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Sparkling Wine

Midnight Sparkler

With its unique indigo color and effervescent charm, this Champagne cocktail is perfect for New Year's Eve or any other festive occasion.

Sparkling Julep

Mint julep + bubbly? This cocktail recipe combines the two delicious classics and is the ultimate way to celebrate.

Build a Spritz

Skip the $$$ vintage bubbly for this spritz recipe. Go with an affordable Champagne, cava, Prosecco, or other dry sparkler.

Champagne Punch with Ginger, Lemon, and Sage

This sparkling punch, with its aromatic mixture of sage, lemon, and ginger, is refreshing and light enough to drink all night.

You Should Serve Punch at Friendsgiving

The easiest, most festive way to keep all your guests happy is a big bowl of sparkling punch with lemon, sage, and ginger.

How to Choose, Cook, and Entertain With Wine

Choosing which wine to pour, whether it's into a slow braise or into a guest's glass, can be a challenge. Here are some guidelines to make it a little more enjoyable.

3-Ingredient Blueberry Champagne Granita

Save your fresh berries for eating out of hand: Frozen blueberries have a more intense color and concentrated flavor then fresh ones, so your granita will be deep violet and sweet.

The Summer Cocktail That Started as a Mistake

If you want a cocktail you'll be able to recover from, look no further.

Tarocco Spritz

Inspired by a cocktail from New York City bartender Natasha David, the crimson-colored Tarocco Spritz is a nod to the flavor and color of the Sicilian Tarocco orange, often referred to as the “half-blood orange.” A mixed-heritage cocktail, this drink has a bumped-up base of gin to match the vibrant bitter aperitivo liqueur Cappelletti. The drink’s acidity comes courtesy of blood orange, lemon juice, and prosecco, bound together by the unlikely addition of vanilla, which complements Cappelletti’s notes of spice and oxidation.

The Mezcal Sunset Is No Sunrise Cocktail

A new version of the classic cocktail, made with mezcal and DIY grenadine.

The Mezcal Sunset

Smoky mezcal, tart homemade grenadine, and a splash of sparkling wine give this twist on the tequila sunrise a modern upgrade.

French 75

Gin and Champagne make a bubbly wonderful duo, which is why this classic cocktail is always a good idea.

This Spring We're All About the Spritz

The spritz—a simple concoction of sparkling wine, soda water, and booze—heralds the glorious arrival of spring.

Sparkling Lemon Cocktail

If you pour the bubbly too quickly, the drink will foam up and over the edge of the glass.

Prosecco and Raspberry Jelly

Prosecco and jelly: two of my favourite things. And when combined with raspberries, they make a wickedly celebratory concoction. The reason for putting this in the freezer for the first half an hour is to help set the prosecco bubbles in the jelly. It also works very well with cava.

How Cooking 90 Meals in One Month Changed My Cooking Forever

He cooked. He baked. He felt a little shame. Nevertheless, our editor stuck to his rules and cooked (almost) every meal in January. That led him the next logical question: Would he do it again?

5 Easy Ways to Upgrade Champagne

Because Champagne can be so much more than just bubbly.

How to Buy Sparkling Wine Like a Pro

Champagne isn't the only game in town. In fact, with a little intel, you can find a bottle of bubbly that's much cheaper than Champagne, but is just as bubbly.

Can Somebody Please Just Tell Me What Wine to Pour?

All you have to do is answer a few easy questions.

Cassis Spritz