Beverage of the Week (BOW) – Archives
In addition to tasting our annual favorites from Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW), the 2025 fall releases include a new label from a trusted vineyard, The Lakeview Vineyard in the Green Valley of the Russian River, which has featured in previous TDW offerings, notably the 2021 Foxtrot and the 2021 and 2022...
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This marks our first exposure to the wines from Domaine St. Laurent, and it’s a very pleasing introduction. Their first release came from the 2019 vintage, and they have steadily been growing their estate vineyards and perfecting their craft. Rarely are you going to find a complex and charming Pin...
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We were smitten with this singular Gin from the very first sip. The corn-based spirit is the ideal blank canvas for the clever blend of botanicals that are the true star of this spirit. Waterloo crafts its Gins with the intention of keeping the juniper element as a supporting player rather than the...
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We are very pleased to see the second vintage of Troon Vineyard’s Druid’s Pink. One factor that makes this wine shine is the fact that all four varietals utilized are grown with the intention of creating a refreshing, yet substantial rosé wine. Like last year, their 2024 rosé is made with a bl...
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We at BevX have reviewed thousands of wines for nearly two decades since launching in 2006. In this time, just three wines have earned the rare 100-point moniker. Two of these three centurians were made at Tongue Dancer Wines, including this, the fourth edition of their Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay 20...
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The Esprit de Tablas is Tablas Creek's top-tiered, white Rhône-style blend and an annual favorite at BevX. It’s always a complex blend of white Rhône varietals, showcasing the winery’s depth of varietals in their estate vineyard. The 2023 vintage is comprised of 48% Roussanne, 22% Grenache Bla...
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Time flies when you’re drinking good Pinot. The 2023 vintage marks the 10th edition of The Tongue Dancer "Pinot de Ville" (PDV). The fruit for this edition of their Cadillac wine is sourced from the familiar Pratt Vineyard along Sexton Road in a zone that is technically within the Russian River Va...
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During the first years of the Oktoberfest, the Bavarian brewing law from 1539 stipulated that beer could only be brewed between the “Michaeli” or St. Michael’s day on September 29 and St. George’s feast day, April 23. Summer brewing in Germany was forbidden. The special brew for Okoberfest w...
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Papapietro Perry specializes in Pinot Noir, with 10 out of their 12 wines showcasing this Burgundian grape. Papapietro Perry offers several single-vineyard Pinots, as well as appellation designations like this Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir from 2022. The Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) is on...
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The 2023 vintage marks the tenth and final vintage of The Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) Putnam Vineyard Pinot Noir. Like many relationships that have run their course, the final ride was a bit chilly with the coldest harvest since 2011. Despite the air temperature, the wine is warm and inviting, deliver...
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The great Beers from Ayinger have been available in the US for decades. Our BOW, the great Oktober Fest-Märzen is available August through October or as long as it lasts. It's a seasonal beer brewed in March and destined to be ready for Oktoberfest. It's perfectly balanced and an ideal pairing to a...
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The name Maudite recalls the Quebec legend of La Chasse-galerie – or flying canoe – which tells of men who made a deal with the devil to fly their canoes to Montreal. An agreement required that no man could say the name of God. When one of them shouted, “Oh my God,” the canoes fell from the...
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Christian Drouin is perhaps the greatest of Calvados brands with a rich history and a depth of vintages that dazzle Brandy lovers. In recent years Guillaume Drouin has also moved the great Christian Drouin brand to be the leaders in innovation in the category. Christian Drouin’s superb “Le Gin...
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Of the hundreds of Trappist Monasteries in the world only 14 (six in Belgium) currently brew beer commercially. Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle was opened in 1836 in the Westmalle Abbey in Belgium. Westmalle crafts three beers — the Triple that we feature here, as well as a Double and a bee...
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Frequently Belgium Wit (white) beers are named for the town from which they hail like Blanche de Bruxelles or Blanche de Bruges among others. Blanche de Chambly takes its name from the Quebec town where the great Unibroue beers are made. The label features Fort Chambly the XVII century stone fortres...
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