Dine & Wine

How to make a Halloween black margarita with a blackberry kick

Make a black margarita for Halloween

This dark and delicious black margarita is sure to be a hit this Halloween, but don't stop there. Serve black margaritas for fancy events, black-tie New Year's Eve parties and alongside red goodies on Valentine's Day. The cocktail gets its color from activated charcoal, which you can find in the vitamin and supplement sections of retailers such as Target and Walmart.

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The best Brazilian Lemonade recipe you'll drink on repeat every summer

The best Brazilian Lemondade recipe

Brazilian Lemonade recipes are all over place but we just made the must-have summer drink the best it has ever been just in time to start planning your National Lemonade Day celebration.

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4 firecracker wow cocktails for the 4th of July

The Duplin Red, White & Boom is an essential 4th of July cocktail recipe.

Get your Independence Day party popping with patriotic cocktails that make the most of all-American wines and everything great about summer in the U.S.A.

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This Easter pink mimosa is literally sparkling

A glittery Easter brunch mimosa that will make your peeps hop with delight!

The crystal-sparkling sugar on Peeps got us wondering how we could bring all that glitter to a mimosa. We found it! When the Easter Bunny puts out this literally sparkling pink mimosa at brunch, your peeps will hop with delight.

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You've been doing bacon crackers all wrong!

Extra Bacon Crackers — Duplinized!

We just blasted the average bacon cracker recipe into the stratosphere of deliciousness. Forget those thin, Club-style crackers. Hearty Duplin Gourmet Homemade Crackers and a zesty  Muscadine Pepper Jelly glaze make an out-of-this-world snack that's irresistible on their own, but even better with a dollop of Duplin's Famous Cheese Dip on top. 

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This 2-ingredient holiday mocktail is Christmas Jam Water

Just 2 ingredients create the best holiday mocktail.

This super-easy mocktail is just as merry as all the other Christmas drinks. And it adapts to a version with alcohol too. Either way, all you need is two ingredients for this sipper full of Christmas spirit (without the spirits).

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Thanksgiving doesn't get any better than Cornbread & Sausage Stuffing

The best Cornbread Sausage Stuffing (or dressing) recipes

Homemade stuffing recipes are so much better than the stuff that comes in a box. Cornbread & Sausage stuffing is a Duplin family favorite, especially with a splash of Duplin Pum'kin Wine. It's delicate spice and easy-drinking sweetness enhances the savory pork sausage while highlighting the apples and pecans in this recipe. 

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How to make a better hot toddy — with wine

How to make a hot toddy with wine.

The classic hot toddy is the easiest drink you can make, but there's one problem with the traditional recipe: it calls for water. Well, we fixed that by using wine instead. Hot toddies are usually made with honey, lemon, whiskey and water. For this improved recipe, use Duplin Carlos or Duplin Cotton Candy Lime in place of the water. Your welcome.

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Hot, bubbly crab dip. Or cool creamy crab dip. This recipe does both!

An easy hot crab dip recipe that's also good chilled.

There's nothing better than tucking into creamy crab dip, and this super easy version is equally delicious chilled or hot and bubbly from the oven. Serve it either way! Use your favorite crab, and be sure to pick out any shell fragments before stirring the crab into the dip. Blue crab, snow crab and king crab all work. Claw, lump or backfin crab meat is fine. 

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Battle of the Fall Pitcher Drinks: Apple Cider Sangria vs. Apple Cider Margarita

Best Fall Pitcher Drinks for Football Cocktails

Fall is the season for big-batch cocktails. Everyone has an opinion about which pitcher drinks are best for Halloween, college bowl games, the Super Bowl, Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving. So we put two top-rathed pitcher drinks to the test: Apple Cider Sangria vs. the Apple Cider Margartia. Find out what our testers thought.

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