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Champagne, Prosecco or Cava? Picking Bubbles for New Year’s 🥂
New Year’s Eve is the biggest bubbly night of the year, and our sparkling shelf gets a serious workout in late December. People come in asking for a bottle of champagne, but what most of them really mean is something with bubbles that tastes great and…
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Tequila vs. Mezcal: What’s the Difference?
Tequila has been one of the hottest spirits in the country for years now, and mezcal isn’t far behind. We get questions about these two all the time. Is mezcal just smoky tequila? Which one should go in a margarita? Why does one bottle cost a…
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A No-Stress Guide to Craft Beer Styles
Colorado is one of the best beer states in the whole country. Denver hosts the Great American Beer Festival every year, and it seems like a new brewery pops up in another mountain town every few months. That’s awesome. It also means our beer cooler has…
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You Don’t Need Fancy Wine Words to Find a Bottle You’ll Love!
Here’s a little secret from behind the counter. Some of our favorite conversations start with someone saying, “I really don’t know anything about wine.” We love hearing that! It usually means you’re about to be honest about what you actually like, and that’s so much more…
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How Much Wine, Beer and Liquor to Buy for a Party
There are two kinds of party hosts. There’s the one who runs out of wine at nine o’clock, and there’s the one who still has a stack of bottles in the garage come February. Neither one is the end of the world, but it’s nice to…
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How Long Does an Open Bottle Actually Last?
You opened a bottle of wine on Tuesday, had one glass and pushed the cork back in. Now it’s Friday and you’re staring at it on the counter wondering if it’s still good or if you’re about to drink something sad. The short answer is that…
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Après-Ski Drinks to Make at Home
Après at the base of Vail or Beaver Creek is a blast. There’s live music, sunshine on the patio and everybody still clomping around in their ski boots. It’s also crowded, a little pricey and it ends with a long drive home while your feet slowly…
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Bourbon, Rye and Scotch: The Simple Version
Our whiskey wall can feel like a lot. Hundreds of bottles, almost all of them some shade of brown, with labels covered in words like small batch, cask strength and bottled in bond. If you’ve ever stood there not sure where to even start, you’re definitely…
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How to Pick a Bottle as a Gift When You Have No Idea What They Drink
Buying a bottle for someone else is weirdly stressful. Maybe it’s for your boss, the neighbor who plowed your driveway all winter or the father-in-law who likes to remind everyone he knows a lot about wine. You walk in, stare at a wall of labels and…
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What Wine to Bring to Thanksgiving 🦃
Thanksgiving might be the hardest meal of the year to pair wine with. Think about everything on that table. Turkey, ham, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top and at least two kinds of pie. There isn’t a…