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The third wave of coffee trend focuses more than ever on coffee beans’ unique taste profiles. Which makes us wonder, is coffee tasting and appreciation similar to that of wine?

Nothing beats food and drink as gifts for your loved ones. Why not pick a theme and fill a basket with appropriate homemade and store-bought items?

It’s pizza night, complete with movies!

What are the essentials for creating a bar at home? Mixologist Maxime Boivin helps explain the three families of cocktails spirits and points out the tools that you need from the SAQ. Get ready to simplify and organize your at-home bar!

Do you know how rosé is made? Here to help shine a light on the world of winemaking, we explain the two main techniques used in the production of rosé.

In the same way that Quebec’s pâté chinois has no connection with China, chili con carne actually has nothing to do with Chili! The dish comes from our American cousins, specifically from San Antonio, Texas. Here are two wine pairings to go with this spicy dish made from a base of meat and tomatoes.

Grenache is now one of the most popular varieties on the planet, thanks in part to its great expressive diversity. Here are a few Spanish examples.

Here are some all-purpose wines that go well with traditional holiday meals.

A fun way of testing your SAQ taste-tage knowledge!

When it comes to those lesser-known grape varieties that turn out to be veritable treasures, Mencia is definitely hard to beat. A grape variety primarily found in the Bierzo and Ribera Sacra districts in the northern Spain, Mencia is also known as Jaen in Portugal, where it is used in the production of Dão wines. Some 30 years ago, it had a pretty modest reputation.

Kir is a wine and cassis–based cocktail with many variations.

Italy produces several excellent types of wine, but only one spirit: the legendary grappa. Transparent or lightly golden when refined, this elixir, the pride of Italians, comes to the table at the end of the meal to be enjoyed by those who love finesse and elegance.