by Petra Spiess | Aug 8, 2008 | Winemaking
Pour someone a glass of fine looking wine, then right before they are about to take a sip, tell them you made it—invariably there will a hesitation (the length of which depends on the default courtesy of the guest)—followed by questions. People are leery of homemade...
by Petra Spiess | Jul 9, 2008 | Random
The 21st amendment ended prohibition against alcohol, unless, a local law exists that restricts its sale, transportation, or use (section 2 of the amendment). Basically, local laws around alcohol supersede federal laws (this however, is most assuredly NOT the case...
by Petra Spiess | Sep 2, 2007 | Lifestyle
You want to head out and have a beer (or two—three) with your buddies, but there’s a problem: you live in the suburbs, so here comes the rounds of “Who’s going to drive?”. Standard suburban design, with housing separated from retail and office uses, forces people to...
