So you have your new wine making kit and all the basic wine making supplies needed to start your first batch, but youve noticed a few potential additives and chemicals that have names more suited for chemistry class than wine...
Pizza, chili, steak, and oysters are just a few foods that taste great with a cold microbrew sitting slightly to the left of your plate. But have you ever had those foods fused into a beer? Believe it or not,...
Even if youre a lifelong beer lover, youll quickly find that youre in a whole new ballgame when you get a beer brewing kit and start learning how to make your own beer at home. There are a lot of...
If youre just getting started as a do it yourself vintner using wine making kits, one thing youll find is that theres a lot of unfamiliar terminology. There is admittedly a certain amount of jargon that goes along with the...
When youre loosening your belt after a hearty holiday meal of ham or turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pie, youre definitely in the mood for something special for a drink dessert. Ports and sherries are the typical answer...
Wine and food have been a staple of holiday meals long before the days of turducken, Thanksgiving football, and Christmas presents from Santa Claus. Like beer pairings with various holiday food options, drinking the right wine with the right type...
Holiday meals are much more than just a family eating around a dinner table, enjoying good food and beverages. Winter holidays are day-long marathons of eating and drinking, punctuated by the biggest meal of all at dinner time. While most...
Autumn brings us more than the start of football season; as any beer lover knows, this is also a time of year which heralds the arrival of some great seasonal brews. If youre a home brewer, you may want to...
Once youve made your first batch (or two) of home brew, youll probably want to begin exploring all that the world of home brewing has to offer. Of course, if youre new to making your own beer, youre going to...
