Tag Archives: Spritz
• Sommeliers tote personal choices to holiday parties
Classic cocktails, Champagne and, of course, plenty of wine. Here are some of their suggestions. If you’re lucky enough to have a sommelier as a friend, son, sister, nephew or niece, I think it’s a safe bet that your holiday libations are a step up from the rest of us. Any well-selected bottle will add […]
• In Italy, don't call a cocktail a cocktail. It's an aperitivo.
Cocktails are a strange proposition in Italy, as I once again experienced last week during a visit there. Non mi piace il cocktail – I don’t like cocktails – I’ve been told many times by my Italian acquaintances, often during the aperitivo hour while they sip a Spritz, perhaps the most popular drink in the […]
