Sparkling wines give a boost to cocktails
Photo credit: AP | CEO and winemaker Eileen Crane sits with a glass of Brut Cuvee sparkling wine at Domaine Carneros in Napa, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2012)
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Something new is bubbling up in the world of cocktails as canny mixologists skip the soda and turn to sparkling wine as their new go-to mixer.
The practice stems from the added care being given to cocktail ingredients in general. After all, it hardly makes sense to drown the top-shelf hard stuff in something cheap and/or sugary.
"It's not the best thing to be putting club soda or any...
