26 DECEMBER 2019
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GIVE GOOD CHEER
1. D’OLIVEIRA MADEIRA
With so many vintages, finding a bottle
of this Madeira from someone’s birth
or wedding year is easy, says Elizabeth
Sammuri of Flagstaff House in Boulder,
Colorado. ($115, rarewineco.com)
- BOTTLED COCKTAILS
With vintage-inspired single-serving
bottles, The Grey Market’s old
fashioned (2a) and Negroni (2b) are
stocking-ready. ($12, in-store at The
Grey Market, Savannah, Georgia)
- BILLECART-SALMON ROSÉ
When Sarah Clarke of Mozza Restau-
rant Group gifts Champagne, she says,
a favorite is Billecart-Salmon’s rosé.
“And let’s face the facts, it’s an amazing
regift.” ($90, champagne-billecart.fr)
- BERTOUX BRANDY
Sommelier Jordan Salcito loves giving
this nuanced, bartender-created
brandy. “It’s perfect for holiday fireside
sipping.” ($44, bertouxbrandy.com)
- NEVERSINK APPLE APERITIF
This apple-based aperitif is ideal for hol-
iday entertaining, says Claire Sprouse,
owner of Brooklyn’s Hunky Dory, who
swaps it for vermouth in a classic cock-
tail. ($50, neversinkspirits.com)
- SHACKSBURY CIDER CLUB
Tip from Piper Kristensen of Oxalis in
NYC: For really special small-batch
ciders, sign up for this Vermont pro-
ducer’s cider club. ($55 per shipment,
shacksbury.com)
- VECCHIO AMARO DEL CAPO
For F&W 2019 Sommelier of the Year
Liz Martinez, this licorice-and-ginger-
bread amaro liqueur from Calabria in
southern Italy is a personal favorite.
($25, vecchioamarodelcapo.com)
- SIZZLER BOTTLE CAP
“There’s nothing worse that a flat gin
and tonic,” says Sean Hoard of
Carpenters Hall in Austin. Use this
Japanese stainless steel bottle cap to
lock in fizz. ($10, umamimart.com)
- PIPETTE MAGAZINE
Haley Fortier, owner of Haley.Henry
and Nathálie in Boston and a F&W 2019
Sommelier of the Year, recommends
a subscription to Pipette magazine,
which goes deep into natural wine.
($75, pipettemagazine.com)
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