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Minutes of time a proper Ramos Gin Fizz should be shaken according to the late Henry C. Ramos. In 1888, the New Orleans saloon keeper created his eponymous version of the standard gin fizz by adding egg whites, orange flower water, lime juice, and cream to the classic components of gin, sugar, lemon juice, and club soda. Ramos insisted the shaking marathon was vital for the cocktail to emerge whipped and creamy. Look to New Orleans for inspiration this dry (don’t bet on it) January.

Which of the following indigenous Greek grape varieties is red?

A. Agiorgitiko

B. Assyrtiko

C. Malagousia

D. Savatiano

Agiorgitiko (ah-your-YEE-tea-ko) in Greek, means St. George. An important, widely planted Greek red grape, it is the source of Nemea, a spice, earthy, dried-cherry-flavored wine from the Peloponnese peninsula. The grape variety has nothing to do with a widely used rootstock also called St. George.

The State Department???

Hard as this is to believe, the U.S. State Department used to publish a list of “Recommended Wines of the United States.” The introduction to the 1972 list notes that the wines recommended are based… Continue reading

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