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Taste Test: Alcohol-Free Sparkling Wines

Imbibe Magazine

The caliber of many widely available NA sparkling wines has improved dramatically in recent years, making it easier than ever to pop bottles everyone can enjoy. It has the most wine-centric nose of the bottles we tasted, with white grape juice and tart lemon rind followed by faint floral and red berry notes. . $44,

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Review: Mommenpop Seville Orange Citrus Aperitif

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California-based Mommenpop recently hit the scene with an enticing pitch: Its aperitifs are made from Northern California wines fortified with Napa-made grape neutral spirit, to which real, whole, organic California citrus is added alongside “select botanicals.” The finished product is, well, very much unlike Aperol.

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Drink of the Week: Vecchia Modena Nero Lambrusco

Imbibe Magazine

Dry Lambrusco is an excellent aperitif. Because Lambrusco, the name of a family of grape varieties that hail from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, is a sparkling red or rosé wine that can be made in a variety of styles, it’s frequently misunderstood or miscategorized stateside. And it’s an incredibly versatile bottle.

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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

With the financial security, improved taste (and abandonment of heedless binging) of adulthood, pregaming was subsumed by its more glamorous adult cousin: the aperitif. I grew up with parents who relished this pre-dinner cocktail or glass of wine as a relaxed yet celebratory transition out of the work week.

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5 to Try: Crushable Summer Wines

Imbibe Magazine

An advanced sommelier and alum of spots like New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, de Pano opened her wine shop in late 2022 and highlights terroir-driven wines, with a particular affinity for low alcohol and high acid. Who wants to crush a 16 percent bottle of wine when the sun’s blazing?” And clocking in at 10.5

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A New Generation of Vermouth Puts Wine in the Spotlight

Imbibe Magazine

Dave O’Brien’s wine-focused vermouth has its origin story in a great vacation. “On Among the many aspects of Basque culture that O’Brien enjoyed was Txakoli , the dry, white wine made from the Hondarrabi Zuri grape. (A A rosé version from a related grape is more prominent on the export market than it is in the wine’s home region.)

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Drink of the Week: Bonny Doon Carbon Nay Rosé Wine

Imbibe Magazine

It probably doesn’t shock you to hear that thick glass bottles have heavy environmental footprints. What might be more surprising is how much of a problem glass presents for wine, an industry deeply connected to the climate. I’ve seen estimates that glass is responsible for anywhere from 29% to 50% of wine’s carbon impact.

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