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A Definitive Timeline of Every Trendy Water Bottle

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Bottled water is nothing new. While it’s hard to nail down exactly when the very first water bottle was invented, packaging water for transportation dates all the way back to ancient times. It didn’t take long for the environmental impact of these plastic bottles to become obvious.

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From Puntas to Pepsi Bottles: The Definitive Agave Urban Dictionary

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We at VinePair have put together the definitive modern Urban Dictionary of all things agave. So the next time that one serious collector friend offers you a copita of pechuga that they suitcased back and swear is Pepsi bottle-worthy you won’t have to nod politely while secretly wondering if they’re having a stroke.

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Batch, Bottle, and Freeze Your Negroni

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But you can make them even easier, by batching, bottling, and chilling them in a freezer for a few hours before you want to serve them. Just bottle the mix and put it in the freezer. Indeed, if you want, you can even have your guests pour their own drinks straight from the bottle. Three pours! Making one takes a minute, tops.

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The Definitive Guide to Pairing Christmas Cookies With Wine

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So, if you’re choosing between two bottles of the same style of wine, the sweeter option is almost always the right way to go when it comes to drinking with dessert. The article The Definitive Guide to Pairing Christmas Cookies With Wine appeared first on VinePair.

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Would You Drink Fine Wine From a Paper Bottle?

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Kegged wine , TetraPaks , plastic bottles , and even aluminum 750-milliliter renditions all now compete for retail shelf and bar space. An adorably designed 750-milliliter bottle in paper-based form. This telling disparity shows that the product is definitely on to something. The newest contender?

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As a Major Wine Critic Calls Time on Heavy Bottles, Will Others Follow Suit?

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Thick, heavy glass bottles certainly had their moment in the sun. In the ’90s and aughts, these Patrick Batemans of the packaging game literally threw their weight around to great effect — carving up the image of reasonable, normal glass wine bottles and accumulating prestige market share. Regular sized 750-milliliter bottles?

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We Asked 10 Bar Professionals: What Bottle Is a ‘Green Flag’ When You See It at a Bar?

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But sometimes, all it takes is seeing a specific bottle sitting on a shelf to let you know if a place is legit. It doesn’t matter if this bottle is in the well or if it’s a bit dusty and tucked in the corner of the top shelf — it’s there, and it sets off a IYKYK-type signal that says the bartenders behind the stick know what’s up.

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