International Beaujolais Nouveau Day was on Thursday the 17th and today we have it in stock! To honor this classic French red wine and its annual release here are some brief tidbits about the wine. Ever year it’s released on the third Thursday of November (hence Beaujolais Nouveau Day on the 17th) and distributors are known to …
With spooky season coming to a close, we’re heading into cold weather months and Thanksgiving time. Here are our wine and beer picks to keep you warm and cozy this month. Our wine of the month selection is Pike Road pinot noir, a juicy red from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. With flavors of black fruit, plum …
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Get creative this Halloween with a cleverly spooky cocktail. Here are three cool recipes to serve at or bring to your festivity. The Frankenstein While this is a fairly simple-to-whip-together cucumber margarita, its bright green color and “blood” rim makes it a very visually pleasing cocktail to offer partygoers. What You Will Need: A good …
The hills are aaaaaalive with the taste of pumpppppppkin…. So many good pumpkin beverages to choose from, so few days of glorious fall. Here are our top picks for maximum pumpkin enjoyment: Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale – The classic pumpkin beer. You must also try this in a pint glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar and a …
Fall is well underway, and we’re loving the chillier temps and changing foliage. What goes better with the crisp outdoors than an autumnal beverage? Here are our October wine, beer, and liquor picks. Starting off with our wine of the month, our October pick is Guardians Saperavi from the country of Georgia. Not only does …
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In observance of World Sake Day on October 1st, we thought it would be interesting to talk about the most common misconceptions about this wonderful and complex fermented rice juice from Japan. So grab your sake, a pallet of sushi, and enjoy! Misconception #1: Sake Should Only Be Enjoyed Hot You should NEVER drink sake …
Oktoberfest is right around the corner! Celebrated for two weeks with a culmination on the first Sunday of October, the annual German beer festival is upon us. Originating in 1810, the festival was technically a wedding celebration for the crown prince of Bavaria to a German princess. While the official Oktoberfest is held in Munich, …
There is not just one but TWO holidays for beer drinking this month – National Beer Lovers Day on Wednesday, September 7th and National Drink Beer Day on Wednesday, September 28th. Let’s celebrate with some ice cold beers! Whether you’re into hoppy IPAs, toasty American pale ales, deliciously bitter pilsners, fruity witbiers, robust stouts, sour …
Here at RSVP, we love a good box of wine. We sell a lot of it, and for unsurprising reasons – not only does a three liter box contain FOUR bottles of wine, the days of limited choices for boxed wine are over. If you’re looking for a fruity French rosé, a juicy Spanish Tempranillo, …
As American as apple pie and football, bourbon was recognized as America’s “native spirit” in 2007 when the US Senate declared the month of September as Bourbon Heritage Month. And while subsequent Septembers have not officially been recognized as such, we still love the idea of unofficially celebrating the history and art of bourbon distilling …
