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I just wanted to say that I think it is B.S. that 'European Peasant Food' is the expensive 'Upscale American Food'. Examples: Ommegang Witte goes for $17 for a growler here. Wit beer is supposed to be the farmers brew from Belgium that they gave to thirsty migrant workers. Its the original free...

I just started noticing it recently on restaurant menus. Not surprised with the current bacon-wrapped-over-the-top-calorie-count-Anthony Bourdain-will-love-it food mega trend. Personally, I can't imagine ordering Mac N Cheese as dinner but obviously lots of folks are into it. Of course I loved...

Yes, conventional wisdom says that its way too early to bottle the 2010 red wines. However, this is our first year with red wine from grapes and there was no way we were going to wait forever to drink it. I bought about 100 pounds of Norton Grapes last fall here in Kentucky @ $.75 per pound...

I'll be there later this summer. Front Street Brewery looks good; any recent experience?. Is there anywhere else to visit? I see Lumina Winery/Brewery on the map. Looks like an interesting combination of casual wine and lager beer. I say casual because the Carolinas obviously are not grape...

I'm a longtime owner of a BGE but it has been a long time since I tried pizza. I want to try it again but would like to hear any tips on getting it right. The first time I tried making a few pizzas, here's what happened: there was too much smoke and the crust was grey and overly smokey on...

SWMBO and I are trying to decide if we should bother with a rain barrel. We have a few landscaping plants around the house, a few specimen trees (including the all important sour cherry tree that I make wine from), and four raised beds (4 footers) with veggies/herbs. We are in Kentucky. Our...

I was reading one of my older French Cookbooks and ran across a Provence recipe for 'Vin Cuit' (cooked wine). the recipe was simple enough - unfermented wine (red) must boiled to reduce by 1/3, cool and filter, then add 1/3 cup 'marc' or 'eau-de-vie' per quart of wine and bottle. To be served...

I really enjoyed making my 'backyard cherry' and blackberry wines this summer , so I took the plunge into 'all grape' wine making. I found a source for grapes and placed my order. For those of you in Kentucky/Southern Indiana, that would be Pop's Farm Vinyard in Owensboro. (Off topic: Owensboro...

I finally got around to making a blackberry wine last week. I collected about 20 pounds of ripe blackberries and followed the medium dry recipe. I did add tannin and used Lalvin K!-V1116 montpelier yeast. The must tasted really good, especially after adding sugar and acid blend. I racked...

I'm a big fan of Ommegang's Hennepin. Not that it really matters, but I could swear I have seen it labeled "Product of Belgium" before, but not always. I know that Ommegang is in Cooperstown, and I assume it is brewed there. Is it possible they brew it at two locations? Any insider info...