The Taste of Autumn There’s a moment in late autumn when the air smells of fallen leaves and woodsmoke and you can almost taste the season on the breeze. That’s when apple cider comes into its own. Observed on November 18, National Apple Cider Day celebrates this golden beverage and the long journey that brought […]

The Pop, the Fizz, and the Buzz Pop the top of a cola can or uncap a bottle of fizzy cold brew and you’ll hear a gentle hiss and crackle—the sound of carbon dioxide escaping from a pressurized solution. That effervescent rush is what National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day, observed every November 19, invites […]

Uncorking America’s Heritage Grape Wine lovers sometimes speak of Zinfandel as though it were a person—a charismatic rogue with an adventurous past who somehow became a pillar of American culture. National Zinfandel Day, held on the third Wednesday of November, offers a chance to uncork that story alongside a good bottle and reflect on how […]