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Why France?
I recently ran into a friend of mine and our conversation turned to the topic of wine. He told me of his new wine cellar and how he and his wife often enjoyed spending evenings together sharing a bottle. He
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Literary Wine Travel Tales
Vacation is almost over. You are at the airport. You have some loose change, some odd Euros. There is the duty free store. Will it be perfume or cologne, chocolates, Cuban cigars, single malt scotch whiskey, or wine? Wine can
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Seasonal Wines & Outdoor Cooking
There is nothing better than sipping a cool refreshing glass of German Riesling while lounging about on a hot summer day. Indeed, light bodied white wines are the beverages of choice on such occasions. The gentle sweetness and clean, fresh
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Bar Chat: The Intoxicologist
I first met Cheri Loughlin (a.k.a. The Intoxicologist) a few years ago at a cocktails class we both attended. At that time, she was just beginning to post on the web the results of some of her research into distilled
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PBR: A Blue Ribbon Beer?
Pabst is an American success story in the truest sense. Founded by a German, and recently sold to a Greek, it’s a brewery that brews no beer, as it’s under contract with an American/Canadian/South African company (MillerCoors), partially headquartered in
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Libation Conversation: Maurice Hennessy
Maurice Hennessy, eighth-generation descendent of Hennessy Cognac founder Richard Hennessy, paid a visit to Omaha recently. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with Maurice learning more about his family and about Hennessy Cognac, and he was kind enough
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Bar Chat: The Boiler Room
I had an opportunity recently to sit down with Chris Engles, lead bartender at The Boiler Room in the Old Market. Chris’s dedication to the craft of bartending and the art of creating truly amazing cocktails is remarkable and must
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Great Wine with Great Meals
The holidays are a time for tradition; however, let’s try jumping out of the box and explore some new and different wine-food matches. We will look at wine parings for three time-honored holiday meals: traditional turkey dinner, baked glazed ham
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Back Labels: A Guide to Buying European Wines
There are thousands of individual wine producers imported into the United States each year. For the professional wine buyer, there’s always a rising star producer emerging from an up-and-coming European wine region, making the task of knowing all of them
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The Cigar Bar is Back in Town
So you might have heard recently that a crack in the armor of the mighty Nebraska state government has been achieved. No, they didn’t legalize medical marijuana or marijuana concentrates like rosin (click to learn) for medical use. Big frowny
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