By Greg B. It’s been a long and eventful year, but 2010 is coming to a close.  Since it’s nearly obligatory that everyone writes up a year-in-review type recap, I’ve compiled a short list …

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By Greg B. It was a year ago that I had the pleasure of enjoying a bottle of The Bruery’s 2 Turtle Doves, a 12% abv Belgian style dark ale brewed with toasted pecans, cocoa …

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By Greg B.  One of my favorite cooking activities as a child was to bake bread.  I have no idea why, but I fell in love with a traditional Czech Easter bread called Pascua, got …

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By Greg B.  There’s really nothing to it.  Honestly.  Churning butter was a pain in the neck back in the day, but with modern technology and machinery, it’s a snap! Of course you could still …

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My love for Côtes du Rhône Villages (CdRV) has been well documented on this site.  These wines represent some of the best values in the wine world.  There are 18 “Villages” appellations in the Rhone, each with …

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