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Cantaloupe Mojito? Tomato Margarita? Drink Your Vitamins in Delicious Produce-Packed Cocktails
28Sep By adminNo Comments
World

Cantaloupe Mojito? Tomato Margarita? Drink Your Vitamins in Delicious Produce-Packed Cocktails

By Ian Knauer / Photographs by F. Martin Ramin/The Wall Street Journal, Food Styling by Kim Ramin Sept. 28, 2023 3:48 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)MY WIFE and her farm crew grow and manage about 13 acres of organic vegetables. It’s dirty, sweaty, backbreaking and, far too often, heartbreaking work. At the end of the day, or week, or summer, the farm crew only wants a couple things; a cold shower and a stiff drink. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.
20Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.

Ipswich, England — A British company is replacing glass wine bottles with a unique paper alternative, and bringing the product to the United States. Frugalpac designs and manufactures paper wine bottles in an effort to help decarbonize the drink industry. "The overall carbon footprint is much, much lower on a paper bottle than it is on the equivalent glass bottle. We believe it's up to six times lower," Frugalpac's product director JP Grogan told CBS News. The Frugalpac bottle weighs less than 3 ounces — almost five times lighter than a conventional glass bottle, saving on fuel and emissions in transport. Because each bottle starts its life flat-packed, it also means more of them can be transported at once.In their factory in Ipswich, southern England, the pre-cut recycled cardboard goes ...
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The 8 Best Santa Barbara Wine Tours
31Aug By adminNo Comments
Travel

The 8 Best Santa Barbara Wine Tours

Note: Some tour providers on this list may have ceased operations due to COVID-19. Check with your tour operator about availability before you book.Touted as the "American Riviera," Santa Barbara, California, is known for its beautiful mountain landscapes, abundance of outdoor activities and an overwhelming variety of fine dining experiences. What's more, a surprising number of wineries call this region home. If you want to experience southern California wine country (Napa Valley and Sonoma rule the north), sign up for a guided wine tour. After gathering both expert and traveler opinion, U.S. News found these eight tours to be the best available. Each tour offers its take on what makes Santa Barbara vino special, transportation between wineries and the chance to learn from local winemaker...
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Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depends.
10Aug By adminNo Comments
Travel

Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depends.

Here in Rías Baixas, the Galician home of albariño in northwestern Spain, the most typical answer to a direct question is, “It depends.”It’s not that Galicians are noncommittal or hedging their bets. It’s more that they are aware of the complexity of many situations and don’t want to overly simplify matters.That’s why if you ask a winemaker here about the future of albariño, or best practices for growing the grapes or making the wines, the response you are most likely to get is, “It depends.”The answers to these sorts of questions are especially pertinent now as Rías Baixas is at an inflection point. Since Rías Baixas became an appellation in 1988, growers and winemakers have been encouraged to produce albariño and plenty of it.The result has been a popular commodity wine: cheap, aromatic...
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