Category: Cookbooks, Food & Wine

#BooksForTheHoliday – It’s National Drink Wine Day, Readers!

by J.M. Northup, posted in Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Holidays & Observances, Non-Fiction & Educational

LEARN MORE Annually, February 18th is National Drink Wine Day in the United States. It is, also, Global Drink Wine Day according to travellingcorkscrew.com.au and winecountry.com. As someone who enjoys the taste of wine, especially a lovely red blend or malbec, I plan to partake in this celebration. It's my eldest daughter's birthday, to boot … Continue reading #BooksForTheHoliday – It’s National Drink Wine Day, Readers!

#BooksForTheHoliday – Homemade Soup For Book Lovers

by J.M. Northup, posted in Cookbooks, Food & Wine, History, Non-Fiction & Educational

LEARN MORE February 4th is National Homemade Soup Day. As someone who loves soup, I appreciate this observance, especially on a cold (snowy or rainy) day as one would find in the months of January and February. Whereas chicken soup is known to warm the soul, many soups are known to be made with medicinal … Continue reading #BooksForTheHoliday – Homemade Soup For Book Lovers

#DidYouKnow – Viticulture & Winemaking

by J.M. Northup, posted in Cookbooks, Food & Wine, FEATURE, Non-Fiction & Educational

#DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com Viticulture is basically wine growing while vinification is making wine. The difference is essentially the cultivation of the grapes and then the process of actually making the wine from the fruit. Oenology (or enology) is the science and study of wine and wine making. A viticulturist is a cultivator … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – Viticulture & Winemaking