French Kiss Cocktail Recipe: Raspberry, Vodka and Bubbles

French Kiss cocktail: pink sparkling wine in a champagne flute with fresh raspberries floating on top
How to make a French Kiss cocktail: vodka, Chambord and dry sparkling wine, one glass or a six-glass party batch, plus the bottle to buy and how many standard drinks you are holding.
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Prosecco vs Cava: The Difference, and Which to Buy

Two glasses of sparkling wine beside a bottle and olives on a timber table
One is made in a tank, the other in the bottle. The grapes, the method, the sugar levels, the taste and which one to pour for which occasion.
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Mint Simple Syrup: The Easy Recipe, Without the Bitterness

A jar of homemade mint simple syrup with fresh mint and sugar on a marble bench
Sugar, water and mint leaves in ten minutes. The trick is taking the pan off the heat before the mint goes in, which is where most batches go wrong.
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Adelaide Hills Wine Region: Cool Climate, Half an Hour From Town

Vineyard rows on a green hillside in the Adelaide Hills
The closest wine region to Adelaide, and the coolest. What the Adelaide Hills tastes like, five cellar doors worth the drive, when to go and one bottle to try at home.
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Does All Champagne Taste the Same? No, and Here Is What Changes It

Three glasses of Champagne in different shades side by side
Two bottles both labelled Champagne can taste nothing alike. The four things that change it: the grapes, the dosage, the time on lees and the maker.
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What Is Champagne and Shackles? The Party Theme Explained

Two flutes of sparkling wine, a bottle, gold confetti and novelty handcuffs on a party table
Handcuffed to your date until the bottle is empty: what Champagne and Shackles is, where it came from, the usual rules, what to wear, the bubbly to bring and how to do it safely.
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Is Prosecco the Same as Champagne? No, and Here Is Why

Two glasses of sparkling wine side by side with different bubbles
Different country, different grapes, different bubbles. How Prosecco and Champagne actually differ, which to buy for what, and what Australian Prosecco is.
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Bucks Fizz vs Mimosa: What Is the Difference?

Two flutes side by side, one pale gold and one orange, with halved oranges on a timber table
Same two ingredients, different ratio. A Bucks Fizz is champagne-forward, a Mimosa is equal parts. Here is the history, the taste and what to pour.
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Clam Chowder and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Bowl of creamy clam chowder beside a glass of white wine on a timber table
Crisp unoaked whites for the creamy New England bowl, something sharper for Manhattan. The three chowder styles and the wine each one wants.
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What Is a Riddling Rack? The Champagne Tool Explained

Wooden riddling rack holding sparkling wine bottles neck-down in a cellar
A riddling rack holds 120 bottles neck-down so the yeast slides into the neck. Here is how it works, who invented it, and why machines replaced it.
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