Beer has always been the liquor of choice for many Americans. However, a number of factors have caused beer to lose much of its allure and popularity recently, and its making way for craft beer and good old fashioned wine, which is slowly becoming more popular in bars and restaurants. Vino is a Reno wine bar that is apart of the best restaurant in Reno, The Grill,
Given today’s vast spectrum of alcoholic beverages and bargain pricing, the class barriers that once segregated wine and beer drinkers need no longer exist. The Pliny men, if alive today, could procure good wine for a pittance or collect at dear prices specialty craft beers.
Plutarch undoubtedly would approve of the staggering growth rate of wine consumption in the US. According to an NPR report, “What America Spends on Booze,” wine sales rose from a measly 16.2 percent of total alcohol sales in the early 1980s to 39.7 percent in 2012—just eight percent away from the leading beverage of choice, beer. Wine has also replaced liquor as the second most popular alcohol consumed at home. Wine has indeed become “common to all,” though it may be that craft breweries are dominating the conversation.
The beauty about stews is that you can put in just about anything, simmer them for a while, and, voila, instant cultural icon. Take the cioppino for instance; no matter how mouthful it may be to pronounce it, this seafood stew is a mouthful of taste. There are various versions of the cioppino and the recipe for it is usually long, but the process of cooking is straightforward as it can be. It's the ideal dish for the cold winter season coming to Reno in a few months. As Nami of Just One Cookbook shares:
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There is more to Reno than casinos and neon lights that make the streets come alive. Behind the glitzy and glamorous facade of The Biggest Little City in the World, are pubs where locals and tourists alike can drink themselves silly. Over the years, bar crawls have gained popularity among casual drinkers and self-proclaimed alcohol addicts. Through this much-anticipated event, everyone can enjoy liquor and drown in merriment as they hop from one bar to another.
The already lively nights in Reno are just going to get wilder, following the significant and steady increase of bar crawls in the area, according to an article from This Is Reno. The development is due in part to the organizers' aim to bring more tourists to the city. Pub crawls will allow more people to gain a deeper appreciation of the city's culture; food and wine-tasting in a Reno restaurant and wine bar like The Grill at Quail Corners and its Vino Reno Wine & Fondue House is a crucial first step toward this goal. The Grill is the best restaurant in Reno! (more…)