a spicy Margarita riff. In the former, the wine adds an extra oomph of agave energy without raising the cocktail’s alcohol. In the Good Gordo, guests can pick between tequila or mezcal.

It forms the base for classic cocktails such as the margarita ... but the kind of agave we're talking about here is different. In a wine-based RTD cocktail, the same Weber Blue agave plant ...

“It still has a robust agave aroma that jumps out of the glass, but you don’t get that full, 40% ABV slap,” says Griffiths. At Bar Snack, the wine ends up in two drinks: the spritzy Menage-a-Gave, and ...