Drinks

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Simply Delicious and Easy Champagne Cocktail

Champagne over Chambord

Raspberry Mocktails
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A Fresh Start With Non Alcoholic Sips
Hands holding a Tuaca Apple Pie Cocktail.
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Best Après-Ski Cocktails To Warm Up With
Bourbon and Vodka spiked Holiday punch
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A Big Batch Beverage Perfect for Holiday Gatherings
A beer from Excelsior Brewing Co.
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A Year in Beer: Annual Events at Excelsior Brewing Co.

The Lake Minnetonka-inspired microbrewery is a social hub for Excelsior, where, yes, you can get a beer, but you can also meet new friends and attend unique events throughout the year.

A woman stands before a canvas, painting the grapevines at Parley Lake Winery.
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Minnesota Winery Alliance Hopes to Bring Oenophiles to Big Woods

Most wine lovers have heard of Napa Valley and Sonoma, but what about the Big Woods region of Minnesota?

Scandinavian Grandma, one of the signature shakes from new Minnetonka restaurant Copper Cow.
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How to Make a Boozy Shake at Home, Courtesy of Copper Cow

Build an at-home version of Copper Cow’s signature Scandinavian Grandma boozy shake.

The bar at Painter Creek Winery, where locally made wines and ciders are poured.
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Hennepin County's First Farm Winery Offers Tastings, Tours and More

Newcomer Painter Creek Winery & Cidery offers drinks and on-site events.

A bottle of Juggernaut wine
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The Perfect Wine for Cabernet Lovers or Cookouts

For June, try one of our columnist's favorite wines to pair with any hearty meat on the barbecue—though cabernet lovers will enjoy this all on its own.

A local summer beer sits on a patio table next to a grapefruit.
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It's Patio Season, So Sip on These Local Summer Beers

OMNI Brewing Company, Unmapped Brewing, Wayzata Brew Works and Back Channel Brewing offer up their best beers for summer nights.

A flight of craft beers sits on a bar. Behind, a row of craft beers on tap.
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Local Breweries Clean Up at Minnesota's Biggest Craft Beer Awards

While Minneapolis may be Minnesota’s craft beer capital, the Lake Minnetonka area is a hub in its own right, with plenty of great local options.

A bottle of Nik Weis Wiltinger Kabinett Riesling
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Forget Everything You Think You Know About Riesling

For many, this grape is panned as only a sweet white wine for novices, and this is just not so.

Vina Tondonia Reserva 2004
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Drink This Savory, Spicy Wine with Your Next Burger

Rioja is a large wine region in northern Spain known for great medium- and full-bodied reds made from predominantly tempranillo.

MasterChef Junior's Ariana Feygin and her father Lenny
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5 Ways to Cook with Wine

MasterChef Junior's Ariana Feygin and her sommelier father talk cooking and pairing.

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