It is often said that prohibition ended on December 5, 1933. However, this is not entirely true as recently mentioned in our April newsletter issue #51. In December of 2007, Christie’s auction house was finally able to hold its first liquor auction since the prohibition era thanks to recent changes in New York State liquor [...]
Almost 200 years ago on June 7, 1816, the British Parliament agreed to buy the Parthenon marble sculptures from Lord Elgin. Eventually they were placed in the British Museum and became known as the “Elgin Marbles.” Fast forward about 200 years, the Greeks want them back, and the British don’t want to give them back. [...]
The earliest Pubs in Europe were called taverns, from the Roman word taberna, or wine shop. In those days, the taverns functioned as inns which provided food, lodging and wine, and probably local ale, for weary travelers. Literacy was not widespread in the ancient world, so it was not uncommon for taverns to have grapevines [...]
In July of 1986, Nancy Thomas checked out the help wanted ads in the Honolulu Advertiser. She saw an ad for an administrative assistant being run by Chambers & Chambers and applied for the job. Shortly thereafter, she was hired. In her fi rst week on the job, one of the ladies in the offi [...]
April 7, 2008 is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition’s first phase. Finally, beer and a low alcohol version of wine became legal. Upon signing the first phase into law, President Franklin Roosevelt famously said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” The final repeal of prohibition occurred on [...]
Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, bars around the United States serve pint after pint of green beer. The Irish emerald green you’ll find everywhere in the city of New York: green bagels, green Entemans, and the Empire State Building glowing a bonnie Irish green on the day that everyone is Irish. But [...]
Who would have thought that at one time our aluminum beer can could have been worth its weight in gold. Aluminum was only discovered in 1825 despite the fact that aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust.
It is very rare in its free form and in the 1800s it was considered [...]
In 1908, New Year’s Eve’s electric ball dropped for the first time in New York City. The original ball was made of iron and wood and was covered with 100 25-watt light bulbs. It first descended from the top of the flagpole on top of the New York Times building and the bells of St. [...]
Don”t be tricked this October by waiting until December for the issue of Wine Spectator’’s Top 100 Wines of The Year to look for great wines to enjoy during the holidays. Instead, shop early and seek advice from your local wine buyer at your favorite wine store.
There are so many wines on the market that [...]
