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Month: October 2016

  • Alpine Mountain Honey: K2’s Italian Wine Primer, Part 2

    • Posted: 10/16/2016
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    Getting back to the good stuff…

    Italy is a fairly complicated wine country when you first look at it.  And then you start to study the landscape, all the grape varieties used, the different wine rules, D.O.C., D.O.C.G., I.G.P. – you get the idea, it’s a dense thicket of information.  Yet when you break it down, it’s relatively simple.  Like take for example the Tre Venezie, and particularly, the Trentino-Alto Adige part of Italy.

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  • Drink, Drank, But Not Drunk – An Adventure Into the Beverage Unknown

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    ​One of the main reasons The Foodie Press exists is to take a simple idea and, eventually, illustrate that it’s not so simple after all. From a single food item, to a style of cuisine, to a particular category or concept; dissecting, de-constructing, and studying the world around us is a unique privilege, and one that we’re endlessly challenged and excited by. So we know how easy it is to simply expect something as simple and ubiquitous as a drink to just be there. Read article

  • Introducing our Weekend of Fire X WoFi Award Winners!

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    To say that this year’s Weekend of Fire was a whirlwind (and a hot one, at that) would be a tremendous understatement. This was our 10th anniversary (which we’re sure you’re aware of), and we couldn’t have been happier with the turnout, the selection and the competitions. The level of excitement makes this festival brand new every year. All-in-all, it was an absolutely incredible weekend that has us already looking forward to next year in a big way. Read article

  • Wine Department: Shine in the Valley: A Look at the Rhone Valley, Northern vs. Southern

    • Posted: 10/12/2016
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    A river runs through it. I guess I could’ve called this article by the aforementioned sentence, the title of a pretty incredible book and a decent movie of the same name, but that’s for another time.  The Rhone Valley is one of the most incredible places for wine on earth. And right through it meanders the Rhone River (which coincidentally becomes the Rhine once it crosses the border with Germany).

    The region boasts three major red and three major white grape varieties.

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  • Olive Pit Featured Olives of the Week – A Few More Interesting Choices

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    Taggiasche Ligurian – a ripe, purple olive that hails from Italy. This olive is soft to the touch, and rich with a tart, savory flavor. Grown in Taggia, Italy, this variety was originally brought to that region by the St. Columban monks. It is not one to be missed!

    ​Roasted Red Pepper Stuffed – a firm, green olive stuffed with a delicious roasted red pepper. It may remind you of an old stand by, the pimento stuffed Manzanilla, Read article

  • The Foodie Press: Ramen Noodles with Coconut Peanut Sauce

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    ​Ramen is all the rage right now, but it can be a bit of a hassle to prepare–nothing like it’s 3-minute, microwaveable counterpart that can be found for less than a dollar in any given supermarket (ours included). But what if you could take those $.87 noodles and make something substantially more adult, with only minimally more effort?  That’s what we’ve got in store for you today.

    Our recipe isn’t quite traditional (there’s no broth,

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  • Beer Department: Wet Hopping

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    ​As fall descends upon us, one of my favorite beer happenings of the year also takes shape – the perennial specter of the fleeting and tantalizingly delicious wet hopped beer. If you trust me, and you should, you can stop reading now and set about drinking as many wet hopped beers as you can. For those who need further insight, please read on. In the beer world, lots of turns-of-phrase and mumbo jumbo get tossed around by marketing folks without much to substantiate them. Read article

  • Commonly Overlooked, Magnesium is More Important Than You Think

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    Magnesium is one of the most important basic nutrients, as it helps to fuel our bodies and is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions. Fortunately magnesium is in a lot of foods, such as dark green leafy vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds, avocados, bananas and some meats.
    Magnesium is a muscle relaxant, and works with calcium which is a muscle constrictor, but most people who eat the standard American diet are deficient in magnesium! Read article

  • Denmar Danish Feta – Mild, Flavorful and a Little Different

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    ​This Danish style of feta, commonly called Danish white cheese, is a milder version of this very popular cheese variety. Smooth and creamy, it’s a bit different from other feta because you can slice it into chunks or cubes and it will hold together quite well.
    It’s a great alternative to more traditional feta because it can also be served grilled – and anything to amp up your grilled cheese sandwich is a plus. Read article

  • L-E-G-E-N-D-A-R-Y

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    ​A long time ago, when I was first getting into wine, someone, somewhere introduced me to Australian wines, and more specifically, the Barossa Valley.  Unlike a lot of wine folks out there, my introduction was not the big boys like Lindemans, Penfolds, or Rosemount, but it was Torbreck.  It was the Woodcutter’s Shiraz, but it was unlike anything I had had up until that point.  Jammy and juicy, with loads of bold red fruit and velvety tannins,

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