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Schnelby Tropial Fruit-Based Wines

Filed under: Wine

Wine from fruits other than grapes is often far too sweet and barely worth drinking. Peter and Denisse Schnebly, who have a winery in Homestead, Florida, are making wine from fruits that grow in their tropical climate. The Associated Press reports on the couple who started selling their wine in 2005 to cut the waste from the tropical fruit orchards that they owned for their company Fresh King. Much of their crop was blemished or too ripe, bad for selling but perfect for making wine. The Schneblys' wine has already earned several awards and they are trying to convince the public that fruit wines can be seriously drinkable The Schneblys are also working to make the winery a destination spot for visitors, creating a 5,000-square-foot building as a visitor's center and tasting room. The passionfruit wine, shown here, sells for $17.95 and is recommended for pairing with desserts but the Schnelbys say their mango, guava and carambola wines are all food friendly, especially with spicy and/or tropical dishes.

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New York's Most Expensive Cocktail

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Filed under: Spirits

At Duvet, the dine-in-bed hotspot in New York City, you can sip a $1,500 cocktail called the Duvet Platinum Passion. The drink is a blend of L'ésprit de Courvoisier (roughly $6,000/bottle), Ruinart champagne and a special syrup that uses passionfruit, forest berries, wildflower honey and brown sugar and was created by Duvet's head mixologist, a gentleman named Brendan. The drink is served in a frosted glass, garnished with an orchid. It was introduced over a year ago, on Valentine's Day in 2005, and only 4 have been sold since then.