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The Evening Drink You Forget to Plan

The food is eaten, the grill is out – but the night isn't over. Here are the drinks that keep the conversation going well into the night, without you needing to overthink it.

Ole Sommelier · 7 min

Vinmonopolet

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Madeira on Ice – the Island Wine's Quiet Comeback

Dry Madeira is cool again – and in the summer heat it may be the world's most underrated aperitif. Here is everything you need to know about Sercial and Verdelho on ice, and why this Atlantic island wine deserves a spot in your fridge right now.

Ingrid Importør · 6 min

Vinmonopolet

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Amontillado – sherry's best-kept secret

It's neither dry like fino nor sweet like oloroso – amontillado lives at the intersection of two worlds, and that's precisely where the magic happens. Here's everything you need to know about sherry's most complex and underrated style.

Ole Sommelier · 6 min

Vinmonopolet

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White port wine on ice – Portugal's forgotten summer drink

Along the Douro river, it's a matter of course. In Norway, it's almost unknown. White port wine on ice with tonic is perhaps the best aperitif of summer – and it's time we discovered it.

Ole Sommelier · 6 min

Vinmonopolet

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Ice-cold sherry – summer's best-kept aperitif tip

Dry sherry is the coldest, freshest, and most underrated aperitif choice you can make this summer. Fino and Manzanilla from Andalucía absolutely deserve a place in your fridge – here is everything you need to know.

Ingrid Importør · 7 min

Vinmonopolet

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Vermouth is back – the forgotten star of the aperitif

It was forgotten behind the stronger bottles, dusty and overlooked. But vermouth is back – as a standalone drink over ice, as the soul of a Negroni, and as proof that the simplest things are often the very best.

Ingrid Importør · 7 min

Vinmonopolet

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The Solera System: The Wine That Never Finishes

Imagine a glass carrying flavors from 1918, 1964, and last year – all at once. That is the magic of solera, and it is far more fascinating than most people realize.

Ole Sommelier · 7 min

Vinmonopolet