Archive - EVERYDAY DRINKING

The Other Japanese Tea

Hojicha might be easier than matcha for Americans to love.

Jun 19 •

Anna Maria Arriaga

Our Endless American Argument About Nicaragua

Inside the debate over whether travel to the Central American nation is "safe" or "ethical."

Jun 17 •

“It Was The Apocalypse.” Very Bad News From Rioja

The climate emergency is still here, folks. The wine industry in general (and Spain, in particular) is the canary in the coal mine.

Jun 13 •

Timeless Wines From a Timeless Place

My experiences with López de Heredia's legendary Riojas.

Jun 10 •

Frappato Feels Fresh and Friendly

Sicily's most affable and chillable red is perfect for summer, and is still having its moment.

Jun 6 •

The Marubini Chronicles

My other lives as Cremonese, Tortello Cremasco, Jackson, and my three-decade relationship with a stuffed pasta, and a village in Lombardia.

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Wine people love to sneer at sauvignon blanc, and Sancerre in particular. But the best is exquisite, as well as crowd pleasing.

May 29 •

Coffee Is No Longer The Most Important Part of Coffee

As we enter coffee's "fourth wave," cold is more popular than hot, flavor-maxxed lattes rule, and insane creamer 'innovations' are here to stay.

May 27 •

Anna Maria Arriaga

In Tough Times, the Bigger the Better

Everyone loves a liter. Especially when everyone is broke.

May 23 •

Red Wines From Green Spain

Galicia is the counterpoint to the stereotypical big and oaky reds that too many people still associate with Spanish wine.

May 16 •

Noah Chichester

Does Place Matter Anymore For Wine Drinkers?

What new changes to the German wine law can tell us about the value of place in an age of terroir denial.

May 13 •

When Matcha Is Your Personality

Amid a matcha boom, with its matcha girlies and sugary matcha lattes, can the premium green tea replace wine as a status symbol?

May 11 •

Anna Maria Arriaga

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