make monks jealous — turns out, for good reason …”

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