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  • Weekly Drink Specials – Time to Tie One on  By : Donald Trukenstein
    Who can pass up a great weekly drink special after a long week of putting up with all the crap at work and home. Its just so nice to be able to chug one drink and have another one to chase that one with and both for the price of one. Also, drink special time at the local watering hole means that you won't be drinking alone, because a good drink special will always attract the more serious drinkers, just like yourself, who don't like to play around when its time to tie one on.
  • Drinking Games – Practice Makes Perfect  By : Donald Trukenstein
    Of all the sports and games that are played by college students and young adults round the globe, drinking games are truly the most inclusive. That is because, that no matter how sluggish and out of shape a person is, he or she still can achieve status and acclaim by mastering this popular sport. The secret to rising to the top of the heap as a competitor in drinking games is practice, practice, practice.
  • Tequila Drinks – Cheers From South of the Border  By : Donald Trukenstein
    Tequila is a liquor that has its origins in Mexico. To Make tequila, the juice of the agave cactus plant is first fermented, distiled, aged and then bottled. It was the Spanish who first created and drank tequila, after they distilled some of the local brew that they found the indigenous people making when they arrived in Mexico.
  • So Many Great Vodka Drinks and So Little Time  By : Donald Trukenstein
    Vodka is probably one of the most versatile and mixable liquors that that you will find on the shelves of your local liquor store. The list of fluids that it can be combined with is almost endless, due to its almost complete lack of flavor, other than the flavor of the alcohol that is contained in it. The one drink that vodka is most well know for being in is the vodka screwdriver, which is made by combining vodka with orange juice.
  • A Few Tips for Mixing Fantastic Rum Drinks  By : Donald Trukenstein
    Rum is a truly marvelous drink that has its beginnings as the juice that is squeezed from sugar cane. This cane juice is fermented then distilled and aged in oak casks to produce this magical elixir. There are basically three types of rum, with those being white or clear rum, light brown rum and dark rum.
  • A Drink Dictionary – Don't Leave Home Without One  By : Donald Trukenstein
    So you know how to mix a few drinks. Better yet, you may know how to mix more than a few drinks and fancy yourself possibly raking in the big tips working as a bartender soon. Are you aware of just how many drinks there are out there. What are you going to do when someone comes into the bar you are working at and wants one of the drinks that you don't know how to make.
  • Alcoholic Drinking Games for School and Play  By : Donald Trukenstein
    So everyone has arrived at your apartment for an evening of socializing and entertainment. The fridge is stocked with brew and there is a great selection of colored fruity drinks for the females of the species. So whats next? Mix some drinks and sit around and chat? Hell no! Its time for some great alcoholic drinking games to get everyone hammered, because after all drunk chicks are just so damn easy.
  • Happy Hour – Its a Time to Unwind  By : Donald Trukenstein
    If you are getting close to turning 21 then soon you will be able to legally enter those wonderful and mysterious places called “bars”. Very soon your car or truck will be parked among all of the other cars and truck in the parking lot of your local bar that you have driven by so many times, just wishing that you could just walk right in and order up a nice stiff drink.
  • Joining a Wine of the Month Club!  By : David Cowley
    But before you give up on a membership to a great wine of the month club, let us help you decide on what to look for and how to separate the good from the bad when it comes to clubs.
  • Choosing the Right Wine Goblets  By : David Cowley
    First, keep in mind that wine goblets are often smaller than water goblets or glasses. If you're looking at complementary glasses on a table the goblets used for wine will be the smaller of the two. Remembering this will cut down on those embarrassing mistakes of filling the wrong glass with the wrong beverage!
  • Wine Country Gift Baskets Is The Perfect Gift  By : David Cowley
    you have a great selection of wine gifts at Wine Country Gift Baskets, so if you need something spectacular for the wine lover in your life you can choose from beautiful options of wine and cheese for two or a collection of beautiful wines that will last your recipient for some time.
  • Kosher Wines Aren't Just for the Passover Anymore!  By : David Cowley
    Most today consider the best kosher wines to be those made in Israel. While few people would consider Israel to be a producer of fine wines, note that the Mediterranean climate is perfect for growing excellent grapes that produce high-quality wines. The Galil Yiron 2004 is a great choice for kosher wines as it is grown in Upper Galilee, which is considered the best winegrowing region in Israel.
  • Why Join the California Wine Club?  By : David Cowley
    As much as someone may love wine, there just aren't enough hours in the day to invest in researching the many choices that are out there. And this is where the California Wine Club comes into play; they are one of the oldest and most respected and trusted wine clubs in the U.S. today. But what sets the California Wine Club apart from other wine of the month clubs and why would anyone choose to join such a club rather than make individual selections on their own?
  • Which Wine Goes With That Dish?  By : David Cowley
    Red With Red, White With Everything Else
  • Learning About Turkish Wines  By : David Cowley
    Interestingly enough, wine drinking was actually banned in Turkey for some 500 years during the rule of the Ottoman empire, but fortunately for us today wines from Turkey have made quite a comeback and are being rediscovered by wine connoisseurs around the world. Also, because the country is now looking to be more competitive economically, wine growers are realizing the importance of producing a product that is palatable to a worldwide audience. What makes them so high-quality?
  • Enjoying Some Spanish Wines  By : David Cowley
    Wine lovers know that climate plays a large role in the success of grape growing, and if you can't grow good grapes, you can't produce a good wine no matter what you do to the juice. All the sugars and additives in the world won't compensate for a poor quality grape. And the climate of this region is no doubt a large factor in why wines from Spain are some of the best in the world.
  • The History of Russian Wines  By : David Cowley
    there is a difference between Russia and the Soviet Union, a fact that many people from outside of that area often forget, thinking that they're the same thing. In reality, the regulation of the making of Russian wines has had its own ups and downs, following the history of Russia's being a part of the Soviet Union.
  • Exploring Greek Wines  By : David Cowley
    There have been many political upheavals and other problems that have kept Greece from competing in the global wine market; however, today they are just as competitive as wines from any other region of the world. This is a necessity as there has actually been a decline in recent years of domestic consumption of locally produced wine.
  • Why Not Try Some English Wines  By : David Cowley
    One of the key factors when considering wines from England is just what types of grapes that English vineyards are likely to have more success with. Many of the common French grapes that are used for wines are off limits to those in England. This means that rarely will you see an English version of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. Instead, wines from England are more likely to include Huxulrebe, Phoenix, Bacchus, and Seyval Blanc.
  • How Do You Compare Red and White Wine?  By : David Cowley
    It's important to remember that wine is just a beverage made when you ferment grapes or other fruits; the fermentation process is when sugars are converted to alcohol. When you make beer, the natural starches in the barley or other grains is much like sugar, and this is what converts to alcohol during that fermentation.
  • Learning About Winter Wines  By : David Cowley
    When considering your options, you would probably prefer an elegant Cabernet Sauvignon or an earthy Chateauneuf-du-Pape. These are both complex wines with a hearty aroma and reassuring body. Neither needs to be very expensive, as they are both typically very fine choices regardless of vintage or name brand.
  • Online Grocery Shopping  By : Cray Bruneur
    An article about the benefits of online grocery shopping.
  • Everything You Need To Know About White Wines Is Right Here  By : Michael Selvon
    For everyone, from the high ranking wine connoisseur to a first time wine taster, white wines provide a tasty variety of flavors that can be matched with almost any food.
  • The Wine Boom!  By : Sarah Martin
    Winemaking in California has never been an unsupervised industry. The first vines were brought to the Pacific shores by Cortez. When the ruthless conqueror of Mexico failed to find gold he decided to develop the country as an enormous vineyard.
  • Wine and Food Pairing  By : shijina
    The process of matching food and wine is highly subjective and inexact process.The old rules like having red wine with red meat and white wine with fish and poultry do not hold well these days because in this fast moving world experimentation regarding the match of wine with the food recipes and no one follows these hard and fast rules.
  • Learning The Different Aspects Of The Vineyard  By : Michael Selvon
    The vineyard is a very important place to grow grapes for different wines and other grape uses.
  • Bournemouth Bars, Bar Guide, all Wine bars in the town!  By : davycrocket
    There is an exceptional range of bars in Bournemouth, with themes of all descriptions and flavours there is something to entertain everyone in the Bar capital of the south!
  • Is It Time To Join A Wine Club?  By : James Copper-5768
    An article about joining wine clubs
  • The Grape Health Benefits With Wine  By : Michael Selvon
    When learning about vineyards and wine, it is useful to learn a little about the grapes themselves.
  • Delicious Meals for Delicious Wines Part 2: from Rim Rock Ranch  By : Mathew Guiver
    In part two of the delicious meals for delicious wines series, the wine experts of Rim Rock Ranch decided are sharing the best foods to compliment sparkling wine. As many of you probably already know, only wine that comes from the Champagne region of France can technically be called Champagne. However, any of the recipes in this entry will compliment almost any sparkling wines including Champagne.

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