Akademik

n.

A person who drinks only locally produced wine or beer. [Blend of local and pour.]

German Broggi arrived in Washington in June as the new beverage director at the Park Hyatt Hotel and its fervently locavore restaurant, Blue Duck Tavern. A native of Argentina and a 15-year veteran of the Park Hyatt's global empire, Broggi immediately set out to visit local wineries with the idea of building Blue Duck Tavern's "locapour" credentials.

—Dave McIntyre, " The state of 'locapour' around Washington: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101904449.html," The Washington Post, October 19, 2010

Locapours rising. You've heard of locavores, virtuous foodies obsessed with the 100-mile diet? A similar movement is gaining traction in the drinks world as Canadians turn increasingly to quality domestic wines and craft beers.

—Beppi Crosariol, " What you'll be pouring in your glass in 2011: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/beppi-crosariol/what-youll-be-pouring-in-your-glass-in-2011/article1858123/," The Globe and Mail, January 5, 2011

"Locapour" meets "lovacore" today in the Union Square Greenmarket. The first in a series of tastings will pair local wines from the Finger Lakes, the Hudson Valley and Long Island and Greenmarket dishes.

—Emily S. Rueb, " Cheese Eaters Take Brooklyn: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/cheese-eaters-take-brooklyn/," The New York Times, August 29, 2008