Sarah Chappell
Sarah is a writer and winemonger living in Brooklyn, NY. She holds the Intermediate and Advanced Certificates with Distinction from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, and is currently pursuing the Diploma. You can find her drinking syrah, talking to her goldfish and reading books about dragons.
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Posts by Sarah Chappell
May 1, 2011
It's Sunday! Time for brunch and mimosas with friends. There are many styles of sparkling wine available for your brunch drinks, but some may be better choices than others. Here is a summary of the...
May 1, 2011
New York State craft breweries are fighting beer distributers over an obscure but damaging law. In the American three-tiered system, a brewery must first sell to a distributor, who then sells the...
April 30, 2011
For the upcoming FutureEverything festival in England, artist Marcos Lutyens is teaming up with Absolut Vodka for FlavourCollider. The interactive installation will use a Neurosky EEG headset to...
April 30, 2011
English wine did make at least one appearance at the royal wedding yesterday as car fuel. Fox News reported that the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge drove Prince Charles' Aston Martin which in...
April 30, 2011
Warm weather has finally made an appearance and we're getting ready for rooftop parties and and park picnics. Here are four fashionable ways to bring the drinks that won't sacrifice functionality. 1...
April 29, 2011
This week, the San Francisco Chronicle and the British wine magazine Decanter both announced that they would start printing the alcohol content of reviewed wines. Alcohol by volume (ABV) has become...
April 29, 2011
Summer is knocking on our door, and it's time to crack out the warm weather libations. The Negroni is a classic that combines it's simple compontents to make a refreshing, bittersweet drink. A...
April 29, 2011
The bar standby of a shot of whisky and a beer chaser has gotten even more simple: The Dominion Post has found the world's first known whisky beer. New Zealand brewers Sam Possenniskie and Stu...
April 28, 2011
Two wines trying to tap into the the wallets of mothers with young children have landed in court. Clos LaChance Wines, maker of MommyJuice Wines, is asking a San Francisco court to decide that the...
April 28, 2011
With over 1,000 different grape varieties spanning 20 regions, Italian wine can be daunting. If you do manage keep track of which grapes from which regions you enjoy, rousing your rusty high school...
April 28, 2011
Four Loko, the banned alcoholic energy drink, refuses to accept its fate. Lovers of the dangerous beverage have raised it to cult status, with farewell multi-course dinners and cans hoarded beneath...
April 27, 2011
Selecting a wine is difficult, especially given that you can rarely taste a bottle before purchasing. Drinkers are forced to rely on advice from salespeople, sommeliers, and critics. And even if...
April 27, 2011
Zac Young, a contestant on Top Chef: Just Desserts and the executive pastry chef at Flex Mussels, has moved donuts from coffee break to cocktail hour. Following a pop-up in New York City's Grand...
April 27, 2011
There is a new malt beverage on the shelves, but this one is not suited to a game of Edward Fortyhands: alcohol-free beer. While nonalcoholic beers have been around since prohibition, those drinks...
April 27, 2011
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is almost here, and more information has been shared about their beverage choices. Decanter announced last week that Pol Roger has been selected as...
April 26, 2011
Sommelier Michael Madrigale has published his first article in Wine Enthusiast, sharing an average day working in the wine industry. In this diary-style piece Madrigale, the head sommelier and...
