From struggling student to wine biz titan. Meet the founder of Monsieur Touton Selection, Ltd.

Guillaume Touton

BY KAREN A. JAMROG One of the earliest memories for Guillaume Touton of growing up in the Bordeaux region of France is from circa 1960 when he crushed grapes the old-fashioned way. “I remember very, very clearly during the harvest when I was five or six years old crushing the wine like we used to

Take a Pause With a Mocktail

mocktail month

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission, Brown-Forman, Old Forester Bourbon, and The Mocktail Project are proud to launch New Hampshire’s first-ever Mocktail Month and recipe guide. More than two dozen restaurants throughout New Hampshire are featuring alcohol-free libations known as mocktails on menus during January. Additionally, a Mocktail Month online recipe book (hyperlink) has been launched

Champagne: What Is It and How Is It Made?

champagne

Many of us use the word “Champagne” ubiquitously to describe all sparkling wine. Fact: All Champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne! To explain, Champagne is a demarcated area within northern France. Only within these borders can a sparkling wine be called Champagne* and only through the rigorous production standards called

Discover New Pleasures with Disaronno Amaretto

Disaronno Amaretto

BY KAREN A. JAMROG These days more than ever, many of us yearn for diversion and simple pleasures to savor. With Disaronno Amaretto, it’s easy to find both. Disaronno is one of the biggest names in Amaretto liqueurs. Disaronno lays claim to having introduced Amaretto to the world, and in fact, with its signature aroma

Warm Wine that Brings Sweet Holiday Cheer

mulled wine

Depending on where you are in the world, mulled wine can go by many names: Glühwein, glögg, greyano vino, and vinho quente just to name a few! This crowd-pleasing beverage is traditionally made with red wine (but we found a delicious white wine variation too!), spices, and sugar around the holidays. Absolutely perfect for those long,

Shaking Things Up With Charles Smith

Charles Smith

By Karen A. Jamrog If ever there were a list of the coolest winemakers, surely Charles Smith would be on it. He commands attention with his shock of long, white, curly hair and rock ‘n’ roll, outsized energy and presence. But he is also a philosophical guy and in some ways a man of contradictions—respectful