http://nickonwine.com Purveyor of words - fine wines, spirits and cocktails. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:12:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The best selling “Scotch” in India is Bagpiper, a brand you most likely haven’t heard of, and the French drink more Scotch than Cognac, a lot more – to learn about these and the other trends dominating the world-wide spirits business, read my latest for BusinessWeek.com. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/08/17/whos-drinking-what-where/ When it comes to rosés -- and what better time to consider these delectable pink refreshers than right now, as we head into steamy August? – I generally prefer the pale, orange-hued beauties from Provence. I find much other rosé, those showing a darker, more crimson palate, to be heavy ... http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/08/01/refreshing-rosato/ Read my latest effort for BusinessWeek.com on cocktail creativity, and don't miss the slideshow featuring ten cool summer sippers. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/07/06/for-summer-cocktails-get-freshened-up/ I seem to spend much of my time wading through endless bottles of mediocre California wines that I sometimes wonder how the place ever got its reputation for fine winemaking. And then, pow! along comes a St Paul moment and I run across a winery making some seriously good wine, ... http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/06/24/california-chardonnay-as-it-should-be/ Tequila has come a long way from its outlaw image as the favored hooch of bikers and hippies -- it's now rivaling the best Scotch and Cognac in quality, and price too. Read about this remarkable transformation in my recent article for BusinessWeek.com. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/06/12/tequila-grows-up-and-gets-more-expensive/ America's craft breweries are making better and better beer, and you can read about ten of my favorites in my latest effort for Businessweek.com. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/02/22/micro-beers-brew-up-big-business/ As the wine revolution that transformed Tuscan winemaking in the 1970's has driven the price of land in this super-fashionable part of the world ever higher so it has driven ambitious winemakers to the more affordable south - first Umbria and increasingly these days, Puglia and even Sicily. The jury is ... http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2008/01/29/a-hearty-winter-red-wine-from-sicily/ Carved from the trolley, English Roast Beef is the best in the world, as I explore in the December issue of Delta Sky Magazine. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2007/12/09/the-roast-beef-of-england/ Read my article on Epicurious.com on Holiday Wines for All Seasons -- sparklers, hearty fall reds and even some gems from New Zealand. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2007/12/04/what-to-drink-in-novemberand-december/ hitting the market....and you can read all about them at Businessweek.com. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2007/12/04/new-whiskies-from-old-casks/