Trends

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What does the new year have in store for the world of wine and spirits? We invited three industry experts to share the trends they’ve got their eyes on. See what they had to say.

It’s the start of a long season of entertaining at home, opening with the ultimate party to get creative with cocktails: Halloween. While we can't help you with your costume, we’ve got superpowers when it comes to creating the perfectly stocked bar.

Content creator Rose Simard invents cocktails with inspiration taken from everywhere—so it was only natural that we invite her to take up our À la carte cocktails challenge. In addition to her refreshing recipe, she offers some great ideas to those new to mixology.

May we offer you a drink suggestion? We’ve got ideas for all your plans, including doing sweet nothing. Paloma, herb and tonic, watermelon-jalapeno margarita and more! Find the best ideas to chill on hot summer days on the patio.

While some people enjoy robust reds in the middle of a heatwave, others flat out put ice cubes in their glass or swear by fridge-temperature white wines. But what if we met in the middle, around one of these 5 chilled red wines?

Volcanic wines have been a hot trend for the last few years. But are these vintages produced in proximity to volcanoes that much different from other wines, or is it all just smoke and mirrors? We spoke with some experts to find out.

You naturally serve your white and rosé wine chilled, but did you know that many red wines can also benefit from a little ice bath to counter hot summer days? Spotlight on a refreshing trend.

Gochujang, bone broth, soy sauce, miso, Parmesan... This may look like a grocery list, but it’s a sample of the ingredients being used in cocktails by two trendy Montreal bars. Here, we take a deep dive into the fifth taste dimension of the world of cocktails—umami.

Because moderation is always in good taste, there’s now an even larger and more varied selection of low-alcohol products available in stores. But how do they hold up flavour-wise? Here, we examine this very question.

The year is drawing to a close and soon we’ll be raising a glass to 2024. What will this new vintage have in store for us? We spoke to a few experts (and one amateur!) to get a clearer picture.

Manu Ruiz expresses his creativity by mixing surprising cocktails. We challenged him to concoct three drinks using ingredients chosen at random. He graciously accepted and had fun blending local traditions with those of other places in the world.