WHAT TO DRINK
What people drink tells you a surprising amount about a place. Wine, spirits, cocktails, coffee, tea—and the rituals and rules surrounding them. Because sometimes the fastest way to understand a culture is to see what’s in the glass.
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🥂 In Defense of the Drink: Resisting the Cult of Clean Living
Let’s get one thing out of the way: I love a good drink. I’ve spent over two decades studying wine and spirits, working in the industry, and tasting my way…
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Introducing: The Weekly Twist
If you’ve subscribed to my blog for any amount of time, you know I have things to say. A lot of things. Possibly too many things, depending on who you…
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🍷 🇭🇺 What to Drink in Hungary: A Guide to Hungarian Drinks
We spent four days in Budapest before our Danube River cruise, which gave me plenty of time to investigate Hungary’s drinks culture. And Hungary gave me plenty to investigate. So,…
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🍷 🇹🇷 What to Drink in Istanbul: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Turkish Drinks Culture
I’ve been studying wine and spirits for over two decades. Whenever we travel, I’m obsessed with what I call drinks culture — what a country’s drinks reveal about its people, history, and…
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🍷 🛳️ What to Drink on a Cruise: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Mediterranean Drinks Culture
Cruising is a double-edged sword. One of the things I like most about cruising (well, the two cruises I’ve been on, anyway) is also one of the things I like…
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🍸 What to Drink in the Baltics: A Guide to the History of Baltic Drinks Culture
Vodka Anthropology: Drinking Habits and Traditions Under Soviet Rule in the Baltics I’ve been studying wine & spirits for over a two decades. One of the things I’m most interested…
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