Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nobody’s quite sure why Pedro Ximénez grapes, or the fortified wine made from them, bear a name more apt for a human. But one thing is absolutely true about the Pedro Ximénez style of sherry (typically shortened to PX): The wine anchors the dark, indulgent end of the sherry category’s flavor range. PX sherry (such as Lustau) 1 oz.

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Cheers

APRIL 23, 2024

Mexico may not yet be known for its wine, but the country’s Valle de Guadalupe is home to some of the oldest vines in the Americas, as well as the first woman-owned and operated winery in Mexico. While Margaritas and cerveza are the common drink pairings for tacos, Mexican wines make a great match as well.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

From its Italian origins in the 19th century—when supposedly the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would purportedly dilute the wines of the Veneto region with a splash (or spritz in German) of soda water—to the modern ubiquity of the Aperol Spritz, the loosely defined cocktail has proved its staying power.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift. And contemporary producers are increasingly spreading their creative wings, and discovering the potential of this venerable aromatized wine. Vermouth came into fine focus in that conversation.

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2024

Read on for the wine and beer pastry pairings you shouldn’t miss. Croissant and Czech Pilsner Credit: Mahyar Motebassem via Unsplash & ibWR111 – stock.adobe.com You may be surprised to see that our suggested pairing for croissants is not a French wine.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Elegantly off-dry, its flavors and aromatics range from bitter wormwood to white flowers to stone fruit and even marshmallow. 16.96, astorwines.com Contratto Bianco Vermouth Pale golden in the glass, this bianco from Italy’s Piedmont region packs a bitter punch. Here are six bottles to acquaint you with the category. .

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

24 Imbibe Gift Subscription Give the gift of great drinks with a subscription to Imbibe —perfect for the home bartender, beer lover, wine connoisseur, or general beverage enthusiast! $25 45 Italian Wine Puzzle Learn, and sip, your way through the Italian countryside while assembling this 1,000-piece puzzle from Water and Wines.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

Carpano has been perfecting sweet vermouth for over 200 years, and Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth is made from Italian wine grapes and fortified with herbs and botanicals in a months-long process that contributes to its distinctive flavor. The Perfect Manhattan 2 oz. bourbon or rye 1 oz. The Perfect Manhattan 2 oz. bourbon or rye 1 oz.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 17, 2023

But that’s especially true when it comes to matching up wine with something as whimsical and nostalgic as Christmas cookies. That said, general wine-pairing wisdom recommends that your chosen wine should be sweeter than what you’re eating, as more saccharine food can accentuate harshness or unwanted bitterness in your glass.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Bamboo This classic is the second in cocktail history to use a split base of sherry and vermouth and dashes of bitters (the Adonis was the first). Clean Slate In this low-alcohol cocktail, Manzanilla sherry meets bianco vermouth, Salers and Scrappy’s Orleans bitters. Driftwood Spritz A spritz with two types of Italian fizz.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Bollicine Amaro Spritz A bold, bitter sparkler for holiday celebrations. Negroni Sbagliato While the Sbagliato is said to be the result of a busy bartender mistakenly using sparkling wine instead of gin in a Negroni , it turned out to be a pretty happy accident. Puttin’ On the Spritz St.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

The Kalimotxo may not be for those who feel overly precious about the sanctity of their wine, the simple combo of red wine and Coca-Cola is a delicious Spanish classic. The cocktail has a different appearance and places specific emphasis on Spanish wine and Spanish/Basque vermouth,” says Dow. Tempranillo 1/2 oz. Coca-Cola 1 oz.

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VinePair

MARCH 17, 2024

When Georgia is mentioned in wine-centric circles, the discussion is usually centered on the Eastern European nation, where the traditional clay amphora fermentation process is the stuff of reverent legends. But today, the wine industry in Northern Georgia is making up for lost time, and catching up quickly. They do not.”

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Nightlife City Guide

JUNE 18, 2024

When the evening comes to an end and it's time for nachspiel, there's nothing like a tasty dinner served with a good glass of wine. Whether you want to last with just simple snacks, or more elaborate small chopped dishes, the right wine can really elevate the experience. You can also serve the sparkling wine with cheese crisps.

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Nightlife City Guide

JUNE 18, 2024

When the evening comes to an end and it's time for nachspiel, there's nothing like a tasty dinner served with a good glass of wine. Whether you want to last with just simple snacks, or more elaborate small chopped dishes, the right wine can really elevate the experience. You can also serve the sparkling wine with cheese crisps.

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VinePair

MAY 31, 2024

Beer and wine flow as cheerful conversation echoes well into the night, and old-timers and youngsters alike eat, drink, and dance the evening away to wildly suggestive “ Pimba ” tunes from back in the day. “[We] sell all the traditional style food to go.” As a nation, we’ve traditionally been more into red wines.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

Exhibit A: Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine from Italy (actually, two aperitif wines—a bianco and a rosa). The wines are refreshing and bright with ice and a splash of soda, and distinctively useful tools in cocktails. And the mild baking spices, bitter ginger, and floral notes mix beautifully with tequila and gin.”

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 21, 2024

Lambrusco Spritz The dark berry notes of lambrusco and bitter orange flavors of Cocchi create the perfect low-proof spritz. Wolf in Lamb’s Clothing In this cocktail, the Italian wine brings a deep fruity quality to a mix of gin, honey, and lemon. Lambrusco Punch A sparkling punch that’s perfect for summer afternoons.

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

But what of wine? Making a good non-alcoholic wine was never going to be easy. That, and there’s a one-two punch of complexity and mouthfeel in good wine that’s very hard to hang onto after you remove the alcohol. But craft beer didn’t pull off the miracle overnight and we probably shouldn’t expect the same from wine.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore the origins of French liqueurs and delve into the production processes of notable brands, including Noces Royales by Spiritique, Arvani by Artez, and several liqueur options by Jules Theuriet and Jahiot. tonic water 3 dashes orange bitters Orange slice for garnish Preparation Fill a wine glass with ice.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A Taste of Treviso’s Heritage A short one-hour drive from Venice, Treviso is Italy’s Prosecco capital and the wine region where La Marca is made. The brand is proud to represent over 4,500 local grape growers to produce what has become one of the most loved sparkling wine brand in the U.S. Add ice and shake well until chilled.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

Whether he was at his parents’ restaurant or at home for Sunday supper, wine was always flowing. Seated well at the top of the list for sparkling wines in the land of la dolce vita , La Marca Prosecco is a regional wine made in northeastern Italy. This article is sponsored by La Marca Prosecco. Responsibly, of course.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When the VinePair team isn’t busy working at HQ, we’re in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. It’s bitter, bright, and boozy, and paired with the salty, crunchy kombu celery, it’s the perfect drinking experience. The best part? We all chose well.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Up until 2009, the name could refer to either the grape or the wine, allowing producers outside of the wine’s historic northern Italian home to use Prosecco grapes and bottle it as such. And many quality, historically minded producers offer their fruit-forward, food-friendly wines for $20 or less.

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A Bar Above

JANUARY 5, 2024

We also have other creative mocktail recipes in a variety of articles about Dry January and zero-proof cocktails. Of course, if you’re looking for a quick, zero-proof alternative, you can always add a little non-alcoholic bitters to club soda or muddle some fresh mint for flavor. Add ice and stir to mix, chill, and dilute.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Where bitter IPAs and rich imperial stouts polarized beer drinkers, an approachable style of ale that originated in Cologne, Germany, is finding fans in beer enthusiasts and casual imbibers alike. The robustness of Munich and Vienna malts is balanced by the Saphir and Warrior bittering hops for a clean finish. “We

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Amor built its reputation on stirred, bitter-oriented drinks, and this cocktail destination has 20 or more bottles of aperitif wines open at any one time. But La Hora del Vermut, located in the famed Mercado de San Miguel, is a must for lovers of the fortified wine. Bonus: It has a utility beyond cocktails.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Instead, Bailey’s Cadet Wine + Beer Bar played a major role in the revitalization of Napa’s formerly sleepy downtown. Folklore “This is a new addition to the area that we’re really excited about,” says Bailey of this hybrid record store, café, and cocktail and wine bar. Naysayer espresso.

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VinePair

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ever hear the story about how water was turned into wine? For one Oregon winemaker, that story has a different twist – the turning of smoke-tainted wine into brandy and, by extension, whiskey. Tens of thousands of gallons of wine impacted in varying degrees, ranging from slightly tainted to downright full ashen-tasting.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

On his and the other organic vineyards from which he sources, he hand-harvests separate lots, then micro-ferments them with native yeast to create the palette of wines he blends for Cava in the off-grid cellar he built into the bones of a 19th-century winery on his estate. Still others labeled their wines D.O. In response, the D.O.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They invited customers to gather around crackling flames with strong imperial stouts, barley wines, and plum-flavored winter warmers set to be transformed by the centuries-old German tradition of bierstacheln , or beer spiking. Poking lighter beers like pilsners or IPAs can negatively amplify hop bitterness.)

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

The noble hops’ floral notes and herbal bitterness balance the breadiness of the brew, making it all too easy to knock it back. as well as English and American hops for their clean golden ale, which carries a shining bitterness and is so refreshing the missing alcohol won’t be missed at all. And, it’s less than 0.5 percent ABV.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

When thinking of Sangria, sweaty, fruit-loaded pitchers of red wine and ice likely come to mind. White wine also tends to be lower in ABV, making White Sangria an ideal sessionable sipper. There are a few things to keep in mind when prepping a batch of White Sangria, the most important being the type of wine used as the drink’s base.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 1, 2024

How To Make A Rob Roy Ingredients: 1.5oz/2oz of Scotch 1oz of red vermouth A few dashes of bitters A cherry for garnish – maybe soak the cherry in peated whisky beforehand Method: Get your glass in the freezer a few hours before, or chill it down with ice while you prep the recipe. So, why not add a little smoke into the mix?

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

When the VinePair team isn’t busy working at HQ, we’re in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. The house build of Old Raj overproof gin , fino sherry vermouth, and orange bitters is exemplary on its own.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

La Ruina’s cocktail menu highlights ‘revitalized’ staple cocktails made with specialty tequila, rum, wine, and mezcal.” The restaurant’s bar and accompanying wine cellar offer equally impressive programs. Adjacent to the dining room, The Cellar holds more than 1,200 wines from around the world,” says Galicia.

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VinePair

JANUARY 29, 2024

A carefully balanced mix of whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters, with a cocktail cherry garnish, it is a timeless masterpiece. The palate starts sweet, but is countered by a complex bitter finish. Listed in alphabetical order, here are the 15 best sweet vermouths for your Manhattan.

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