Known for being the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsica is a mountainous French island (measuring 50 x 100 miles) located in the Mediterranean, just north of Sardinia, 100 miles southeast of France, and 50 miles west of... Read More
Banane de Bresil is made of ripe Brazilian bananas soaked in neutral alcohol and then blended with banana spirit, oak-aged Cognac, and beet sugar for sweetness. Unlike the cheap artificial versions, Giffard's banana liqueur... Read More
Once you taste Pamplemousse, you will want to add it to everything! It's a grapefruit liqueur from the Loire Valley made with beet sugar spirit, cane sugar, and fresh pink peels steamed to extract essential oils for an intensely... Read More
The botanicals sourced within the Mediterranean, in addition to the traditional juniper, bitter orange peel, seville orangepeel, lemon peel, cardamon, and coriander seed, are Arbequina olives, basil from Italy, rosemary from Turkey,... Read More
What really differentiates the old Grandes Marques Champagne from the tiny producers is their transparency. You can't blame the mega brands for wanting to keep their recipes a secret, including fruit sources, base wines, and... Read More
Did your high school Italian help you recognize the word truffle? Tartufaia refers to a truffle forest in La Morra that borders Giulia's (aka Barologirl's) vineyards. Barolo is renowned for its tar and roses flavors, but... Read More
Nothing says luxury or festa like a bottle of Barolo, and one that's ready to drink immediately! Therefore, Giulia always releases her early-maturing La Tartufaia (truffle hunter, or place where truffles are grown) in magnums... Read More
Giulia Negri makes tiny amounts of her Barolo. Most are priced closer to the $100 range, which makes Pian delle Mole such a fantastic deal at $38. The fruit is from the high hillsides of La Morra and vinified into a ready-to-drink... Read More
Brigo is one of the most exciting new Sangiovese to hit the store. Why? It’s off-dry. That might sound odd for a wine from the epicenter of big, serious wines from Brunello country, but despite all expectations, Giuseppe... Read More
Though there were once 30 distilleries on the Kintyre peninsula (located in the sea between Islay and the Lowlands), now Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank are the only ones remaining in Campbeltown appellation. Founded in... Read More
Chile was once the destination for inexpensive versions of California wines, but now there is a new wave of natural winemaking featuring international and local varietals. Originally from Spain, the Pais grape (aka Mission) has... Read More
Determining which sherries are sweet can be challenging: Cream Sherry is sweet, and Pedro Ximenez (PX for short) is very sweet. Fortunately, Gonzalez Byass tells you right on the bottle that Nectar is dulce. Its sugars occur naturally... Read More
Good vodka is a by-product of Colombian coffee production. There are millions of tons of discarded cascara fruit once the coffee beans are separated from the cherries, so the guys behind Liquorworks decided to pay small coffee... Read More
