By Aakanksha Agarwal
If you’d ask Ben Casteel the clichéd-but-revelatory question of how he got into wine, his easy answer would be that he was born into it. His long answer? “I had…
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5 Pairings to Prove Vegetables Go with Wine
Spring has sprung, y’all. Plant them flowers, get your seeds in the ground … maybe take an easier route with some starts for peas or carrots. Now is the time…
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Idaho Suds (Not Spuds) with a Side of Sunshine.
April is Idaho Craft Beer Month. So is every month, frankly. But since someone bothered to make it official, it’s important to honor that effort and grab a beer. With…
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Vermouth 101: Northwest Producers Serve Vermouth with a Twist
The word vermouth probably comes from German, wermut. The bottle vermouth, for so many, probably comes from the dark reaches of the liquor cabinet – half consumed and long ignored….
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4 Questions with Sadie Drury of North Slope Management
When Washington Winegrowers felicitated Sadie Drury for the prestigious Grower of the Year Award, there were few people as surprised as Drury herself by the well-deserved accolade. She is not…
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Guide to Translating Wine Tasting Notes: Part 2
Baking spices, minerality, spicy earth, fruity, floral … big deal! You’ve progressed past the elementary parlance of winespeak and are ready for the next level of this guide to translating…
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The Spring Issue of Sip is Here! 👇
Days are getting longer and weather is getting warmer. The change in seasons also means a new issue of Sip Magazine. Check out the Spring issue for warm weather cocktail…
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Guide to Translating Wine Tasting Notes, Part 1
You’re at a winery tasting room and are presented with the list of wines offered that day, each detailed with poetic verbiage describing the juice you’re about to taste. Or,…
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“The Italian Job” 5 Italian-Style Pils from the NW to drink now
What differentiates an Italian Pilsner from, say, a German or Czech Pilsner? It’s all about the hops. All Pilsners should be clean and smooth, but the Italian style will impart…
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A Taste of La Dolce Vita through PNW Sangiovese
Sangiovese, a quintessentially Italian grape, evokes so many more images than just Chianti, the delicious cherry-hued Tuscan wine for which it is best known. One could even say that it…
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