Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ will be hosting their 8th annual Grape Adventure Wine Festival November 3rd and 4th. There will be over a dozen local vineyards sampling wine as well as local artisans and delicious food!
Sep 13
Hotter summers in Bordeaux are making winemakers and farmers weary of whether their grapes will survive global warming. Since 1950, the average temperature in Bordeaux has risen close to four degrees Fahrenheit. Due to the scorching summer heat, farmers in this region began picking their grapes earlier so they did not over-ripen. The fruit becomes too sweet and too ripe leaving a less acidic, more alcoholic wine which is not comparable to the traditional wine of Bordeaux. This, unfortunately, causes an imbalance in the maturation of the grape leading to less preferred wine.
This Saturday, September 8th, Jersey City will be having their Craft Distillery Festival! There will be two sessions: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, located at Harborside 3 Atrium.
Germany’s Shortage of Beer Bottles
In Germany, preserving the environment is just as important as drinking beer. So please, bring your bottles back to the brewery where you received them! In Germany there are about 4 billion beer bottles in circulation that usually get filled up about 30 times in their lifespan thanks to recycling! When patrons go to the local convenience store or brewery, they pay a small deposit on each bottle that they purchase. When the bottles are brought back to the store, they get their deposit back! The problem is, with the heightened consumption of beer, and lack of empties being brought back, Germany is running out of beer bottles!
May 01
Cinco de Mayo – ‘the fifth of May’ marks a very important day in the history of Mexico. No, it is not Mexico’s Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is the celebration commemorating the Mexican army defeating the larger enemy, France, as they tried to advance to Mexico City from Veracruz in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Mexico, the underdog, had no artillery and about 4,500 soldiers, whereas France had one of the best-armed forces in the world and showed up with 6,500 soldiers. The impressive victory by the devoted Mexican army shocked many and is now celebrated throughout the world.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Drinking Irish whiskey this St. Patty’s Day? I don’t know a better way to commemorate St. Patrick! Invented by the Irish monks, whiskey predates Scotch by over seven hundred years. Most historians believe that it was invented sometime around 500 AD. Originally named Uisce Beatha, or The Water of Life, whiskey was first used for medicinal purposes. And if somehow you entered an altered state by drinking this Water of Life, it was considered a holy phase. Nowadays, that holy phase is entered every St. Patrick’s Day by not only the Irish, but by anyone who is feeling Irish for the day.