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Winery · Aÿ
"During one of our Champagne excursions, we toured the cellars of La Maison Ayala, seeing firsthand how bubbly goes from grape to bottle as part of a series of visits to local Champagne houses that punctuated days on the river." - Janice Wald Henderson
Winery · Épernay
"As we drove through storybook villages and rolling, vine-covered hills, we stopped at Champagne Boizel to tour its cellars and learn in detail how Champagne is produced, experiencing it as one of several houses woven into the cruise’s tasting itinerary." - Janice Wald Henderson
Winery · Avize
"Among the Champagne houses we visited, the cellar tour and tastings at Frerejean Frères stood out, and from the many pours we tried over the trip, our group ultimately crowned the Frerejean Frères Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru as the standout wine." - Janice Wald Henderson
Cocktail bar · Easthampton Town
"Stepping through the door during the annual “Escape the Northeast” event instantly trades a bleak western Massachusetts winter for a warm, loud, out-of-season oasis with blacked-out windows, a narrow shotgun room glowing with puffer-fish lanterns, vintage rattan shades, and netting draped across the ceiling like a jungle canopy, with vines creeping up the walls. Surf bands cram into the front lounge, their twangy guitars bouncing off nautical lights salvaged from mid-century décor house Oceanic Arts, while the room smells of citrus, rum, and something sweetly tropical. A month-long tropical takeover launched in 2021 turned February and March from the slowest stretch into a packed spectacle that still confuses out-of-towners who wander in midsummer asking about “the tiki bar,” not realizing it’s just a two-month event. Regulars are obsessed with the Painkiller — so popular it eclipsed the rest of the menu and would cause fury if it ever disappeared — with Navy Grogs and Cobra’s Fangs (Ned King’s favorite) close behind. Bartenders swap sweaters for vintage tropical shirts, the menu nods to 1940s Don the Beachcomber, and Frank Sinatra’s “Summer Wind” spins on the turntable, creating a place to go for a little while to forget things and make winter feel far away." - Carrie Honaker
Glass blower · Federal Hill
"Cocktails and small-batch ice cream are paired with a uniquely mesmerizing backdrop of glassblowers working in 2,100-degree heat, creating a hot-and-cold duet that makes the space feel like a tropical-leaning escape in the middle of Providence." - Carrie Honaker
Cocktail bar · Central Boulder
"A year-round tropical fantasy in Boulder that not only keeps the escapist vibe alive through all seasons but fully transforms into a holiday wonderland each December, complete with festive mugs and island-inspired winter drinks that push the vacation illusion even deeper." - Carrie Honaker
Cocktail bar · Speer
"Snowy Denver days meet their antidote during Snowdrift, when the bar turns into a tropical-meets-tinsel dreamscape with snow-capped palms, a powdery “beach” that crunches like real sand, and an igloo bar serving belly-warming holiday cocktails, all wrapped in lights and whimsy that make it easy to forget how cold it is outside." - Carrie Honaker
Cocktail bar · Near North Side
"Chicago’s subterranean tropical shrine dives deep into rum culture with more than 300 bottles and an in-house juice program so intense they press 30–55 gallons daily, then doubles down in winter with the River North Pole holiday takeover featuring whimsical décor, hot drinks, and themed sippers in festive mugs, including a collectible snowman design that people chase like treasure." - Carrie Honaker
Bar · Squirrel Hill North
"Snow outside and rum inside define this Squirrel Hill standout, which dodges cliché tropi-kitsch in favor of honoring the tradition rooted in Donn Beach and Filipino bartenders of the 1930s, pouring a properly punchy Mai Tai, the Passa Passa with three Jamaican rums, hibiscus, and spices, and the Tokyo Drift with Batavia Arrack and Thai spices, all designed to make the winter weather feel like someone else’s problem by the time your glass is empty." - Carrie Honaker
Cocktail bar · Irondequoit
"Perched beside Lake Ontario in Rochester’s Sea Breeze District for more than 80 years, this beachfront bar mixes firepits, an antique jukebox, live music, and vintage tiki charm that predates the modern revival, with roots as a Prohibition-era speakeasy where George Magin poured Scofflaws made from bootleg Canadian liquor; today it’s a beloved lakeside haunt where summer energy lingers even when the shoreline freezes and you find snow outside but sand underfoot." - Carrie Honaker
