Becky Sue on June 28th, 2008

If you want to save the planet while imbibing — responsibly, of course — you might like to know that Tru Organic Vodka is not only tru-ly [sorry] organic they they are so responsible they have a tree-planting program. (Vodbox in Beverly Hills has already helped plant over 1,000 trees.) 360 Vodka claims to be [...]

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Becky Sue on June 28th, 2008

Decades ago, after spending a year abroad I got on a flight back to the US and asked for the most American drink I could imagine: root beer.   I was shocked when the flight attendant told me they didn’t carry it. I love root beer.  My father loved root beer. Whenever I see artisanal root [...]

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Becky Sue on June 21st, 2008

There’s a reason some winemakers are considered great: they know how to blend vinified grapes into great wines.  Blend is the key word here.  And nothing argues more against the current fad for single vineyard wines than some of the single vineyard wines themselves. Recently, I tasted three single-vineyard wines from a well known Argentina [...]

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