Bellini
by Amy Ullman
Prosecco, a spumante from the Veneto in northeastern Italy, owes its bubble to a process known as Charmat, wherein the whole batch of grapes is vat fermented prior to bottling. Unlike its deeply profound French cousin Champagne, it doesn’t undergo a secondary fermentation once it has been bottled. The removal of this labor-intensive […]
Sabrage is an age-old practice started by Napoleon’s officers when they would ride into town after laying the proverbial ‘pimp-hand’ upon their opposition. The town’s people would reward them with a bottle of Champagne. Preoccupied with riding a horse, the officer would simply draw his sword and lop off the top of the bottle. […]
I usually ordered a carafe of hot sake when I dined at sushi restaurants. I didn’t mind the burning-alcohol taste and lack of flavor because I didn’t know any better and college had acclimated my taste buds to such beverages via countless shots of room temperature vodka poured from a plastic jug. It […]
You may have left college, but there are still times when it seems like your wine knowledge beyond boxes and jugs is lacking. The best way to improve that pallet is to go to wine expos, liquor stores, and wine nights to taste, taste, taste.
If you stay away from these events because you don’t […]
The OtherSide Café is known in hipster circles across the country as the place to eat and drink while in Boston. It’s easy to spend hours sipping on pints while utilizing the free Wi-Fi and rocking out to the just-loud-enough-to-still-hold-a-conversation music. The quality beer selection along with a food menu packed with everything from the […]
Introduction
It is sometimes necessary for individuals to make personal sacrifices for the greater good, to put their minds and bodies in the way of danger for the sake of pure altruism. Think of firefighters, soldiers, proctologists, and now… friends and staff of The Second Glass. On the evening of March 9, 2007, nine able-bodied and […]
