Chandon Just Announced Their 7th Annual Summer Dazzler

The latest pairing of brut and rosé sparkling wine bottles that debut each year during Memorial Day Weekend officially kick off the summer, and give fans a festive accessory to bring to any summer occasion – the beach, family barbecues, rooftop gatherings, bridal showers and more!

Designed to celebrate Chandon’s American heritage, the eye-catching design of the brut features cerulean beach umbrellas, while the rosé is wrapped in chic sunhats in ombré shades from pink to red.  

Not only does it look good on the outside by the notes consist of apple, pear and citrus flavors and aromas, Chandon California American Summer Brut has a hint of spice that leads to a soft, dry finish. The pretty pink Chandon California American Summer Rosé consists of flavors of ripe strawberry, juicy watermelon and fresh red cherry, which is creamy on the palate with a defined structure of Pinot Noir added in its final stages.

The 2018 limited-edition American Summer bottles will be available from Memorial Day through Labor Day on Chandon.com, as well as select retailers nationally, for $24 per bottle.

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Summer Drinks To Drink This Memorial Day Weekend

If you're planning a little Memorial Day Weekend get together, you've come to the right place. Since we know there's no better way to get the party started than with creative and fruity cocktails or fan favorites, we've put together some of our favorites drinks of the season. Read through to check out some of these delicious summer cocktail recipes.

Our Favorite Beers

Celebrating its Birthday, The Sam Adams Summer ale is now legal, as it enters its 21st Birthday. We have been long fans of this Summer staple and this year Sam Adams is bringing some new friends into the picture. Below are our favorites and the best way to pair your beer.

 Summer Ale – This summer staple is celebrating its 21stbeer-day! What better way to celebrate warmer and longer days than a refreshing beer with lemon peel, Grains of Paradise, and Saaz Noble hops.

Session IPA (NEW!) – With its bright citrus hop aroma and nice bitterness, this beer is an easy-drinking IPA to enjoy at any summertime beach or backyard BBQ.

Golden Hour (NEW!) – Spicy, floral German Noble hops provide a dose of complexity with a light biscuit note from the pilsner malt. The result is a slightly hazy, medium-bodied brew that finishes softly with a hint of crisp, clean bitterness.

Tropic of Yuzu (NEW!) - This exotic beer is infused with rare Japanese fruit for a citrusy punch with hints of tangerine and grapefruit.

Speaking of Yuzu (This seasons new trend?) Truly Spiked & Sparkling launched its newest style, Truly Spiked & Sparkling Lemon & Yuzu. Truly Spiked & Sparkling has caught fire amongst drinkers and has quickly become the go-to spiked sparkling water, a category poised to be this spring and summer's biggest alcohol trend. The new Lemon & Yuzu style is part of Truly Spiked & Sparkling's growing line of spiked beverages, including Colima Lime, Grapefruit & Pomelo, Pomegranate, and Sicilian Blood Orange. 

Our Favorite Wines

You know we we love a good Rosé and the crowd pleasing Sterling Vineyards Vintner’s Collection Rosé 2016  is on top of our list. With a luminous pale pink, marked by lifted aromas of summer strawberries and subtle florals.

RELATED: It's Official #ReturnofRoseSeason

A blend of Syrah and Tempranillo sourced from the Central Coast of California, its palate has a richness balanced by a refreshing, racy acidity and flavors of pink citrus and orange blossom. A value at $12 a bottle, it’s ideal for your Memorial Day BBQ.

The 2016 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Rosé from France’s Rhone Valley is a favorite among rosé lovers in the know. An excellent example of the French region, it’s a serious rosé wine that is still approachable for everyday enjoyment, and sure to please the palates of those who are discovering the wine this rosé season. Produced in the traditional saignée method from a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, this structured, dry rosé is bursting with red fruit flavors and aromas, like raspberry and red currant, balanced with an intriguing minerality on the finish. 

2016 Blindfold California White  – A unique blended white wine created by The Prisoner Wine Company to complement the cult-California producer’s namesake wine. Just like The Prisoner’s red blend, Blindfold marries a number of delicious and interesting white varietals, Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, and Chenin Blanc, to create a bold and intriguing wine that is as striking as the label on the bottle. Inviting aromas of honeysuckle, grilled white peach, and apricot linger harmoniously with a luscious entry of familiar cold weather flavor, toasted hazelnut, making this wine the perfect foil to darker, complex reds for winter sipping.

Our Favorite Cocktails

Pop-Sea-Cle

Nothing beats Memorial Day weekend than a nice refreshing drink. Check our favorites below.

Pop-Sea-Cle - Courtesy of North River Lobster Company at Pier 81

Brut Prosecco, Cordial and Popsicle; Choose from Elderflower, Melon or Aperol

Aperol Spritz

• 3 Parts Cinzano Prosecco
• 2 Parts Aperol
• 1 Dash Soda
• Ice and a slice of Orange

Method: Add ice and a slice of orange, pour in the Prosecco, the Aperol and add a dash of soda. This avoids the Aperol settling at the bottom.

Red Hot Sangria - Made with Stillhouse Whiskey

• 1 can - Stillhouse Red Hot
• 1 bottle - Malbec
• 12 oz - Mango Juice
• 24 oz - Ginger Ale
• Lemon Wheels
• Orange Wheels
• Cinnamon Sticks

Hinterland Punch (Serves 6-8) Created by Josh Mazza

• 12oz Jägermeister
• 5oz Grenadine
• 10oz Ruby Red Grapefruit
• 20oz Roobis tea
• 1 Bottle (26oz) Sparkling Rosé
• 8oz raspberries
• 8oz strawberries

Method

1. Add edible flowers to tea and freeze in a bread pan
2. Combine other ingredients in a punch bowl
3. Add frozen tea/flowers
4. Cut berries and add into punch

Negroni Sbagliato

• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Cinzano 1757
• 1 oz. Cinzano Prosecco

Method: Build ingredients over ice in rocks glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Hibiscus Dragon Fruit Margarita

• 2 oz Patron Reposado Tequila
• 2 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
• .75 oz Cinnamon Hibiscus syrup
• .50 oz Fresh Lemon
• .25 oz Triple sec
• Pinch of Sea Salt
• 2 Dashes Hellfire Bitters

Method: Add all ingredients into a shaking tin and fill half way with ice. Shake for 5 seconds and strain into a hollowed out Dragon Fruit with ice. Garnish with Pineapple Spikes, Mint and flaming lemon half.

New Amsterdam Mango Sunrise

• 1½ parts New Amsterdam® Mango
•  2 parts orange juice
• A splash of lemon-lime soda

Method: Shake the vodka sunrise ingredients together in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Strain this delicious mango vodka drink into a rocks or highball glass filled with ice. Garnish the cocktail with a mango wedge and mint leaf.

Red Hot Sangria

Negroni Sbagliato

Hinterland Punch

Mango Sunrise

Aperol Spritz

Hibiscus Dragon Fruit Margarita

Spring Cocktail Trends From NYC Bartenders

Now that Winter is starting to go away, New Yorkers eager to ditch heavy beers and warm cocktails for refreshing drinks that scream Spring.  Trends in cocktail culture have become a quintessential part of celebrating a new season. This Spring looks like rum concoctions will be leading the pack and introducing aperitifs as the new happy hour with low ABV cocktails, allowing you to enjoy the night without the painful morning. New York bartenders have predicted decadent rum craft cocktails for the warm spring. These are not your typical Spring Break drinks you had while in college. Since then, the accolade for both “Tiki” cocktails and brown/craft spirits have grown respect, and so has the popularity of first-rate, sophisticated rums in both the Caribbean and in the U.S.A. A spirit known for its various tasting notes, these innovative libations will elevate any gathering, and highlight rum’s versatile flavor profile just in time for the spring season.

Below, are 5 fantastic spring-inspired recipes to celebrate this year’s trends, all crafted by some of the nation’s top bartenders, including Naren Young (Dante, NYC), Dan Sabo (ACE Hotel, LA) , Nico de Soto (Mace, NYC), Will Benedetto (In Good Company Hospitality),Leo Robitschek (Eleven Madison Park, NYC). Each of the recipes listed below can also be found in St-Germain’s first-ever coffee table cocktail book, How to Drink French Fluently.

Mango Basil Margarita - Created by Will Benedetto, (In Good Company Hospitality)

Ingredients

• 2 oz of Casamigos Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz of mango basil puree*
• 0.75 oz of lime juice

*Mango Basil Puree

• 1500 g of mango puree
• 300 g of basil
• 400 g of agave
• 2 oz of vodka

Shake all ingredients with 5-6 ice cubes. Without using a strainer, pour the entire contents into a Tajin rimmed rocks glass.

Voodoo Down - Created by Leo Robitschek(Eleven Madison Park in New York)

Ingredients

• 2 dashes orange bitters
• ¼ ounce ginger syrup (1:1, ginger juice:turbinado sugar)
• ¼ ounce honey syrup (2:1, clover honey:water)
• ¾ ounce lemon juice
• ½ ounce St-Germain French elderflower liqueur
• ½ ounce Trinidadian rum
• 1 ounce bourbon, preferably Elijah Craig 12-year

Shake all the ingredients with ice. Strain over ice into a double rocks glass.

Qui Oui, Created by Nico de Soto (Mace in New York)

• ½ ounce St-Germain French elderflower liqueur
• 1½ ounces Aperol
• ½ ounce kiwi syrup
• ¾ ounce lemon juice
• Pinch of Himalayan pink salt
• Prosecco, to top
• Glass Garnish Dehydrated kiwi slice or fresh
• kiwi slice

Shake all of the ingredients, except the prosecco, with ice. Strain into a wine glass with ice, top with prosecco, and garnish with the kiwi slice.

Rivington Punch - Created by Natasha David (Nitecap in New York)

• 2 ounces dry rosé wine
• ½ ounce St-Germain French elderflower liqueur
• 1½ ounces Aperol
• ¼ ounce raspberry liqueur, preferably Combier Framboise
• 1 ounce soda water
• Glass Garnish Strawberry slices and grapefruit crescent

Stir all of the ingredients in a wine glass over ice. Garnish with strawberry slices and a grapefruit crescent.

The St-Germain Cocktail - Created by Robert Cooper

• 1½ ounces St-Germain French elderflower liqueur
• 2 ounces dry sparkling wine
• 2 ounces soda water
• Glass Garnish Lemon twist

Combine all of the ingredients in a Collins glass over ice. Stir gently, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Mango Basil Margarita

Qui Oui

Rvington Punch

St. Germain Cocktail

Voo Doo

What You'll Be Drinking This Easter Sunday

'Easter is like Brunch where on a Sunday you gather to eat and drink. When joining a group it's good to be easy with what's on the menu, if there is something you want, know to bring it yourself. Our biggest concern is the drinks, while we love a good Bloody Marry, we're a little over Mimosas’, but still want to celebrate with Champagne.

There are people who love to celebrate with cocktails as the end of the night approaches and whether you are pitting the Manhattan vs. Old Fashioned against each other, Easter is a time for a lot of fizz, as it makes for a sparkling occasion, goes great with food, and can be consumed long into the night. Cocktails are great, and you will have to read the room to see if cocktails are called for, but Champagne is low maintenance, and always adds the sparkle we all need.

Being the celebratory drink it is, Champagne is perfect for the traditional, joyful festivities of Easter Sunday. Champagne can be a mystery with treasures to be discovered, well hidden from those who don’t know where to look. These secrets are part of the fun to discover.

If you’re unsure as to what to bring this Easter to Brunch look no further than Moet & Chandon’s 2008 Grand Vintage Brut. After aging 7 years in the historic cellars, this is a perfect springtime opening similar to a bouquet of floral notes of linden, honeysuckle and acacia, citrus nuances of bergamot and mandarin orange zest, and dash of anise and green tomato, give way to flavors of just-ripe stone fruit and scents of pastry and almonds with a slight hint of white pepper.

A bright pale yellow with glimmers of green, its first impression on the palate is vivacious and lively, subsequently extending itself, with an invigorating finish and lingering note of citrus fruit. Incredibly versatile and food friendly, Moët Grand Vintage 2008 is a surprising yet excellent way to elevate unexpected pairing dishes, such as truffled French fries, salted popcorn, fried chicken, and many more to go with your Easter meal. 

Chandon Sweet Star

Also in the Moet family the Chandon Sweet Star is the newest bubbly to pair with a variety of light bites with your  for any Spring and Summer Brunch. For chic sipping, grab a bottle as a hostess gift for your bestie’s rooftop soirée that will taste great with anything from spicy sushi to decadent donuts – perfect for toasting the arrival of warm weather and sundresses. This bottle goes beyond just Easter but will last you through Summer. We suggest stocking up, as you’ll want these for on the go.

If your still in the mood for a red try a bottlethat's perfect in between seasons wine Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel Mendocino County 2014. As Easter sits in before the heat of Summer this medium-bodied ripe Zin with vibrant cherry and cassis layered with notes of toasty oak shining through. Spicy clove and cardamom balance the wine, making it the perfect pair for barbecued lamb this Easter evening. Created by “Godfather of Zin” Joel Peterson, Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandels showcase the best aspects of their respective terroirs, while maintaining the winery’s “no wimpy wines” ethos.