WINE--SPIRITS---CIGARS

The Nantucket Wine Festival

Quality the earmark of Nantucket's ode to the grape

Prestigious wine festivals from little grapes grow (with apologies to Geoffrey Chaucer, reportedly author of th eproverb regarding mighty oaks and acorns). The 14th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival, which runs May 19th thru the 23rd, began small in 1997, and has blossomed into a celebration of world-renowned wines paired with extraordinary cuisne against the backdrop of some of the iconic island's most historic locations....For more information

In Quest of the Best Beer

How far would you go for the world's most unique brew? Maybe Boston, Copenhagen, or London? Available only at select locations and in limited quantities, craft beers come with hefty price tags. Forget swigging - these call for spipping and savoring. The "Extreme Beer," Samuel Adams Utopias, continues to win international awards and break records, including its own. The Bosotn Beer Company limited its latest release to 12,000 numbered bottles worldwide with a suggest price of $120 to $140 per copper-colored 24-ounce bottle........ For more information

Canada's Liquid Gold

The Best Wine that came in from the cold

Canadian icewine combines the sweetness of lusciously ripe fruit with a silver edge of acidity that's as crisp as the winter wind. It's a cold weather elixir! Despite its modern association with Canada, icewine was accidentally discovered in Germany in 1794. When vintners were preparing for the harvest one season, an unexpected early frost froze the grapes on the vine. The vintners pressed them away. They were delighted to learn that the resulting wine was not only drinkable, but exceptionally sweet and delicious, thanks to the concentration of sugar in the frozen dehydrated grapes............. For more information