Familia Geisse "Amadeu" NV Brut Cabernet Sauvignon

Familia Geisse "Amadeu" NV Brut Cabernet SauvignonPairs with: Shrimp Acaraj Good for: When your favorite team scores Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir I am from: Pinto Bandeira, Brazil The Story: The Geisse family, with roots in Chile, took their winemaking expertise east across the border into Brazil. There, they found a place in the hills of Rio Grande do Sul and make excellent traditional method sparkling wines. Why You'll Love Me: Slightly sweet clean notes of Granny Smith apple and ripe pear with

sun-drenched limestone slopes just down from the famous Château de Pressac

Aperol revolutionized the modern drinking landscape by deliberately keeping its alcohol content low (a modest 11% ABV in most markets) and its profile exceptionally approachable

French-style wines

Disregarding the notion that white rums must be simple or one-dimensional

sour Marasca cherries

Grape: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Medium- to full-bodied

Because it spends at least three years aging in the cellar before release

silky light-to-medium body that is instantly cut by a laser-beam core of bitter orange peel

versatile workhorse for an epic backyard Tiki party

crisp green apple

uncommonly full and viscous medium-to-full body that is instantly cut by a laser-beam core of delicate citrus peel and a whisper of white pepper spice