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Georg J. Riedel, owner of the fancy wine-glass giant, is down on beer in a recent Baltimore Sun article: “Beer is a very common drink, something served in stadiums in paper cups.” Someone needs to send him a copy of Grape vs. Grain and buy him a train ticket to Bruges for a week. Should […]
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[Update: take our poll below!] How to reduce your carbon footprint? This time, the answer is drink your wine from a box! ‘ITALY’S Agriculture Ministry announced this month that some wines that receive the government’s quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That’s right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, […]
Read MoreSam Calagione founded one of my favorite breweries, and Elizabeth Downer’s Pittsburgh Post Gazette review of his new book, coauthored by wine guru Marnie Old glosses on a couple of important factoids before skipping to generalities, and recommending a bunch of wines. Folks say that the book — He Said Beer, She Said Wine — […]
Read MoreI dig this guy’s (well, assuming gender from the moniker Saucyman) writing. From SAUCYMAN: “My bias leans towards beer; wine has always remained a bit of a mystery to me. Beer is easy, heuristic; wine has always seemed like taking an SAT I am ill-prepared for, where I inevitably fail both the analytical (Zinfandel, Merlot […]
Read MoreAnd the winner is…. Shawn the Beer Philosopher, with: “In wine is truth, in beer is strength … in between them both is one happy man!” Enjoy the book, and keep your tables ring free! Thanks to all the contributors. Grape vs. Grain is now available nationwide.
Read MoreCaption This Image! Ahh, the life of a brewing scientist. Pictured above is Grape vs. Grain author Charles Bamforth at a food-fashion-themed cookout. Well, look which beverages were happy to pose in the picture! It just… it begs for a caption contest. Comment something witty below! The winner gets a copy of the book and […]
Read MoreIt’s Friday. Feeling healthy? I’m not qualified to give any dietary advice but… if you’ve been drinking wine as a healthy alternative to beer, perhaps you should reconsider. Then again, who am I to talk? That picture to the left was taken in my kitchen after a night of heavy fermentation. The result was a […]
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