Whether you're sipping a grappa neat or incorporating it into cocktails, learn why this brandy belongs on your bar cart. Karla Walsh is a Des Moines, Iowa-based lifestyle writer with more than 15 ...

If you enjoy the phrase "One man's trash is another man's treasure," then you might take a liking to an extraordinary Italian after-dinner drink called grappa. Unlike most wine, which is made from the ...

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Grappa is a type of spirit that belongs in the category of pomace brandy. It is called a brandy since it is derived from grapes and is distilled to an alcoholic strength by volume (ABV) of 86% or less ...

I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone besides a dyed-in-the-wool Italian who even remotely likes the taste of grappa. I know people who practically live on Fernet-Branca—the drink that inspired Bill ...

I’ve always thought of grappa as something old men drink, a rough spirit with lots of burn and little flavor, like a cheap vodka. The Italian spirit, distilled from pomace—the grape skins, pulp, seeds ...

If you think of grappa as a harsh after-dinner drink you have to swill down quickly as a shot, it’s time to re-explore this distilled spirit, made from the pomace of wine grapes. New World producers ...

In a place with as much history as Italy, it’s common to encounter firsts, whether it’s the first bank, the oldest university or even the first espresso machine. In Bassano del Grappa, about 20 miles ...