Practical info for the smarter drinker
How Different Types of Alcohol Are Made To the drink-loving layperson, the making of alcohol may seem a bit like magic. A little of this, a little of that, ferment, ferment and voila! Booze. But, how does it really happen? Fermentation is the unifying theme among beer, wine and liquor, although what is being fermented …
Drink Wine, Live Forever… Wine drinkers – and wineries – have enjoyed surge in popularity of the fermented grape in part due to media reports that drinking wine can lead to everlasting life. Okay, so that may be a slight exaggeration, but between the new research on resveratrol and the general hoopla surrounding the health …
One of the most alluring things about alcohol is its variety. It seems that brewers, distillers and vintners will never run out of ideas, and so we will never run out of choices. So, what are the main types of alcohol and which one packs the biggest punch? To start, we can put alcohol into …
You may remember the Seinfeld episode when Jerry dates a woman who is protective of a vintage toy collection, and so treats her to copious amounts of red wine and turkey so she will pass out and leave her spoils unguarded. The myth that tryptophan, an amino acid found in turkey and other foods, causes …