Nowadays young people who have the foresight to actually plan a career in wine can choose from a plethora of study programmes that focus on different academic aspects of wine. Not so long ago, however, there was hardly any professional wine education available. Join Wine Tasting Party. Dreaming of having...
Toddy and palm wine are alcoholic beverages that are made by fermenting the sugary sap from various palm plants. Virtually any sugary plant sap can be processed into an alcoholic beverage – it just needs the correct yeasts, temperature and processing conditions. Throughout the world, alcoholic drinks are made from...
Cashew (Anacardium Occidentale) is widely grown in the tropics because of its cashew nuts and apples. The cashew apple can be eaten raw or used in the production of jam, chutney, pickles or various beverages like juice and wine. It contains potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, copper and vitamins. Whether roasted,...
When we think of wine, we typically think of grapes. But don’t you know that you can make wine out of locally found fruits? Since the development of home wine making as a hobby, it has become very easy for the individual home wine maker to make wines from affordable...
Filipino Tocino is a sweet pork dish that is traditionally served for breakfast in the Philippines. “Tocino” is a Spanish word that means ‘bacon’ or ‘cured meat’ and comes from back in the days of Spanish settlement of the Philippines. To make it, Filipino recipes call for using pork pigue...
Batanes is not only visually known for its picturesque landscapes of verdant rolling hills and lush mountains, its iconic stone houses, its raw climate, and its unique cultural heritage. Batanes is also home to an indigenous tree, Arius (Podocarpus costalis), which the lvatans referred to as “Batanes pines”. The tree,...
Dragon fruit wine can be made by fermenting dragon fruit extract. Any sweet fruit can be made into wine. If the fruit is not sweet enough, sugar can be added to adjust the sweetness.
Fruits can be transformed into wine through a process called fermentation. All it takes is heating to bring about the chemical reaction plus other ingredients. Choice of fruit varieties. Grape is not the only fruit which we can make good-quality wine. Natives fruits such as cashew (kasoy), duhat, pineapple, guava,...
When it’s happy hour even America’s CEOs get to relax and enjoy a drink. WSJ’s Sara Murray asked executives at the ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif. what their favorite cocktail is. (Photo: AP)
Industry City Distillery in Brooklyn is among a new crop of small U.S. distillers producing craft vodkas. The company’s do-it-yourself ethos is reflected in its equipment and techniques.
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