With Urban Hops, the Urban Grape has found the cure for what ‘ales’ you
Don’t consider yourself a beer drinker? The Urban Grape, purveyors of one of the best wine and spirits collections in this town, is set to prove you wrong with their new curated craft beer program, Urban Hops.
America’s craft beer revolution detailed one sip at a time in ‘The Audacity of Hops’
A new book by beer enthusiast and journalist Tom Acitelli is getting us nice and thirsty for tall glass of something heavy on the hops. “The Audacity of Hops” explores the craft beer revolution as people put down the cans and pick up home-bottled or specialty brews instead.
THURSTY: Spoke Wine Bar speaks to more than just the grapes
The opening of Spoke Wine Bar in Somerville late last month continued the increasingly fine food and drink-centric neighborhood’s expansion. In other words, Davis Square just got a little Davis Squarier. It’s a welcome addition. The space, with 12 tables brushing up against a 10-seater bar that sweeps back toward a small open kitchen, is a little joint that thinks big in its sourcing of unique wines and a full, dynamic bar program.
Sip from a keg at Le Virtu
Wines on tap offer a fresher sipping experience
Drew Barrymore talks new wine, Barrymore Wines
The movie mogul and new mom on her latest venture
Online wine auction to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
Members of the wine industry are banding together for an online wine auction that is raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
First wine from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s French vineyard to hit Web
The first wine to be sold from a French vineyard owned by Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will go on offer this week to online buyers with a thirst for celebrity.
Don’t judge a Francis Ford Coppola wine by its bottle
Roaming through the wine store, you’ll come across a ton of labels that
sometimes do a disservice to the wine inside the bottle.
Drink up: Vampire Vineyards Pinot Noir
Perfectly respectable pinot noir for everyday drinking, despite its
kitschy name.
Fast food: Would you like wine with that?
The nights you give up and grab Chipotle in a postwork fog are, likely, the nights you could really use a glass of wine.