Drinks Recipe Videos

Regaleali 2006 Nero D'Av

This Sicilian wine uses the Calabrese grape and is best served with eggplant, pasta or pizza.

Lacryma Christi Del Vesuv

This historic Italian wine is from the Campania region and serves best with heavier foods.

Gin Flip

The original gin flip was a mixture of beer, rum and sugar. A hot iron caused it to "flip". Now it is gin, sugar and egg.

Champagne Cocktail

This version of champagne uses Cognac, Benedictine, Grenadine and champagne or another sparkling wine like prosecco.

Old Fashioned

The original cocktail, the Old Fashioned combines sugar, bitters, a whisky or brandy and a citrus twist.

Basic Beer Recipe: Part 2

If you want to know how to make your own beer at home then watch this video - Part 1.

Basic Beer Recipe: Part 1

If you want to know how to make your own beer at home then watch this video - Part 2.

Home Brewing Equipment

The list of basic equipment needed to make your own beer at home is presented in this video.

Mexican Hot Chocolate

The old world discovered chocolate in the new world and this Mexican stone ground chocolate from Taza is as close as you will get to that today.

Wine Pairings - Salads

You might think that pairing a salad with wines is pretty easy but actually it is more complicated due to the fact that many salad dressings use vin

Wine Pairings - Desserts

The key to pairing wines with dessert, especially in the summer, is to keep it simple, and “let the wine shine.”

Wine Pairings - Cheeses

Many taste tests indicate that cheese and wine are often “at odds” in a pairing, with each detracting from the other.

Italian Wine - Vernaccia

Why study Italian wines? Italy and France are the largest wine producing areas in the world.

Wine Pairing - Stilton & Gouda

We feature two cheeses that are both quintessential representatives of their place of origin, Stilton of England and Classic Gouda from Holland.

Italian Wine - Dolcetto d'Alba

Dolcetto is a black grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy and the wines produced are nearly always dry.

Wine Pairing: Spicy Stew

The amount of spice or “heat” in the recipe is the single most important factor to consider when choosing the proper wine.

Italian Wines: Valpolicella

Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda, a region of small vineyards north of the Adige is famous for

Italian Wines - Chiarlo Barbera

Michele Chiarlo’s Barbera d’Asti was the first wine to be produced by Michele Chiarlo and as such, it remains his greatest passion.

Italian Wine - Rosso di Montefalco

This wine is rich ruby red, brilliant with notes of ripe red fruit and delicate hints of vanilla.Serve with meats, cold cuts and matured cheeses.

Italian Wines Anthilia Sicilia

The wine shows a precise personality linked with extremely sweet and elegant fruity sensations and notes of yellow peaches and plums.

Italian Wines - Sedara Nero Avola

Typical of Nero d'Avola, this is a richly colored wine, inky dark-ruby and almost blackish in the glass.

Wine Pairings - Cheeses with Merlot

A full-bodied red, like this Chateau Ste Michelle 2009 Merlot, needs bold cheeses that can stand up to it - aged goat cheese and Italian pecorino.

Cotes du Rhone & Cheese

Delas Cotes du Rhone Saint-Esprit, goes well with a classic brie, an aged, hard goat’s cheese and a mild, soft fontina.

Chocolate & Champagne

The combination of champagne or sparkling wine and chocolate is an effective mood changer for many people.

Italian Wine - Pinot Grigio

Ramato offers its classic coppery hue and appealing limpidity, impressively rich, with notes of wild strawberry and sour cherry.

Italian Wine - Spumante Brut

The Chardonnay expresses best its fresh and fruity character, the Rotari Spumante Brut is fragrant, intense and elegant.

Screwpull Corkscrew

The screwpull corkscrew is one of the easiest and foolproof ways to open a bottle of wine cleanly.

Pinot Gris

A to Z Pinot Gris from Oregon is a crowd pleaser and when it’s nicely chilled with some cheeses you’re going to make your guests really smile.

Italian Wine Monte Faliesi

Brilliant ruby red color. Floral and fruity, violet, black cherry, raspberry and spices. The palate is clean and dry.

Wine Tasting Tips

The best way to clean your glass for tasting the next wine is to use a little of that same wine to rinse out your glass.

Wine Pairing: Tarragon Chicken

Pairing food and wine is not only an art, it is also a science. Kathleen Erickson, the Wine Ph D. and owner of Savour Wine and Cheese in Gloucester, MA shows us that, although the up and coming fiel

Wine Pairing: Anise

Molecular gastronomy is not just for science labs anymore. Now it can even be found on your kitchen table.

Arancini

This arancini is made the traditional Sicilian method but uses saffron infused rice with Bolognese sauce, peas and a piece of Fontina cheese.

Essential Bar Tools

A tempered mixing glass, a Boston shaker that fits it and a few measuring glasses (called jiggers) are some of what you need.

Hot Apple Pie Dessert Cocktail

This dessert cocktail, made with Tuac Brandy and apple cider, is easy to prepare and a sure hit with friends and family, especially in the fall.

Italian Wine - Rosso di Montalcino

This fine Italian wine, Rosso di Montalcino, is produced in the Castello Banfi vineyard located in Montalcino, Tuscany.

Wine Pairing: Quinoa Salad

Kathleen Erickson, "the Wine PhD," suggests pairing this refreshing quinoa salad with a glass of Riesling and, for dessert, a crisp apple to get the full effect of this food and wine pairing.

Grape & Ginger Ale Punch

This punch uses ginger ale, grape juice, Maraschino cherries and crushed pineapple. This version suggests Canada Dry ginger ale.

Wine Pairing- Asparagus and Goat Cheese

Guacamole and Sangria

Making your own fresh Sangria, guacamole and fried chips is a cinch after watching this recipe video.

Eggnog Punch with Coffee

The ingredients for this drink are eggnog, coffee, Sherry, Brandy, whipped cream, ground nutmeg and coffee ice cream.

International Coffee

International because it uses liqueurs from a few different countries and combined in coffee makes it a treat.

The Sidecar

The Sidecar Cocktail, made with cognac and Cointreau, is one of the popular historical cocktails that has remained in popular drinking culture.

Vanilla Whipped Cream

Whipped cream can be flavored with vanilla or else try coffee, chocolate, orange zest or liqueur.

Beer Pairing: Stout

When the cold northern winds of Maine howl, one of his “Go To” meals is chili. Rich and hearty, a bowl of Lothian's steaming Moose Chili needs a hearty beer to stand up to the chili's bold flavors

Miss Moxie

This recipe, a spin off of the ever-popular west coast cocktail called the "California Root Beer," features Moxie Cola, a true American pastime.

Beer Pairing: IPA

With a hearty helping of wings on his plate brings along with it a hearty helping of spicy seasoning. To cleanse the palate and keep you coming back for more wings, Lothian suggests a hearty IPA.

Moscow Mule

Traditionally served in a bright copper mug, the Moscow Mule utilizes vodka, ginger beer and a wedge of lime to yield a refreshing, cool beverage.

St. Elmo Gin and Tonic

Warmer weather means warm weather cocktails. No, not the kind with umbrellas, the traditional kinds: the ones that originated in the 1800s. The Gin and Tonic.

Beer Drink: Snake Bite

Doubling as both a healthy helping of alcohol AND as a bar trick (if you can master the black-and-tan spoon), the Snake Bite is a drink best not left to the faint of heart.

Pickle Martini

Long gone are the the "Shaken and Stirred" days for the humble martini. Chef Andy Verala has challenged the traditional martini with this recipe for the spicy and dirty, Pickle Martini.

Gin Bloody Mary

With the help of Bill Jacques' suave approach you'll look like a professional bartender when making your friends and family the Gin Bloody Mary.

Champagne Margarita

By combining two delicious and popular drinks, your guests will still be able to have the traditional New Years Eve champagne, but with a punch of that margarita lime.

Dry Martini

With the holidays come tradition. When it comes to drinks, nothing is more traditional than the Dry Martini.

Santa's Sleigh Cocktail

Part dessert, part party this cocktail is sure to spread a little cheer.

Wine Pairing: Asparagus and Goat Cheese

Once a basic understanding of flavor profiling is established the doors of opportunity for mixing and matching wine and food are opened to many new possibilities.

Beer Pairing - Nachos

Chad Lothian explains why this amber lager's full-bodied, malty flavor can handle spicy flavors and cut through many of the flavors on a plate of nachos.

Summer Beer Cocktail

Kick back. Relax. Enjoy the warmth of the sun with a cool drink in hand after a long summer's day. Try this recipe for Summer Beer Cocktail.