Eat & Drink

Brash Blend

By Arturo Ciompi | April 1, 2015

Noble Hill Estate is located in the Simonsig-Paarl region of South Africa, about 28 miles north of Cape Town. This area is rich in wine-making history going back to the 1700s. Noble Hill makes a full line of whites and reds, but today’s wine is fashioned as a Bordeaux-type blend […]

Taste 2015

By Durham Magazine | March 27, 2015

Who’s hungry? Taste 2015 is here and bigger than ever! The Triangle’s ultimate food guide is here to help you navigate our area’s dining scene with helpful features like an ode to our stellar culinary environment and a grocery list for shopping local from beer and bread to chicken salad and chutney. […]

The March Hare

By Amanda MacLaren | March 26, 2015

The comfort of a steaming pot pie takes a southern German twist Hasenpfeffer dish from Guglhupf. Executive Chef Dave Alworth creates the traditional stew with local, organic rabbit from Joyce Farms, which he marinates overnight in a blend red wine, allspice, clove, juniper and other aromatics spices. The rabbit is […]

Apple of My Eye

By Amanda MacLaren | March 26, 2015

“You’re probably not going to like every one of our ciders,” says Ryan Bogard, one of the five partners behind Bull City Ciderworks. “And that’s not what we have in mind. The mass-produced ciders out there, that’s their goal. That’s not us. You’re going to find one that you really […]

The Young and the Red

By Arturo Ciompi | March 25, 2015

Maison Joseph Drouin is world-famous for its wines from the Chablis region of France and numerous other offerings in Burgundy that include Pouilly-Fuissé from the southern Côte Challonaise. They also produce wonderful reds from the Beaune region of the Côte d’Or.  Today’s red wine is from the little town of […]

On the Crest

By Arturo Ciompi | March 18, 2015

I would imagine that three entities might still have a 16-year-old, unopened bottle of Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon: No. 1: The Winery No. 2: Winemaker, Doug Gore, and No. 3: Me I’m not even sure Doug would hold onto it this long, but I’m here to tell him, […]

Big on the Pig

By Durham Magazine | March 9, 2015

Guests at Taste’s BBQ, Beer and Bus Tour hopped on a Greenway Transit bus for an afternoon trip to three barbecue joints where they enjoyed the quintessential North Carolina meal paired with local brews. Led by All About Beer Magazine Publisher Daniel Bradford, the first stop featured beer samples from Hillsborough’s […]

From a Land Down Under

By Arturo Ciompi | March 4, 2015

Australia once built its wine reputation on thick, sticky-sweet wines — big favorites in the English trade of the 19th century. Today, many of us tend to think “Shiraz” when it comes to its signature red wines, but those in the know also flock after an assortment of beautiful wines […]

Dex’s Laboratory

By Durham Magazine | March 3, 2015

Downtown’s new weekend pop-up wine bar, Rx Wine Lab, is officially open for business in Golden Belt. Sharing a space with Carrboro Coffee Roasters, the intimate, 16-seat wine bar will open its doors Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-11pm and feature a plethora of wines, offered by the glass or bottle, […]

Where the Wild Wines Are

By Arturo Ciompi | February 25, 2015

Many Americans “think” of Sardinia, but seldom go there. Italy’s second largest island (after Sicily) is a bit of a throwback world. I remember my great uncle buying unsullied property there, hoping to build someday, but being thwarted by the myriad laws governing this windswept landscape. In the southwest corner […]

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