wine

The Women of Wine

Virginia Prescott and Nancy Greenleese — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:29:38 +0000

A new cork has been popped in the world of wine, the lady viticulturists is now decanting bottles of her own vintage.

Mead in New Hampshire

Todd Bookman — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Starting a small business is always a challenge. Starting a meadery? Yeah, that’s not easy either. Just ask Michael Fairbrother

“I talk to people about mead, and they go, ‘What kind of meat do you make?’ I’m like, ‘No, I don’t make meat. I make mead.’ And they don’t understand what that is.”

In 2010, Fairbrother opened Moonlight Meadery in Londonderry, NH.

Most Of Us Just Can't Taste The Nuances In High-Priced Wines

Allison Aubrey — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:56:00 +0000

Have you ever splurged on a highly rated bottle of Burgundy or pinot noir, only to wonder whether a $10 or $15 bottle of red would have been just as good? The answer may depend on your biology.

A new study by researchers at Penn State finds that when it comes to appreciating the subtleties of wine, experts can taste things many of us can't. "What we found is that the fundamental taste ability of an expert is different," says John Hayes of Penn State.

So what explains this? Part of it has to do with training and experience.

Eat & Drink (all week)

Rick Ganley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Hippo Editor Amy Diaz tells NHPR's Rick Ganley about Concord's Dine Out and 9th annual New Hampshire Wine Week.