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Best Big Batch Cocktails Made with Wine
For your next get together at home, try these tasty and refreshing cocktails made with wine. They are for people who love the smooth and delectable taste of wine instead of the strong taste of hard liquor. This list includes red and white wine big batch cocktails that can appeal to any wine lover. By using these best big batch cocktails made with wine recipes you will be able to save time and can have fun drinking these simple and sweet drinks with good friends. There is nothing better to have at a party than large pitchers of wine.
By Jessica Herring9 years ago in Proof
The Infinite Loop of Drinking and Depression
I've struggled with depression for pretty much my entire life. Over the years I feel as though I've gotten better at managing it but I suppose the disappointing reality is that it still feels ever present and part of me wonders if I will spend the rest of my life feeling this way.
By Brandon Krogel9 years ago in Proof
Best Songs About Drinking
Drinking is one of the world's favorite pastimes, for those who are of age. Enough so that musicians have been writing songs about drinking, getting drunk, and their favorite drinks for years now. These songs are not only hits on the charts, but are hits at parties, get-togethers, and bars to listen to while enjoying a nice refreshing drink. No matter what genre of music you listen to, there is a song about drinking to go along with any mood and reasoning one has to be drinking at that time. Let's hop right into it and take a look at the best songs about drinking.
By Corey Gittleman9 years ago in Proof
Russian Vodka
It is hard to imagine any traditional Russian feast without vodka. It is customary to celebrate with it more significant life events (birthday, anniversary, or wedding) and less remarkable ones (a new pair of shoes, beginning of holidays, or just a weekend). Happy? Upset? Angry? Sorry? Here it is…
By Lubow Dabrowska-Szpakowicz9 years ago in Proof
Simple Two Ingredient Summer Cocktails
Most people adore drinking cocktails at bars and restaurants, and who can blame them? Cocktails taste great, are festive in nature, and always seem to be artfully presented to those who get to drink them. That's also the main reason why people love to drink cocktails at parties.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Proof
2008: Vintage of Angels
While I have to admit that I have never been a hardcore fan of the Chilean wine in general, I have always had a healthy respect for the premium range of produce from the non-industrial, premium line of wines the country has to offer. One particular producer, Montes S.A., grants us something akin to the Super Tuscans, a Super Carménère: Purple Angel, 2008 vintage.
By Carlos Chacon9 years ago in Proof
For the Night and the House: How To Meet the Parents. Top Story - July 2017.
I remember the first time I met a girl I was seeing's parents, and it wasn't good (in hindsight). I believe I must've been 16 at the time, and I didn't quite have a grip on how to keep my identity while still portraying myself as someone that wasn't nearly as hormone/heartbreak-driven as I was (am).
By Triple Decker Sandwich9 years ago in Proof
Drinking Like a Champion
For those of us who drink, we usually either tend to go to a full extreme or not partake at all. There are a small number of people who actually use that weird little word some of us know as "moderation", and it's those people who tend to do hold themselves better. But in the end, we should just face the cold hard truth. If you are going to drink, then you should drink like a champion and be smart at the same time. And most people think "Oh! I get hangovers and whatnot when I drink" but trust me about this one, there is a way around most of this but we will get to that later. (It's most certainly worth the wait.)
By Chris Cori9 years ago in Proof
Malbec from the Land of Dreams
In the central area of the arid, southern reaches of Argentina, there is a rare oasis: the Río Negro Valley. An ideal place for growing grapes of great concentration, given the low humidity which goes all year round (to a 30% max!) and barely 7 inches of rain a year. Sounds hard and uninviting, yet its nickname would never give that away: "Land of Dreams." That is the nickname it goes by at Bodega Noemía.
By Carlos Chacon9 years ago in Proof
Best Big Batch Cocktails Made with Vodka
During the summer, most people love entertaining and relaxing with cocktails, but it can be stressful to figure out which drinks to make. Big batch cocktails made with vodka are the perfect way to have a good time with friends or family and feel refreshed without having to man your backyard bar. With these simple recipes, you can quickly make delicious big batches of vodka cocktails for upcoming parties.
By Jessica Herring9 years ago in Proof
