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Ocean Vodka: Maui Drinks Part 2

Posted on June 5, 2017 by waywardwine

We continue Part Two of our drinking adventure through Maui. As mentioned in the last distillery review (read here), Maui has a problem. The sugar cane monopoly collapsed last year. Now endless fields of sugar cane run wild across this Hawaiian island. Can a boutique drinks industry salvage or even transform the island’s economy?

But first, lunch. Continue reading →

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SPIRITED DAY: Hali’imaile Distillery Maui

Posted on May 29, 2017 by waywardwine

SPIRITED DAY: Hali’imaile Distillery Maui This Memorial Day kicks off our series on America’s tropical paradise, Maui. Where better to “drink local”, yet dive into coffee, pineapple vodka, sugar cane gin, pineapple and, yes, grape wine, along with endless cocktails wedged by a pineapple than the Hawaiian islands. Welcome … Continue reading →

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Maui Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2017 by waywardwine

Winding down a beautiful Mother’s Day on Maui, Hawaii with nutty, figgy, baguette crust-driven Champagne, yet with a pithy, chalky, and pleasantly bitter medium plus finish. Very good 4 of 5. Thanks Maui Costco for selling it at $38 Piper-Heidsieck … Continue reading →

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Celebrity and the Changing Landscape of Wine: Terry Hoage Wine Review

Posted on May 2, 2017 by waywardwine

Celebrity wine.

I have mixed feelings. It seems buying a winery has become salve for a small handful of midlife crises. Owning three Ferraris, an island, and six children just does not cut it anymore. Brangelina, Drew Barrymore, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Matthews, Sam Neill, Coppola, Johnny Depp, and more have dipped their gilt toes into wineries with various success.

And then there are football players: people we imagine crushing six packs of Bud into their foreheads. Yet some -beneath that sweaty, helmeted, shoulder-padded facade- actually drink wine. Mike Ditka, Drew Bledsoe, Dan Marino, Charles Woodson, and Terry Hoage own wineries. Continue reading →

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Wine Review for Spring: Grillo Grapes by Tenuta Rapitala Sicily Italy

Posted on April 13, 2017 by waywardwine

An earthquake and marriage coincided in 1968. The Belice Valley earthquake destroyed Rapitalà winery in western Sicily, just as French Count, Hugues Bernard de la Gatinais, married Gigi Guarrasi and moved there. Together, they renovated their winery and vineyard. Six years … Continue reading →

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