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Drinking with Alice: It's a trip
Allegory cocktail bar in DC is among the 50 best bars in the US, according to Perrier. Have they been drinking?
Craig Stoltz
Oct 25, 20231 min read


Praying for more Chartreuse
The French monks who make Chartrese have created a shortage. What's a devotee to do?
Craig Stoltz
Jun 26, 20234 min read


Drinking in D.C. culture, one cocktail at a time
Five Washington, D.C. bars where you can soak in the particular, particular culture of the district that administers the affairs of this...
Craig Stoltz
Apr 22, 20236 min read


Entranced by wine
How I used hypnosis to get my brain to shut up and experience wine in a strange and wonderful new way
Craig Stoltz
Aug 15, 20225 min read


Wine tasting by video
Is it useful to watch a video of a wine tasting while you taste the same wine? Just watch this
Craig Stoltz
Jul 27, 20222 min read


Unboxing Boxed Wine #3: Finally, a winner
Review of La Vielle Ferme boxed wine
Craig Stoltz
Jun 18, 20221 min read


Like a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, only subtle
I love Wine Access because they make everything sound like a James Suckling fever dream. "This is thrilling, racy stuff, clean and sharp...
Craig Stoltz
Jun 11, 20221 min read


Maggie Malick Wine Caves
Three tips for visiting this Loudoun County, Virginia winery. Spoiler alert: Dogs are involved TIP #1. Bring your dog: The winery's pond...
Craig Stoltz
Jun 9, 20222 min read


Unboxing wine.com's "Judgment of Paris" anniversary selections
In which my "personal sommelier" delivers 3 French and 3 US wines for an at-home face-off. I refuse to judge Another in my curious...
Craig Stoltz
May 31, 20222 min read


Vint Hill Winery: A war story with wine
The tasting room of Vint Hill Craft Winery in Warrenton, Virginia, is located in the former "Listening Post 1," where a farmer in 1941...
Craig Stoltz
May 23, 20224 min read
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