Articles: wine

red wine salt

Red Wine Salt: A Bold and Flavorful Seasoning

Add a rich and robust twist to your meals with help from red wine salt! This delicious seasoning is a…

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vinegar

The Vibrance of Vinegar: Methods to Make Vinegar From Scratch

Homemade vinegar is a delicious ingredient in many foods and drinks: quick pickles, soups, sauces, salad dressings, desserts, jams, and…

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Bring On the Brews This Summer: DIY Beer, Wine, & Cider

There’s nothing much better than having a drink after a long, hot day. What could make it better is drinking…

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In Search of Wild Yeast: Using Foraged Yeast to Create Your Own Brews

Since the dawn of humanity, people have enjoyed a deep relationship with yeasts. You may not realize it, but yeast spores…

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elderberries

Relax and Refresh with Country Elderberry Wine

There’s really nothing better than sitting down after a long day with a glass of wine and the sun setting…

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A jar of maple syrup and a wooden spoon on a table

How-To Turn Sap and Syrup into Beer, Wine, and Liquor

As much as we love to drizzle (or drown, let’s be honest) our pancakes in maple syrup, you may be…

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field of dandelions

From the Homemade Hooch Files: How to Make Dandelion Wine

Heads up: you definitely don’t want to be spraying weed killer on your dandelions. If your lawn is a total…

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Unlikely Vineyard

Wine Pairings for the Holidays

(Photography by Deirdre Heekin) As the holidays get closer, it’s good to know what kind of wine to serve on…

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brewing beer

Brewing California Sagebrush Beer: The Foraging Brewer

Hyperlocal brewing, making concoctions only out of the ingredients available in your immediate environment, is a fun way to become…

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