There something so satisfying about the appearance of a cold beverage as it sweats in the seatbelt scalding summertime in Atlanta. You know just by looking at it that it’s going to be cold and refreshing. I sat outside with a friend this past Sunday, ate some smoked wings and enjoyed this amazing bottle of ’99 Vilmart Cuvee Creation. Light bubbles, crisp, acidic, and a little tart, this straw color stunner drinks like effervescent Burgundy. I was told it can be found at H&F bottle shop. Cellartracker prices are around $90 so I’d assume it’s a little more than that locally. (We always pay more here in Georgia, all those hippies in California make wine so they are unsurprisingly less prone to taxing and regulating it).
Related, at a recent party the host had this great spread of icy booze. It’s one of those buffet carts you’d see at a Chinese restaurant, repurposed as a highly portable booze train. I bet you could find one of these cheap at a restaurant supply depot kinda place. It’s not the sort of thing a high quality restaurant would need, and not really visually appealing, that is, until you fill it with champagne and beer.
