The Gate of Elvira quite literally gives visitors to Granada the chance to look through history. When it was built in the eleventh century during the reign of Sultan Yusuf I, the gate was the main entrance into the walled city—then the capital of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista, Granada once again came under Catholic rule, but the Moorish architecture that permeates … [Read more...] about In Andalusia, The Perfect Village Bottle Shop
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E&R Wine Shop: 20 Years Of Beautiful Wine In Portland
A snapshot of “The Book of Tea,” Ornette Coleman's The Original Quartet & Primetime, “A constellation of rare, beguiling Spanish Wines.” If you want to get a taste for what E&R Wine Shop is all about, just take a scroll through their Instagram feed. It’s nostalgic, entertaining, emotional, and comforting in a way that’s difficult to pinpoint. If you want more, go to … [Read more...] about E&R Wine Shop: 20 Years Of Beautiful Wine In Portland
America’s Best Grocery Store Wine Is At San Francisco’s Bi-Rite
It’s a familiar story. Girl gets into food. Girl starts spending all of her money on food: fancy meals out, farmers’ market produce, handmade sourdough loaves, artisanal charcuterie, sustainable seafood, local honey. She can’t stop thinking about, talking about, reading about food. Anthony Bourdain, Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, blah, blah, blah. Girl has food “awakening” and … [Read more...] about America’s Best Grocery Store Wine Is At San Francisco’s Bi-Rite
Inside Ardor Natural Wines, A Portland Bottle Shop Tearing Down Walls
There’s a door open at the back of Shop Boswell, the stylish clothing and accessory shop owned by milliner Brookes Boswell. To access the door in question requires a detour around Boswell’s shag rug-like dog, Bao, and entering it takes you to the home of Ardor Natural Wines, a square room the size of a generous walk-in closet. The room is lined floor to ceiling with sleek, … [Read more...] about Inside Ardor Natural Wines, A Portland Bottle Shop Tearing Down Walls
A Beer City Makes Way For Natural Wine At The Proper Pour In Denver
Sometimes you don’t have to go looking for the juice. The juice finds you. On a recent trip to Denver, I did what I usually do when I first arrive: grab a cup of coffee at Amethyst, peruse the wares at the nearest recreational dispensary, and head over to The Source—an artisan food market in the RiNo neighborhood—for a quick quaff or two at Crooked Stave, inarguably one of … [Read more...] about A Beer City Makes Way For Natural Wine At The Proper Pour In Denver