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Remember the first time the intense aroma of Sauvignon Blanc smacked you in the face? Have you been chasing that in other wines? Then these Sauvignon Blanc substitutes are for you! On the hunt for herbal dry white wines? Try these What Makes a Great Sauvignon Blanc Substitute? When it comes to finding an alternative […]
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My grandaddy is a farmer. I was raised on our little bit of land and there was never a year when at least two massive gardens were not planted; most of the time there were three to four. Now in his 80s he still plants and tends the garden, and does so with an enthusiasm. […]
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Chocolate Christmas Ale Cake with Dulce de leche Cream Filling Do you Christmas cake or do you Christmas pie? I do both. I love this chocolate pie that’s requested so regularly I am not allowed to attend holiday gatherings without it. But I also want cake because I’m like that. Apparently, I just love chocolate […]
Read moreA perfect after dinner drink, Bourbon Cream from Buffalo Trace Distillery. With both Christmas and New Year’s rapidly approaching, one unique bottle of bourbon to have on hand is Bourbon Cream from the award-winning Buffalo Trace Distillery. Most imbibers are well aware of Baileys Irish Cream, but there are a few alternatives out there, including […]
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Concrete egg-shaped fermenters: One of the newest trends in innovative wine-making? Or a doomed fad destined to go the way of the mullet? Maybe you’ve seen one of these humpty dumpty-esque looking objects brooding in the corner of your favorite tasting room or wine cave and thought to yourself: “what the heck is that?” Let’s […]
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I was raised as a Southern Baptist. For those of you who also grew up in the south, there are some common experiences we both likely shared growing up in the Bible belt: hellfire and brimstone preaching, potlucks galore, youth trips where sex and alcohol were the norm (not for me though), and the occasional […]
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(San Diego, CA) – This past weekend, a mutual friend on Facebook, a person who is a former employee of Green Flash Brewing, casually broke the news that Green Flash Brewing has been sold. Here are the bullet points from our friend and former GF employee as well as SweetWater Brewing’s media department, more info […]
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Let’s understand wine aromas through the science behind them. As it turns out, those little whiffs of fruit, flowers, and “minerality” help us deconstruct a wine. Behind those countless flavors we sniff is a molecule. It enters your nose, impacts your olfactory receptors, and generates a signal to your brain which tells us things like, […]
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In today’s episode, we cover the art of gift giving with John Ruhlin. John Ruhlin is the founder and CEO of Ruhlin Group, the master of building businesses by giving gifts, and the author of Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention. Giving the […]
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(ATLANTA, GA) – SweetWater Brewing Company, LLC (“SweetWater”) today announced that it has acquired Green Flash and Alpine Beer, partnering up with the two iconic West Coast craft beer brands that boast award-winning brews as SweetWater continues its new market, portfolio, and innovation expansion. Both Alpine, known for its highly-rated Duet and Nelson brews, and […]
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