Champagne and Gin French 75

Step up your champagne game by turning a would-be basic glass into a full-blown cocktail.

Trim the Tree Till (Tequila) Sunrise Cocktail

It’s that time of year when everything is about spending quality time with family and friends. Celebrate with cocktails you can indulge in. Buzz+Bloom Honey, a globally sourced craft-style honey that captures the natural and diverse goodness of the honeybee, makes the perfect addition to any holiday drink.

Pine Cocktails? We’re into it.

As each annual festive season brings an abundance of delicious cocktails made with cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin, some of New York City’s most revered bartenders are bringing one of the most seasonal yet overlooked ingredients to the forefront; introducing creative ways of using pine in cocktails.

Shaking Up Sherry Cocktails for the Next Holiday Party

We’ve all been there. Two drinks and a tiny piece of cheese into the company holiday party, and you’re already feeling buzzed – add a third cocktail into the mix and suddenly your having a breakdance competition with your boss.

Deliciously Disorganized: Last-Minute Holiday Cocktail

Many of us are not the best planners and end up throwing impromptu holiday parties. To help avoid the last-minute scramble, we’ve got you covered with a cocktail recipe that is guaranteed to be an instant hit at your bash.

Five Margaritas to Sip to the New Year

What to do when the champagne stops flowing? Sick of overly sweet, diluted cocktails? Bring in the New Year with margaritas! Here are five well done twists to the refreshing cocktail.

Sparkling Crème de Cassis Cocktail

Before New Year’s Eve, check out these sparkling cocktails and paired appetizers.

Guide to Jerky and Beer Pairings

Check out this guide to pairing jerky types and flavors with favorite beer styles. Then, match up your own pairings for a perfect game day spread or simple afternoon of culinary conversation and snacking.

Ways to Spike Hot Chocolate

It’s time to grab your favorite winter warmers and cozy up for a cocktail hour spent fireside. Chocolate lovers, this one’s for you.

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Sparkling Clementine Cranberry Cocktail

An easy-to-make Sparkling Clementine Cranberry Cocktail with Prosecco and sweetened with a honey-cranberry and rosemary simple syrup.

Sparkling Citrus Cocktail

A mix of citrus, the tang of cranberry, and hint of tart lemon, this lively will bring the brightness to any winter gathering or occasion.

Blueberry Cider Brandy

Throw in your crockpot or start simmering a big batch of this warming and flavorful blueberry brandy cider.

The Blueberry Honeybee Cocktail

This blueberry honey bee cocktail combines the sweet flavor of honey with the freshness of blueberries for a drink that hits the spot this holiday season.

Put These Out for Santa This Christmas

So what snacks are you putting out for Santa this Christmas? Try this cookie flavored milk sourced from dairy farms in upstate New York. Not to forget, here is also a cookie recipe to go along with it.

Blueberry and Sage Gin Punch

Well before your guests arrive, stir together a big pitcher of this blueberry and sage gin punch and simply add ice when you are ready to get the party started.

French Inspired Holiday Entertaining with SIMI Winery

Tasty gifts of the holiday season usually include a grand appetizer platter filled with dips, spreads, and classic finger foods essential for entertaining a crowd at home or at a party. This holiday season entertain guests or your very own palette with this creamy French inspired appetizer and refreshing wine pairing from SIMI Winery.

Sparkling Cranberry Ginger Cocktail

Serve this sparkling holiday cocktail to all your guests with the seasons quintessential flavors of cranberry, rosemary and ginger and made to sparkle with a splash of Lunetta Prosecco.

Ginger Cranberry Bellini

Mix up this ginger cranberry bellini as a festive sparkling cocktail that’s perfect for brunch or holiday parties.

Tea Pairing Tips for a Holiday Dinner

This season, make tea your go-to beverage when the temperatures drop down below. Here are a few hot tips to provide courtesy of ITMA (International Tea Masters Association)-certified tea sommelier and innkeeper Frankee Muller of Voss Inn Bed & Breakfast in Bozeman, MT.

Mango Yogurt Shake

As the weather gets colder, the southern hemisphere is just starting to warm up! This mango yogurt shake is one of the drinks the people in New Zealand are sipping to stay cool.

Blueberry Fig Sparkler

Let blueberries add a needed freshness to this sparkling holiday cocktail with sweet fig jam and earthy rosemary

Easy Raspberry Sparkler

The holidays are in full swing with parties galore, all the way through the new year. If you are looking for the perfect way to impress your guests, serve up this raspberry sparkler complete with vodka and Prosecco.

Maple Gingerbread Hot Toddy

A naturally warming cold remedy, this hot toddy is made with whiskey, hot water, muddled ginger, maple or honey, whole spices, ginger tea and a squeeze of lemon. Let it soothe a sore throat or simply warm the body.

10 Easy Holiday Drinks for a Crowd

For a cold winters day, a sparkling holiday party or as a toast on New Year’s Eve, check out these festive holiday cocktails, all with just five ingredeints or less.

Blueberry Cardamom Manhattan

Revamp you usually Manhattan cocktail by adding an easily homemade blueberry shrub and warmly spiced cardamom.

The Winemaking Gents of Holman Cellars

This wine quartet of gentlemen are the notable, sprouting buds of Napa Valley’s wine country.

Pomegranate Orange Prosecco Cocktail

Tart, citrus-y and effervescent, this pomegranate orange Prosecco cocktail is the perfect holiday sipper for all your gatherings.

A Complex Rosé You Can Drink this Winter

Does rosé make you think of sunny spring days and summer patio sessions? It’s time to change that! Check out this Italian wine that is complex enough for the cooler months and heavier dishes.

Honey Blueberry Hot Toddy

Warm yourself and your guests with this easy honey blueberry hot toddy spiced with cinnamon and spiked with bourbon.

How to Make a Boulevardier on the Rocks

Similar to a Negroni, this cocktail uses whiskey instead of gin and is easy to mix with three ingredients in equal parts.

Cranberry Margaritas with Kumquat

A classic cocktail made with some less than common ingredients makes for an instant crowd pleaser.

Blueberry Elderflower Smash

Brighten up a heavy holiday meal with this refreshing winter blueberry smash loaded with spritz, elderflower, and blueberries.

Blueberry Ginger Hot Toddy

Let this blueberry ginger hot toddy warm your hands and your entire body on the way down. Its honey, lemon, ginger, and blueberries to ward off a winter cold, plus there’s a splash of bourbon to keep things festive.

Sparkling Blueberry Lime Punch

Sparkling Blueberry Lime Punch made with tequila is a festive cocktail to serve at any holiday party. With only five ingredients, mix up a big batch and enjoy the festivities.

Clementine Christmas Spritz

Light up the holiday season with this festive clementine and cranberry cocktail topped with a spritz of Prosecco.

Three Gin Cocktails to Celebrate the End of Prohibition

Today is Repeal Day, which historically marks the end of the Prohibition, so raise a…

Wine Tip – 2008 Damilano Barolo Cannubi

The 2008 Damilano Barolo Cannubi is big Italian Barolo with plenty of character. It is an expensive wine, but well worth the money.

Cinnamon Bourbon Latte

A bourbon infused cinnamon latte to satisfy both your afternoon pick-me-up and happy hour cravings.

Mulled Apple Cocktail

This delicious mulled apple cocktail is a simple way to get into the winter spirit.

A Visual Guide to Espresso

Ever wonder what all those fancy ‘macchiato’, ‘lungo’, or ‘caffe americano’ coffee terms really mean?

Blueberry Kombucha Sangria

Sip through the holiday and winter season with this refreshing blueberry kombucha sangria drink spiced with ginger.

A Guide to Cocktail Bitters for Beginners

Looking to up your basic cocktail game? Learn how to make, use, and even cook with bitters.

Wine Tip – Adobe Road Sauvignon Blanc 2012

A deliciously rich Sauvignon Blanc from Adobe Road that isn’t your usual grassy Sauvignon Blanc suspect.

Blueberry Chai Cocktail

Served warm or cold, this chai spiced blueberry cocktail with vanilla cream syrup and spiced rum is the perfect drink to sip all season long.

The Evolution of Alsatian Red Wine

You say Alsace and the first thing that comes to our minds are white wines. However, winemakers of the French region are beginning to really tout their red Pinot Noir bottles and we are so glad they are.

Must-Know Coffee Terms: Nerding Out on Coffee with Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown dishes on the perfect coffee system for your home and all the terms you could use when talking to a barista.

5 Black Friday Survival Cocktails

If you are brave enough to battle the Black Friday chaos, more power to you. And to help get you through the mayhem, here are five survival cocktails you will need.

300 Years of Chianti Classico

Celebrate fall and the 300th anniversary of Chianti Classico wine with these bottles.

Wine Tip – Fritz 2010 Estate Reserve Zinfandel

A big, bold wine, that really packs a delicious punch, this is a delightful wine on its own or paired with roasted lamb with oven baked winter vegetables.

Learn How to Compose Art Inspired Cocktails at the HGU Hotel

Crafted in the 1905 Lounge at the HGU, a New York Hotel, a visual narrative comes alive when art pieces are shaken, muddled and poured into cocktail ware.

Negroni – The Classic Cocktail Recipe

The quintessential Italian cocktail, Negroni, is one of those drinks that never goes out of style.

The Ten Most Eccentric Vodka Flavors

Enjoyed neat or in a cocktail, vodka does not have to stay true to its neutral identity. Get ready for ten unusual vodka flavors.

Conscious Drinking: Top Green Wines

Feel good about your wine purchases, not just for taste and quality, but for the environmental, too. Here are some of our favorite green wines.

A Taste of Noble Vines

Great news! Sustainable wines can taste supple, unique, and be food friendly. Check out these wines from Noble Vines.

Holiday Spiced Prosecco Cocktail

Say cheers with a fun, festive sparkling Prosecco cocktail, with warm flavors of spices, honey, and whiskey.

Sparkling Maple Blueberry Cocktail

Make a batch of this sinfully delicious blueberry maple syrup and you are set to make a perfect holiday drink with sparkling wine in no time. Plus, the extra syrup is heavenly over breakfast pancakes.

Decadent Hot Chocolate Recipes for the Coldest Days

Add great flavors like matcha, strawberry or white chocolate to your normal mug of hot cocoa for fun new flavors all winter long.

Warm Winter Drink: Glogg

Glogg is more than a mulled wine. It will give you a feeling of comfort and coziness and let any worries or problems slip away, if only for a little while.

The Perfect Wines for Meatless Monday

About to devour a veggie burger? Try these wines for the perfect pairing.

Blueberry Bourbon Sour

Get cozy with this bourbon and brown sugar sour cocktail sweetened with blueberries stashed in the freezer.