Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Videos on Feb 24th, 2010
They say that any day brewing is a good day. I couldn’t agree more (well, except for all that pesky sanitizing—that can be a real bitch). However, a good day brewing can go sour. And for us this weekend, it did.
Dead yeast? Nope. A broken carboy smashed all over our apartment? Nope. A boil-over volcano [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Spirits on Jan 23rd, 2010
“So, I know this underground Sake bar nearby…wanna go?”
“Hmm…I never really got into the stuff. The process is interesting but the taste is pretty rough,” I said. ”But an underground Sake bar, you say?”
My fearless guide was my friend, Taylor, an actor turned doctor who somehow manages to know more cool restaurants and bars than [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Jan 9th, 2010
“The Mondavi Chardonnay? Yes, its on Aisle 312 next to the Weber Twin-Propane Tank, Stainless Steel, Mega Wild-Game Grill.”
All across New York State, legislators and the wineries and wine shop owners they represent are in a heated debate. Should New York grocery stores be allowed to sell wine or should it remain the sole domain [...]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Sep 11th, 2009
Fire up the bat signal, commissioner! We’re being invaded by an army of citrusy hops and specialty malts this city has never seen the likes of! Rouse Batman from his cave, cause NY Craft Beer Week begins today and there’s no turning back!
As I write this, the taps are being screwed on, the glasses are [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Aug 31st, 2009
Look ma, I won me an award! And its drinkable!
I’m stoked to announce that my piece entitled “Portugal: the Land that Time Forgot” has been selected as a second place winner for the European Wine Blogger’s Conference awards. Looks like my time traipsing through the streets of Europe with a backpack on finally paid off [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Aug 12th, 2009
From the moment my foot hit the tarmac upon debarking from the plane, I knew I was in a different world. The warm Portuguese sun hit me square in the face and I had one of those palpable moments in life that you never forget. I literally felt the sands of time slow down, forcing [...]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Mar 22nd, 2009
There are innumerable similarities between what I drank yesterday and what the great man in tights drank. And so, in some bizarre, cosmic twist, time repeated itself in the beer world.
I found myself (for the third time) at the Manhattan Cask Ale Festival at Chelsea Brewing Co with the Hudson river lapping at the doorstep. [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Mar 8th, 2009
“Terroir speaks in a very still, small voice. It is easy not to hear it above the stentorian tones of 100% new oak, 15% alcohol and the extreme tannic extraction that we find in modern wines. We winemakers need to look long and hard in the mirror”
It pays to be curious, to take risks, to [...]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Dec 3rd, 2008
On a brisk November day, after a two-hour selection gala, Marlies Dumbsky, the 22-year-old winemaker from Volkach, rose victorious and placed the tiara upon her head as she was deemed the 60th German Wine Queen. And now, her world tour begins…
For one night only, we at Terroir wine bar found ourselves in the blessed position [...]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Apr 20th, 2008
The line was thirty deep and two people wide. A throng of revelers and beer fans who had come from every nook and corner of the city were there to taste the latest offerings from the mainly East Coast represented brewers. And what a perfect day for it.
A nip in the air, so [...]
