Monthly Archive for July, 2010

“Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water.  Dark and dusty, painted on the sky.  Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye. Country roads, take me home.  To the place where I belong.” -John Denver Every country has it’s hillbillies.  Its backwaters where the yokels live by their own rules.  For Brazil, these people are called […]

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It’s that time of year again. The time when the die-hard homebrewers sit back with a cold pint, reminisce over their favorite beers and put pen to paper for a legendary vote of epic proportions. Bragging rights will be forever held, children will defend the honor of their brewmaster dads in schoolyards around the world […]

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Classic Cocktail Tuesdays: The Sidecar

“Oo la la…who is that dashing American in the leather jacket?” “Why that’s Captain Sidecar, mademoiselle.  But you be careful with his kind.” The Hôtel Ritz is one of the grandest, most opulent hotels in the world.  Built in 1898 in the heart of Paris, its bar saw the likes of Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest […]

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  $30 (Includes 4 glasses of Riesling) $15 (Music only)  Prepare yourselves for an event that will change lives, hearts and minds.  Four amazing bands chosen for their high acidity, elegant concentration of fruit and incredible sense of place.  The Bands:  (Click their names to hear why you don’t wanna miss this): 

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Classic Cocktail Tuesdays: The Bijou

As the Gulf Coast wakes up to another morning of promises from their good friend, BP, the world waits to see if their latest containment cap scheme will finally stop the gushing oil. After 83 days of being pounded by black crude, the Louisiana Bayou has been sent through the ringer.  Add to that, the […]

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Summer of Riesling Wine Bar Crawl

Well, looky looky, we’ve got ourselves a good ol’ bar crawl. That’s right, folks, we (the lunatics of Terroir Wine Bar) have cooked up a new venture for this year’s Summer of Riesling and brought along some of our Riesling-loving friends.  Get in on the action and all-hail the greatest wine grape known to man. […]

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There was a time when pilots were heroes and the nation was fascinated by their exploits in the sky. Captain Sully Sullenberger aside (you are a prince among men, sir), we’ve moved into a new realm of hero.  Like Justin Bieber, for instance–I mean, like, wow, how does he get those bangs so perfect?  But […]

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We came by boat.  We drank with tiny cups.  We conquered the crowds? Brewfest 2010 has come and gone.  For some, it was an afternoon of craft beer heaven.  For others, it was like being trapped on an island of thirsty, angry savages with the mere mirage of food and beer only on the horizon. […]

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