Archive for 'Quick Sips'
At home bar: Cheers for The Sea Empress
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Here’s a refreshing craft cocktail from Dune restaurant, inside the Auberge Beach Residences & Spa. “The Sea Empress gets its name from the shipwreck off Fort Lauderdale’s coast,” [...]
Sip and tell: A wine judge spills all
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Hear me out. Being a wine judge may sound like a glamorous and cushy job, but it can be hard work. (No, really!) I know because I was [...]
‘Sipping through America’ wine event Jan. 19
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine The 13th annual American Fine Wine Competition (AFWC) and “Sipping Through America’’ event is right around the corner. The AFWC judging will be Jan. 19-20th at FIU’s Chaplin [...]
The sommeliers suggest for the holidays
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Our panel of South Florida sommeliers share some great wines for the holidays – and ideas to ensure everyone (including you) has a good time at the party: [...]
Gift ideas for Wine and Spirits Lovers
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Wine for Normal People: A Guide for Real People Who Like Wine, But Not the Snobbery That Goes with It by Elizabeth Schneider. Hot off the presses from [...]
Wines that taste as good as the labels look
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Wine, like art, is all about personal taste. When you find a winery that’s passionate about both, what better way to link the two than through the label. [...]
A sommelier’s guide to waterfront wining
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine There’s nothing better than a cruise on the waterways – unless it includes a stop at a restaurant with great food and great wines. Some seasoned South Florida [...]
In cocktails, everything old is new again
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine Some classic spirits are finding new life in recipes from trendsetting establishments. Among the more spirited-examples: Bourbon Born in Kentucky, bourbon is America’s only indigenous spirit. By law [...]
Endless summer: Rosé earns year-round status
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine While rosé’s popularity continues to soar, things are changing in the pink-wine world. Once known only as a summer drink, restaurants and wine bars across the country keep [...]
Restaurants where the wine pairs up with the food
By Peg San Felippo City & Shore Magazine If you like wine, going out to a restaurant can be a challenge. Not because the food won’t be great, but because the wine list may be narrow, [...]
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- Florida’s antibody tests show few of those examined have had COVID-19The state Health Department report showed 123,552 people have had these blood draws — also known as a serology testing — and 5,474 were positive.
- Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando get state’s OK to open againGood news for theme park fans. SeaWorld and Disney World got the state approval to reopen.
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- Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando get state’s OK to open againGood news for theme park fans. SeaWorld and Disney World got the state approval to reopen.
- As ex-Minneapolis officer arrested on murder charge, protesters at his Orlando-area home demand justice for George FloydThough local authorities stressed that he wasn’t in Central Florida — and even as news emerged that he’d been arrested for murder in Minnesota — protesters flowed Friday to a townhouse near Windermere owned by the now-infamous ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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- Need extra cash? New store wants to buy your clothesHolly Morris will open Broward County’s first Clothes Mentor franchise at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 4 in the Jacaranda Plaza at 8181 W. Sunrise Blvd. in Plantation.
- South Florida 7-Elevens offer free drinks to loyalty membersIn order to help customers ease back into their daily routines, South Florida 7-Elevens are offering 7Rewards loyalty members free any size hot coffee cups as well as any size fountain drinks.
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- Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando get state’s OK to open againGood news for theme park fans. SeaWorld and Disney World got the state approval to reopen.
- As ex-Minneapolis officer arrested on murder charge, protesters at his Orlando-area home demand justice for George FloydThough local authorities stressed that he wasn’t in Central Florida — and even as news emerged that he’d been arrested for murder in Minnesota — protesters flowed Friday to a townhouse near Windermere owned by the now-infamous ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
- Florida starts preparing to comply with felon voting decision despite pending appealFlorida elections officials are moving ahead to comply with a federal judge’s order that could pave the way for hundreds of thousands of felons to register and vote without paying court-ordered fines and restitution, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to appeal the ruling.
