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Jesse Porter

Los Angeles

Wine Writer at Freelance

LA-based fancypants wine guy. Founder in 2005 of the Young Winos of LA. Writer for @mutineermag. Currently doling out that sweet berry wine at @augustinewinela.

Articles

  • Jul 18, 2024 | thespruceeats.com | Jesse Porter

    Wine lovers want every glass to be the best possible expression of a vintage since wine is a living product where multiple aspects affect what's in your glass. That includes whether or not the wine is aerated, or exposed to air when it's time to serve. Aerating a wine allows for volatile compounds like sulfites to evaporate while the interaction with oxygen opens up flavors and smoothes out tannins.

  • Feb 3, 2024 | liquor.com | Jesse Porter

    Non-alcoholic lager is a decades-old category that’s currently having a big moment in the spotlight. If you’re someone who’s ever tried an alcohol-free beer before, chances are it was a lager, as the market for N/A beer has long been dominated by lager- or pilsner-style offerings produced by American brewing behemoths and their European counterparts.

  • Jan 19, 2024 | liquor.com | Jesse Porter

    It’s a good time to be a beer fan who’s choosing to avoid alcohol. Until just a few years ago, consumers who wanted to enjoy the flavor of beer while eschewing alcohol were fairly limited in their options. There were several non-alcoholic beers on the market, but most of them were pretty tepid and uninspiring, lacking in the unique flavors and mouthfeels that true beer enthusiasts crave.

  • Nov 12, 2023 | liquor.com | Jesse Porter

    It was only a couple of decades ago that the Old Fashioned, now a mainstay of bar programs across the world, was considered hopelessly, well, old-fashioned. While whiskey and the cocktails associated with it had largely fallen out of fashion by the 1980s and ’90s, the Old Fashioned was going through some questionable deviations. Nonetheless, the original whiskey cocktail prevailed, partly due to its rich and storied history.

  • Sep 22, 2023 | liquor.com | Jesse Porter

    Clarified Milk Punch is a drink that bartenders love to serve but hate to make—beloved, yet notoriously labor-intensive. Popping up seemingly overnight on cocktail menus across the country in the mid-aughts, this drink has a history that dates back several centuries. In 1763, Benjamin Franklin sent his favorite Clarified Milk Punch recipe to a friend in a letter. The original recipe involved extensive ingredients and multiple steps, including straining the cocktail through a pillowcase.

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Jesse Porter
Jesse Porter @YoungWino
17 Nov 17

Not sure whether @EricAsimov was TRYING to make @tejalrao sound like an insufferable buzzkill, but good lord... skin-contact Spanish chasselas on the Thanksgiving table? Fruity domestic reds are "sinister?" This is why regular people hate wine people. https://t.co/GkxtOEht8M

Jesse Porter
Jesse Porter @YoungWino
21 Aug 13

What makes Piedmont wine so good - the grapes? Find out tomorrow at "Piedmontese grapes from Piedmont and elsewhere." http://t.co/rmUM0DEVGS

Jesse Porter
Jesse Porter @YoungWino
9 Aug 13

Can't wait to drink some wine from the future tomorrow (at the 2012 Santa Barbara futures tasting at @LesMarchandsSB).