In photo, left to right: Thea Dwelle of Luscious Lushe’s blog, Lisa de Bruin of Hahn Estates, Jeff “El Jefe” Stai of Twisted Oak Winery, Wine Mutineer Alan Kropf, Russ Beebe of the Winehiker blog
On December 7, Wine Mutineer Alan Kropf stopped by the Hahn Estates sales office in Napa, CA to participate in a session about wineries and bloggers collaborating. Cheers to the fine people at Hahn Estates for putting this on. In addition to Hahn’s new media guru Lisa de Bruin attending this session, Hahn President William Leigon, Winemaker Adam LaZarre, Director of Vineyard Operations Andy Mitchell, VP of Sales Evelyn Pool, and Lisa Adams-Walter from Public Relations also attended. Continue Reading »
Many recipes that are used around the holiday season require alcohol. For those of you that don’t want to consume any alcohol here is a chart that will let you know how much of the alcohol will burn-off and how much will still remain in the finished product. Continue Reading »
Beer: Heather Ale
Co-Owner: Bruce Williams
Brewery: Williams Brewing Co.
What is the perfect food to pair with this beer?
“Perfect food is Roast game bird, Grouse or pheasant, as these birds live in the heather covered Glens of Scotland.” Continue Reading »
I’ve finally had a chance to sift through the rubble of our recent West Coast tour, and am pumped to write about my experience at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen in the Sonoma County hamlet of Healdsburg. We were meeting The HoseMaster of Wine for a fireside chat about wine, the roaring 90’s, and where he gets all the nudie pictures for his blog.
There was a lot to like at Dry Creek Kitchen, but the wine list is what really blew me away. For starters, it had an identity in that is nearly all Sonoma based. (I say nearly all because I recall a Port on the list). Palmer is an outspoken advocate of using local products in his cooking, so the old saying of “If it grows together, it goes together” applies when it comes to pairing. Continue Reading »
Beer: BiFrost Winter Ale
Brewmaster: Dick Cantwell
Brewery: Elysian Brewing Co.
What is the perfect food to pair with this beer?
“Something fairly hearty and with its hop character it could go with something spicy such as Indian food” Continue Reading »
Well, it’s that time of year again – the Holidays are here. It seems only appropriate to give the Mutineer following some go-to holiday cocktails. Without further ado, here are 4 cocktails sure to bring holiday cheer.
Tezón Mistletoe
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Tezón Blanco Tequila
- 1/2 oz. Triple Sec
- 1/2 oz. Pomegranate Juice
- Mumm Champagne
- Pomegranate Seeds (for garnish)
Serving:
Pour ingredients into glass. Fill the rest of glass with Champagne. Garnish with pomegranate seeds. Continue Reading »
Beer: Deschutes Jubelale
Brewmaster: Larry Sidor
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery
What is the perfect food to pair with this beer?
“I love food so that’s a hard one, I would say broccoli cheddar soup would go great with that.”
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Photo from, karlstrauss.com
Working at a brewery would seem like a pretty rewarding job. If you, like many of us, have a strong love for the malty goodness that is beer, this would be a dream job. The Karl Strauss Brewing Company takes the dream job to another level.
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