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Twenty years later, the big boys are out in the cold. Although mass-produced beer is still the most popular alcoholic beverage in the U.S., it has been steadily losing ground to wine and liquor. In the first half of 2005, the big brewers shipped 1.2 million fewer barrels than in the year before. But Americans haven't totally lost their taste for beer. "They may not be drinking more, but they're drinking better," says Gary Hemphill, vice president of the Beverage Marketing Institute. Specialty beers, benefiting from a nationwide trend toward affordable luxury, grew 7.1% in the first...
...Today the collection includes nearly 2,000 Balthazars (12-L bottles), Nebuchadnezzars (15 L) and Melchiors (18 L) stored in custom-made racks beneath the ski lodge. The remainder, including the oldest and priciest wine, a rare 1895 Chateaux D'Yquem retailing at $21,420, are kept in the hotel's 600-year-old cellar. The two cellars together hold more than 70,000 bottles worth $4.9 million. "Fine wines age more slowly in large-format bottles and stay at their peak for longer," Adi says. "To share one with friends is an unforgettable experience...
...pepper had to make its way to India from the New World--kind of like long-distance takeout--catching a lift with Portuguese traders. In fact, the quintessentially Indian vindaloo is actually an adaptation of a Portuguese dish--the name is an Indianization of the Portuguese vinho e alhos (wine vinegar and garlic). Vindaloo is just one of the dishes examined in Curry. Part world map, part menu, this book is entirely delicious...
...WINE Interested in liquid assets? Instead of just saving a Cabernet and toasting its ripened value, investors can buy into various wine funds, such as the Australian Wine Index. An initial investment of about $5,000 includes shipping, insurance and storage...
...rise in value of the Vintage Wine Fund, a wine-investment pool...