The fall harvest brings so many delightful foods and drinks to our table. One of my favorites is cherry juice, with apple cherry juice close behind. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that I was very happy to discover Van Twee Belgian Ale — a dark Belgian ale brewed with cherry juice! Van Twee (From [...]

Sprecher Brewery’s Red Apple soda is a wonderful surprise. You can smell the apple orchard as soon as you twist off the cap. Your taste buds squeal in delight as the apple flavor bursts over them. If you’ve ever been apple picking and remember cool crisp days with the smell of apples and the taste [...]

As part of our 6 wine tasting Thursday evening this wine was one of our least favorites. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from Milagro Farm, this wine was actually a “guest wine” and not made by San Pasqual Winery. Labeled as having “big notes of cherry up front and a hint of vanilla at the finish”, [...]

Tonight it’s a nice little bottle of merlot. A 2009 from Gnarly Head, this inexpensive wine is not a bad little bottle of vino. A slight berry scent gives way to a tart taste in the mouth. A tart cherry on second pass and what feels like grapefruit. Gnarly Head, www.gnarlyhead.com, a decent wine that [...]