The excellent wine of Mount Ventoux
Fortunately for us wine drinkers, the Benedictine monks who have been planting grapes on the slopes for centuries were not sissies
Food & Drink
Thursday
Monday
The fine wines of Meursault
The feast was all about some of the finer things the French have to offer — wine, food and fashion
Wine highlights from Inauguration Day
For us deplorables, it was a celebratory occasion
Friday
How beer cracked France
This trend is, in part, due to the increasingly positive perception of anglophone culture
The Bloody Mary deserves more than brunch
With the right tweaks, and the right ingredients, it can be an amazing drink, not just for a brunch, but for a great night too
The best winter wines
Probably the fanciest wine I had over the holiday season was a 2021 Échezeaux Grand Cru from Marchand-Tawse
Thursday
My thoughts on Malört
Chicago’s legendary liqueur… isn’t as bad as people say
Strong stuff for a Dry January
There are some great mocktails to fuel you through the doldrums
The master Kyè
The wine is eminently drinkable, by which I mean two people can get outside of a bottle before they can say ‘antipasto’
Tuesday
Where Trump’s Washington will actually be hanging out
The Washingtonian offered some guesses. Cockburn fills in the gaps
Thursday
Cocktails for a merry, tipsy Christmas
Yule regret it in the morning
The secrets of Super Tuscans
What if I told you that some of the most spectacular wines in Italy were made from the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc) and Merlot?
Monday
A sip of the Vieux Carré
The cocktail is a love letter to the tangled, intoxicating spirit of New Orleans
The objectively, subjectively, best vineyards in the world
Isn’t one’s taste in wine a classic instance of de gustibus non disputandum est? Well, yes and no
Thursday
DC bar Political Pattie’s gets hazed for being bipartisan
‘Our business was judged by its outside appearance before anyone ever took the chance to learn what we were about on the inside,’ say the owners
Thursday
Kombucha future: my scoby is taking over my life
When I’m old, I won’t have arthritis, and my blood pressure will be the cynosure of three counties
Prosecco goes posh
The perfect marriage of fun and chic hails from Italy
Shaking up the mojito
It’s decadent, spicy and boozy as hell; what’s not to love?
Portuguese wines are back
The wines of Portugal have entered, or reentered, public consciousness in a stately manner
Monday
Trying the best coffee in the world
Sometimes we need to remember what coffee can be, how great it can taste, the ritual around it and how much we owe to it
