New year, same drink
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff New Year’s Eve parties and Champagne toasts go hand-in-hand in the modern imagination, but though the beloved sparkling wine is now an institution, it had a long, forgotten history of...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Village people
By Marcia PilgermaReader Columnist I brought a few souvenirs home from my recent trip to Italy and France. In addition to a few well-earned (no regrets) pounds, it included a selection of grandkid-friendly and...
Rhinos Are Winos book reading at the Pend d’Oreille Winery
By Reader Staff Spokane author Kevin Capuchin wants to take readers on a “booze cruise” through the zoo with his picture book Rhinos Are Winos, which guides wine connoisseurs on their “first ABC adventure.”...
Medieval eats
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Taste perhaps brings on the strongest evocation of memory, which, if you want to get all woo-woo, makes it the closest we can get to a mode of time...
From resolve to dissolve
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When I took a philosophy class a long time ago, one of the students asked our professor how he planned to observe the new year. His response was that...
2024 year in preview
By Reader Staff We don’t want some of this to come true, nor do we wish to give anyone any ideas, but as is our custom, the Reader staff presents its annual list of...
‘Fresh’ wine pop-up to feature natural wines and tasty snacks
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It was a sad day when Brandon Brock closed The Longshot in Sandpoint. “We loved the wines we poured, and thought it was important for our community to have...
Ashes to ashes, grapes to wine
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Idahoans feel the impact of climate change every summer when temperatures skyrocket and fire season fills the air with smoke. Rising temperatures around the globe are affecting long-standing wine...
‘Fine dining in a casual atmosphere’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.” — W.C. Fields For foodies and wine enthusiasts searching for the next good thing in Sandpoint, look no...
Emily Articulated: Connecting to process
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Grocery stores are magical places, with brightly colored goods presented in tantalizing perfection. I often start my shopping in these stores by walking down the produce aisle. With rows...
