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Top Ten Drive-In Summer Blockbusters

All the big star-studded flicks of the summer are about to hit your streaming services, so it’s time for another Top Ten Drive-In! Fire up the projector or just settle into the couch with your favorite snacks — we’ve got stunts, capes, and lots of CG to pair with a...

The Summer of the Can

Summer is far from winding down, and don’t let anyone tell you different! There are still plenty of outdoor events and activities to enjoy, so keep your cooler at the ready and stock up on our favorite ready-to-drink cocktails of 2022. Never boring or basic in...

Great Whites

For all you fans of seasonal shark-based programming, we’ve got a shiver (the actual, real-deal name for a group of sharks) of splashy, spring-loaded white wines you can sink your teeth into!* *Okay, shark puns aside, we all need solid, refreshing go-to wines for the...

4th of July Wine Parade

The beauty of a good 4th of July bash is that it’s one of the breeziest holidays for multiple celebrations. You can go from a parade, to a pool party, to a bar-b-que, to a fireworks show without breaking a sweat….okay, that might be an over-promise. But surely you can...

4 Local Brews for the 4th

Whether you’re heading up North this 4th of July or sticking around the cities, what better way to enjoy your long weekend of festivities than with some of Minnesota’s finest craft beers? If your plans include sitting in a lakeside lawn chair and soaking up some sun,...

Provençal Pink – How’d it get so good?

In a way, there’s a fairly short answer to this question — Provence was the original winemaking region in France. With tons of sunshine, modest rain, gentle slopes of various grape-friendly soils, and a persistent breeze, the area is as ideal for grape-growing as it...

“I’ll Have a Whiskey”

It sounds like a poorly-written TV line nowadays, but this used to be the way of things! Whiskey is (however you spell it) basically distilled beer, and many public house owners would make their own version of each from local grains, rather than being at the mercy of...

Celebrating Juneteenth

One part of celebrating Juneteenth is acknowledgment. Any celebration of wine and spirits history includes the history of colonization. Any celebration of American wine and spirits history includes our history of slavery. Despite the vast expanse of that history,...

Cabs for Dads

As is often said in the food and wine pairing world — don’t mess with a classic. We’ve got three highly-giftable Cabernet Sauvignons, reliably delicious but subtle in style, proving that giving Dad what he wants this Father’s Day is no cliché. High Valley Cabernet...

Bridal Series Finale

Bridal Series Finale – A Sparkle for Every Pop THE FULLY APPOINTED MIMOSA BAR For our last Bridal Season installment, we’re raising a glass — several, in fact — to YOU! Our team speed-dated their way through a lineup of juicy pairings to help bling out your...
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