The Chop Approves of Boxed Wine

When we gave up our car a few months ago, we were afraid it might mean giving up the ability to keep our wine rack stocked regularly as well. Inasmuch as we don’t have the great good fortune to live right next door to a wine shop, it’s quite a task to carry home any […]

Baltimore’s Best Liquor Stores

Sometimes you just want a six pack of Heineken. That’s a problem easily solved. Other times, all you need is a bottle of Beam. You can find that just about anywhere. Occasionally though, you need to go above and beyond. If you’re planning for a large party, stocking your bar from scratch, or starting your […]

How to Build a Home Wine Collection

A couple of months ago, we did a post on How to Stock a Home Bar in Two Parts. We laid out an easy blueprint of follow for stocking an impressive bar on any budget, and steered clear of the shortcomings in most bar-stocking advice. One thing we mentioned then, that most writers on the […]

Tawny Port: The Perfect Wine for Thanksgiving

You’ve all probably figured out by now that the Chop really likes our liquor. We’ll always embrace the chance to try something new or compare two whiskies side by side. What you may not have realized though is that we also like wine quite a bit. The difference between lies in the fact that while […]