100% Chardonnay here from the highly regarded Howard Park Wines and Burch family. 2022 vintage sees most of the base wine. Some new oak for maturation and some parcels underwent malolactic fermentation. Disgorged after 20 …

The second vintage release of this sneaky ‘white from black’ bubbly. Made from 100% Shiraz (maybe the only BdN made from Shiraz in the land?) harvested from the Sugarloaf Creek vineyard. Cork seal and no …

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. True that. But sometimes, we have no idea about the journey. We just take a step without putting much thought into it. It is …

Last Saturday, I conducted another Blind Tasting at our humble little abode here in Houston, to which I invited other wine writers from the area. As you may recall, I conducted a tasting of American …

This past weekend, I conducted another Blind Tasting at our humble little abode here in Houston, to which I invited several other local writers to help me go through the 48 bottles of domestic sparkling …

Raimonds Tomsons is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Raimonds Tomsons Raimonds Tomsons Raimonds Tomsons has many years of experience working as a sommelier. Recently, he worked as Manager and Head …

In April 2021, the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association (JSLMA) announced a new set of labeling standards dictating what can and can’t be called “Japanese Whisky.” The guidance is an agreement among the more …

As the U.S.’s best-selling spirit, vodka is a beloved staple for a reason. It shines in classic cocktails like the Martini and Bloody Mary and is beloved in creations like the Moscow Mule and Espresso …

The Heaven Hill Heritage Collection, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, and Willett portfolio all contain some of the most sought-after bourbons on the market. Unfortunately, the bourbon nerds — a.k.a. Taters — usually snatch up all …

We like to keep things fairly evergreen here at “Cocktail College.” However, it would feel a bit out of place to run an episode on eggnog at the height of summer when sweat is dripping …

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