Category Archives: Juice (AKA Wine)

The State of the Atlanta Sipping Scene

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Thirsty South

Thirsty South has been covering the Atlanta drinking scene for a year now, and we must say that the state of the Atlanta sipping scene is STRONG. Whether you care about coffee, beer, wine, or cocktails, the past year has … Continue reading →

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What to pair with: Champagne

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Thirsty South

Random excellent pairing of the day. If/when you have a nice bottle of Champagne to drink, you can do a LOT worse than whipping up some Momofuku English Muffins with Benton’s bacon fat / bay leaf butter. Say what? The … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: OMG Rye and More…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Thirsty South

Industry events are a great way to get a feel for what’s “hot” (at least from a marketer’s perspective), and, if yesterday’s Quality Wine & Spirits ”Holiday Show” is any indication, gin and rye are super hot. The “Holiday Show” is a … Continue reading →

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Madeira’s Family Reunion

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Thirsty South

This post starts with the shaky premise that you, dear reader, are familiar with both Madeira (as in the wonderful old fortified wines produced in the Madeira Islands) and Madea (as in the crazy old African-American woman played by Tyler … Continue reading →

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Sangria in the Summer

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Thirsty South

A big party with lots of friends from the neighborhood is the perfect time to break out some sangria. Not too stuffy or serious. Enough fruit to keep the white zin crowd (and the vegans) happy. And visual appeal out … Continue reading →

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Like Dunking Your Head in a Pot of Boiled Peanuts

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Thirsty South

Wine geeks talk a lot about “terroir” – that magical something that inhabits a wine and shouts out its sense of place… the soil, the vines, the climate, the earth that brought forth the grapes and the air that surrounded … Continue reading →

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Thirsty Scenes from the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Thirsty South

The inaugural Atlanta Food and Wine Festival has been so expansive, so broad ranging, so diverse, that to even attempt to capture the totality of this festival in photos, words, video, memories is an overwhelming challenge. There has been an … Continue reading →

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The Cultivated South!?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Thirsty South

I don’t know what a cat like Hardy Wallace is doing on the docket at a high-falutin’ seminar called “The Cultivated South,” one of the “premier wine tasting seminars” for the upcoming High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction weekend. Actually, yes … Continue reading →

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Scenes From H&F Bottle Shop, Atlanta

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Thirsty South

There is joy and there is pain. Joy, in the faces of those who have endeavored to open the doors of a long-awaited bottle shop. Joy, in the faces of those who enter and discover an air of tranquility and … Continue reading →

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Out West, Where The Wine Is Wild

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Thirsty South

For anyone who digs wine – and I mean really DIGS the art and craft of what it means to take a patch of soil, nurture vines and grapes on that soil, then find a way to capture that soil, … Continue reading →

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