http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:51:45 -0700 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:46:14 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Alcoholic-Beverages-101-What-is-mikes-hard-pink-lemonade?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo courtesy of Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.In celebration of Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.'s 10 year anniversary and in honor of a former employee, mike's hard pink lemonade™ hit the shelves August 2009.The pink lemonade flavor had been in developme... Alcoholic Beverages Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:46:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Alcoholic-Beverages-101-What-is-mikes-hard-pink-lemonade?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Spirits-101-What-is-tequila?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Source: Wikipedia.org Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant. It is named for the town of Tequila (located in Jalisco, Mexico) where production of this alcoholic beverage started more than 200 years ago. Tequila is consid... Spirits Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:19:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Spirits-101-What-is-tequila?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-rum?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Source: Wikipedia.orgRum is an distilled beverage made from fermented sugar or molasses and water. After distillation, the liquid is clear. The color can change if caramel is added or if the rum is barrel aged.There are four main varieties of rum: wh... Spirits Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:29:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-rum?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-bourbon?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Source: Wikipedia.orgBourbon is a type of American whiskey; an alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented grain.Strict laws are in place to govern what a Bourbon must be to receive the label of Bourbon. At least 51 percent of the grain used to ... Spirits Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:04:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-bourbon?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-whiskey?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comWhiskey, or whisky, is a distilled beverage (liquor or spirit) made from fermented grain mash. There are different varieties of whiskey made from barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat and corn. Depending u... Spirits Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:58:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-whiskey?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-gin?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.com Gin, like vodka, is an alcoholic beverage generally distilled from a grain like wheat or rye. Gin is flavored with juniper berries. The word gin is derived from the French word for juniper, genevrier, which flavo... Spirits Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:50:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-gin?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Spirits-101-What-is-vodka?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comVodka is a distilled beverage, also known as liquor or spirit, made from fermented grain like rye or wheat, or from potato or sugar beet molasses. This clear liquid usually has an alcohol content of 35 to 50 perce... Spirits Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:15:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Spirits-101-What-is-vodka?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Wine-101-Famous-Italian-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comHome of the Slow Food Movement, Italian wines are made to be savored over a conversation and a delicious meal. Italians are also very strict about the classification of their wine and have implemented the Denominazione... Wine Italian Wine Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:53:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Wine-101-Famous-Italian-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Wine-101-Famous-wine-regions-of-France?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comWine is taken very seriously in France. Often regarded as the mother country for fine wines, it has one of the highest levels of wine consumption per capita and is responsible for the invention of the wine barrel. Wine... Wine French Wine Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:02:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Wine-101-Famous-wine-regions-of-France?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Wine-101-Oregon-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe state of Oregon ranks fourth in the United States of America for wine production. Within Oregon there are 16 American Viticultural Areas.Oregon's largest AVA, the Willamette Valley, is 150 miles long and is up to 6... Wine United States Wine Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Wine-101-Oregon-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Niagara-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo courtest of Wikipedia.orgThe Niagara wine region is located between the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario in Western New York State, USA and Southtern Ontario, Canada. It is about an hour and a half drive from Toronto or Rochester and about h... Wine United States Wine Canadian Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:27:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Niagara-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Piedmont-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.orgThe Piedmont wine region of Italy has the most Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) and Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) wines of any region in Italy. Although it is not the biggest wine-pro... Wine Italian Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:48:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Piedmont-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-What-is-the-Denominazione-di-origine-controllata?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comDenominazione di origine controllata (DOC) is a system of quality assurance for Italian wines. It is modeled after France's appellation system (AOC). It was established in 1963 and went into effect in 1966.DOCs are def... Wine Italian Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:35:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-What-is-the-Denominazione-di-origine-controllata?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Mendoza-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe Mendoza Province accounts for two-thrids of the wine made in Argentina. This important wine region is located in the eastern foothills of the Andes. These vineyards that lie in the shadow of Mount Aconcagua are amo... Wine Argentinian Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:15:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Mendoza-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Andalucia-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comWine in Andalucia, Spain is produced in four Denominación de Origen (DO) areas. DO's are similar to France's appellations. In addition to these four main regions, there are several smaller wine districts and ind... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Andalucia-wine-regions?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-What-is-a-Denominacion-de-Origen?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comA Denominación de Origen (DO) is a classification system for primarily Spanish wines and other agricultural products like meat, condiments and honey. Do's are similar to the French appellations.DO's regulat... Wine Spanish Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:35:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-What-is-a-Denominacion-de-Origen?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101What-is-the-Institut-National-des-Appellations-dOrigine?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO) is a branch of the French Ministry of Agriculture. The INAO was created in 1935 to manage French wine-processing.France developed the term Appellation d'origine c... Wine French Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:12:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101What-is-the-Institut-National-des-Appellations-dOrigine?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Cape-Winelands-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe Cape Winelands is the largest wine producing region in South Africa. The region is located in the Western Cape Province and has several smaller winelands within it. Some of the most popular are Constantia, Stellenb... Wine South African Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:49:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Cape-Winelands-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Wine-101-Loire-Valley-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe Loire Valley is France's third largest wine region, second largest (behind Champagne) Sparkling wine region and number one region for wines ordered in restaurants. It is known as the "Garden of France."It... Wine French Wine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:42:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Wine-101-Loire-Valley-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Wine-101-What-is-the-Hunter-Valley-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner Photo: Copyright PhotoXpress.comThe Hunter Valley wine region lies in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region is subdivided into an Upper and Lower Hunter regions. The Lower Hunter region produces more red wine grapes like Cabernet Sauvig... Wine Australian Wine Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:39:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14283-Food--Drink-101-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Wine-101-What-is-the-Hunter-Valley-wine-region?cid=exrss-Food--Drink-101-Examiner