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Wine is often perceived as a stuffy, fussy thing, but it doesn't have to be. Sure, different flavors may go better with different foods, but in the end everyone's palate is different, and there's no reason you need to be a sommelier -in-training to order a decent wine with your meal. It's easier than you think, and we sat down with a wine expert and educator to come up with some tricks you can take with you to the restaurant. Ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant can be a tricky affair, especially if you're on a date or you're ordering with a group of people and they all turn to you for advice.
How to Order Wine at a Restaurant Without Looking Clueless
Open a Beer with Your Forearm
If a twist-top beer is too tight to open with your bare hands and you don't want to use your shirt, you can twist the top off by placing the cap forcefully in the flesh of your forearm and pushing it in as you twist as shown in the video tip above from culinary site Chow.com. We've featured lots of methods for opening beer bottles here at Lifehacker. From using a countertop to a car door to even a piece of paper .
The Spanish design agency Sidecar Publicidad has released a series of wine label designs for each of the seven deadly sins. Envy, Lust, Gluttony and the rest are all here, represented in visually striking forms. That bright, shiny gold bottle inspires envy, and the red, lingerie-laced bottle is as lusty as it gets.
Seven Deadly Sins Wine
Stock Your Bar for $100
Stocking a bar is a difficult task. Stocking a bar for $100 is even more difficult. Let's take a look at three different methods for gearing up your liquor cabinet for parties of various sizes on the cheap. Photo by this_could_be_my_house . Note: Now is a good time to remind everyone of the dangers of alcohol. College is definitely a time to make mistakes, but please—for the love of God—do so safely.The Art of Beer in Atlanta: Hop City
Ommegang Abbey Ale – a delectable American take on the classic Abbey Dubbel of Belgium The craft beer revolution is not just alive and kicking in Atlanta, it’s growing . The adherents to this revolution in Atlanta, those who truly respect and celebrate craft beer, know Hop City as a modern monument to their cause. Hop City stocks over 1,000 different bottles of beer, from American craft beers to German classics to the great imports of Belgium. While it may be the beer that gets beer lovers in the door, it is the service and quality that keep them coming back.
Fill half a short glass with ice, pour in 45mL vodka and 15mL Raspberry liqueur (Chambord). Fill to top with half ginger beer and half cranberry juice. Stir and serve sprinkled with shaved ginger and lime peel.
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The Many Varieties of Beer Poster | Cool Material
Beer is like the Pavlovian trigger-word for most men. We love the stuff–truly, madly, deeply–but many of us don’t know much about the object of our affection. There are many kinds of beers made many different ways with many different ingredients, and in order to be a better drinker lover, we must educate ourselves. Pop Chart Lab’s Varieties of Beer poster visually lays out many of those beer varieties, how they relate to each other, and which brands we see on shelves make which kinds. Call it market research, or just something to whet your appetite, but we’re convinced this is a must for any beer-loving guy, which is another way of saying for any male human. $25
Learning how to taste wines is a straightforward adventure that will deepen your appreciation for both wines and winemakers. Look, smell, taste - starting with your basic senses and expanding from there you will learn how to taste wines like the pros in no time! Keep in mind that you can smell thousands of unique scents, but your taste perception is limited to salty, sweet, sour and bitter. It is the combination of smell and taste that allows you to discern flavor. Pour a glass of wine into a suitable wine glass.
The Basics of Wine Tasting
Tasting beer can be very rewarding. As you encounter new styles or brands it helps to know what to look for in a new beer as well as how to evaluate it. Take your time and work through the aspects of the brew one by one. If you are pouring the beer yourself from a bottle gently run it down the side of the glass. Judge your pour speed based on the head that is forming. Aim to have about a two finger head when you're done.
Beer Tasting - A How To Guide to Beer Tasting
82 Delicious Facts about Wine
The smell of young wine is called an “aroma” while a more mature wine offers a more subtle “bouquet.” a In ancient Greece, a dinner host would take the first sip of wine to assure guests the wine was not poisoned, hence the phrase “drinking to one’s health.” “Toasting” started in ancient Rome when the Romans continued the Greek tradition but started dropping a piece of toasted bread into each wine glass to temper undesirable tastes or excessive acidity. e
DIY Juice to Alcohol Kit
Every once in a while a product comes along that just stops us in our tracks. Sometimes it's a new gadget, sometimes it's an expensive piece of electronics. Today, it is something very low tech, but unbelievably awesome: the DIY Juice to Alcohol Kit . Take some deep breaths and get ready for the biggest smile you've had in a long time. Read on, friend.Cork'd Content
Today marks a bittersweet day for Cork’d as we announce it will wind down operations. After 1.5 years, CEO, Lindsay Ronga will move on to other opportunities. “Working with Gary and Jon marked a milestone in my career and I am so thankful for the opportunity. Who knows… at some point we may all reconnect in the future,” says Lindsay.Oxygénée Ltd is a UK-based company operating in the field of absinthe, rare and ancient spirits, and vintage wine. We have additional offices and subsidiary companies in both France and in Germany and are proud co-owners of the historic Distillerie Les Fils d'Emile Pernot in Pontarlier, one of only two French absinthe distilleries surviving from the pre-ban era.
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Visit the Musée de l'Absinthe in Auvers sur Oise Although not affiliated with this site (which is purely an online museum), we strongly recommend a visit to the Musée de l'Absinthe in Auvers sur Oise, about an hour outside Paris. Founded by Marie-Claude Delahaye, the doyenne of French absinthe historians, the Musée de l'Absinthe is entirely dedicated to the history and lore of absinthe and La Fee Verte, with a wonderful collection of art, posters, historical documents and absinthe artifacts.