Twitter was hungover this weekend. Users were dishing out ridiculous remedies left and right, and as mentions of Alka Seltzer, Bloody Marys, and hot baths packed themselves into 140 character stanzas, we got to thinking, naturally, about wine. Generally, it isn’t our hangover elixir of choice—it’s the hard stuff we tend to favor: Bloodies over Mimosas, bourbon over beer—but in reading up on the in-depth science of hangover management, the overwhelming majority seems to prefer the “hair of the dog” method, wherein the dominant alcohol consumed the night before is the one best suited to cure that morning’s ills. Not surprisingly, for us chaps the culprit is almost always wine. So we got to contemplating: just what is best suited to follow that pathetic crawl from bed to couch? Is it red, white, or bubbly that will return our eyes (now a satanic crimson) to white, the tone of our skin (now a reptilian green-gray) to its rosy hue, and perhaps most importantly, the activity in our brain (now a pile of unassembled Legos) to its former glory? Oh, and one more thing: the drink of choice best not clash with a bacon, egg, and cheese.
So here are just a few proven wino remedies fit to banish most—though certainly not all—of the demons collected the night before.
Huet Petillant Brut – Huet’s Vouvrays are some of the most poetically-waxed whites from France, and this bubbly application sends most of the NV Champagne twice its price straight to hell—we’re confident it will do the same to your hangover. Chase it with Campari if the ghoulish goblins in your abdomen refuse to back down.
Where to buy: Chambers Street, Astor, Uva Wines
Where to drink: Eleven Madison, Bar Boulud, Megu Midtown
Sangue di Giuda, Bruno Verdi – Off-dry, fizzy, funky, and totally addicting, Sangue di Giuda—meaning “blood of Judas” in Italian—pairs particularly well with bacon, creamy grits, and that metallic taste in your mouth.
Where to buy: Italian Wine Merchants
Where to drink: Scarpetta, Lupa
Sherry Fino, El Maestro Sierra – Sherry is one of the great underappreciated wines, and those made in the Fino style (bright, acidic, and clean) are about the finest wake up call anyone could ask for.
Where to buy: Tinto Fino, Sherry-Lehmann
Where to drink: Casa Mono, Blue Hill
Chiroubles ‘VV’, Descombes – Although Cru Beaujolais has a serious face, snuggly little Chiroubles produces lacey wines of great elegance that are easy to over-consume. Not exactly thought provoking, but when you can do little more than stare blankly into the corner of a room, this is just what the bartender ordered.
Where to buy: Chambers Street
Where to drink: Telepan
Wines To Pair With Morning Withdrawl
Twitter was hungover this weekend. Users were dishing out ridiculous remedies left and right, and as mentions of Alka Seltzer, Bloody Marys, and hot baths packed themselves into 140 character stanzas, we got to thinking, naturally, about wine. Generally, it isn’t our hangover elixir of choice—it’s the hard stuff we tend to favor: Bloodies over Mimosas, bourbon over beer—but in reading up on the in-depth science of hangover management, the overwhelming majority seems to prefer the “hair of the dog” method, wherein the dominant alcohol consumed the night before is the one best suited to cure that morning’s ills. Not surprisingly, for us chaps the culprit is almost always wine. So we got to contemplating: just what is best suited to follow that pathetic crawl from bed to couch? Is it red, white, or bubbly that will return our eyes (now a satanic crimson) to white, the tone of our skin (now a reptilian green-gray) to its rosy hue, and perhaps most importantly, the activity in our brain (now a pile of unassembled Legos) to its former glory? Oh, and one more thing: the drink of choice best not clash with a bacon, egg, and cheese.
So here are just a few proven wino remedies fit to banish most—though certainly not all—of the demons collected the night before.
Huet Petillant Brut – Huet’s Vouvrays are some of the most poetically-waxed whites from France, and this bubbly application sends most of the NV Champagne twice its price straight to hell—we’re confident it will do the same to your hangover. Chase it with Campari if the ghoulish goblins in your abdomen refuse to back down.
Where to buy: Chambers Street, Astor, Uva Wines
Where to drink: Eleven Madison, Bar Boulud, Megu Midtown
Sangue di Giuda, Bruno Verdi – Off-dry, fizzy, funky, and totally addicting, Sangue di Giuda—meaning “blood of Judas” in Italian—pairs particularly well with bacon, creamy grits, and that metallic taste in your mouth.
Where to buy: Italian Wine Merchants
Where to drink: Scarpetta, Lupa
Sherry Fino, El Maestro Sierra – Sherry is one of the great underappreciated wines, and those made in the Fino style (bright, acidic, and clean) are about the finest wake up call anyone could ask for.
Where to buy: Tinto Fino, Sherry-Lehmann
Where to drink: Casa Mono, Blue Hill
Chiroubles ‘VV’, Descombes – Although Cru Beaujolais has a serious face, snuggly little Chiroubles produces lacey wines of great elegance that are easy to over-consume. Not exactly thought provoking, but when you can do little more than stare blankly into the corner of a room, this is just what the bartender ordered.
Where to buy: Chambers Street
Where to drink: Telepan
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