Ice Wine Makes the Best Breakfast: Al-Kee-Hol

In this episode of Al-Kee-Hol, hosts Adam Jackson and Patrick McGuire head to Canada’s Niagara-on-the-Lake region and hit up Inniskillin winery, Reif Estate Winery, Flat Rock Cellars, Cave Spring Cellars, and Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery for a drinkable tour of their ice wines, made from grapes that are harvested while totally frozen on the vine. Adam and Patrick learn about the importance of thick grape skin, the rules of the ice-wine-harvesting process, and the role of the “ice wine police.” This, according to our hosts, is why ice wine makes the “best breakfast ever.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

The Cheesemaker Changing Chinese Food Culture

China may seem like the least likely place to find locally made artisanal cheeses—such as camembert, ricotta, and blue cheese—but Liu Yang, a Chinese cheesemaker, is changing that. Our host Nicola Davis visits Yang’s cheese shop in Beijing, tries his handcrafted cheeses, and visits the dairy farm where he sources his milk from. As Yang talks about the young dairy industry in China, he believes his “customers need to be educated so they can understand, and fall in love with cheese culture.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!