Best Sips

Lambrusco

Here in the winter months, especially at holiday time, I can’t think of a more festive wine.

The Würz That Can Happen

Originally deriving from Tramin, in northern Italy, Gewürz in German, means “spice,” so Gewürztraminer translates to “that spicy grape from Tramin.”

woman bathing in absinthe glass

The Green Fairy

When water is added, the clear absinthe turns a cloudy, opal green—this is known as the “absinthe louche,” or releasing “the green fairy.”