6 Best Alternatives for Red and White Cooking Wines

Best Alternatives for Red and White Cooking Wines

If you are preparing for dinner and realize you do not have the cooking wine on hand that your dish is calling for, don’t be so quick to dismiss that recipe! There are several alternatives for red or white wine for cooking, and you probably have them in your kitchen!  We use wine for cooking to add acidity, […]

Why and How to Decant Wine

Why and How to Decant Wine

Every celebration is just a little imperfect without a bottle of wine. What better way to improve its taste than through decanting? Decanting is a way of pouring wine into a different container to strengthen its flavor without moving the sediment from the bottle.  Once you learn how to decant wine and appreciate its benefits, you […]

8 Reasons Vodka Drinks Are Good for Your Health

8 Reasons Vodka Drinks Are Good for Your Health 

Vodka drinks are popular simply because they are delicious and easy to order. Aside from being an excellent cocktail shaker, vodka can also promote overall health and well-being. In moderation, one can enjoy several vodka health benefits.  What Is Vodka?   The origin of vodka dates back to the 8th and 9th century. Early on, drinking vodka […]

Alcoholic Beverages: Definition, Production, and Ingredients

Alcoholic Beverages - Definition, Production, and Ingredients

Historically, alcohol has been used for social activities, both religious and non-religious practices, and as a dietary component and medicinal agent.  Alcohol drinking by different cultures predates written history. It is no longer recommended for therapeutic purposes because of its ability to intoxicate users when taken in large amounts.  Whether you choose to drink beer, […]

Can You Drink a Low Carb Alcohol While on a Diet?

Can You Drink Alcohol on a Low-Carb Diet

Low-carb diets have recently become increasingly popular for weight loss. It cuts out refined grains, starchy vegetables, and fruits, focusing instead on healthy fats and proteins. But how about alcohol? Can you consume low carb alcoholic drinks while on a diet? Let’s check the recommendations.  Generally, alcohol contains many calories devoid of vitamins, minerals, or other […]

Bottoms Up: The Best Alcoholic Beverages for Different Occasions

Bottoms Up - The Best Alcoholic Beverages for Different Occasions

Every occasion, be it a birthday party, wedding, first date, Friday night, or Sunday brunch, it is always a good time to have a drink or two. Many people are used to drinking just beer or wine, but there are several other great alcoholic beverages that you should try from time to time.  However, with the […]

A Toast to Your Health: Which is Better, Beer or Wine?

A Toast to Your Health - Which is Better, Beer or Wine

Hundred years ago, experts observed that chest pain, also known as angina, was far less common in France than in other countries. This comparatively low rate of heart disease in France despite a diet that includes plenty of butter and cheese was later called the French paradox.  Experts suggested that red wine makes the difference. […]

6 Tasty Wine Cocktails to Make in 2020

6 Tasty Wine Cocktails to Make in 2020

For many years, wine cocktails got a bad rap because of wine coolers. Thankfully, they are having a moment once again, and for great reasons. As pretty as they are light and refreshing, they make for a good drink whether you throwing a party for two or 32. You can craft spritzes and sangrias in batches. […]

Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine? 

Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine

With the drinking culture we have developed in the past few decades, liquor stores and bars alike have acquired a wide variety of specialty wines, beers, and spirits. Among the fastest-growing crazes is the resurgence of moonshine. This formerly hush-hush, home-distilled drink of backwoods Appalachia is now legit! Its sale is being regulated by the US […]