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Category: Wine
An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.
Breweries of All Sizes Can Embrace Sustainable Initiatives — Here’s How
On Aug. 7, New Belgium Brewing took out a full-page ad in The New York Times, announcing that its flagship Fat Tire Ale had become the first beer in America to be certified carbon neutral. […]
Seven of the Best Cognac Cocktail Recipes for Fall
With temperatures continuing to drop, Cognac is the perfect drink to cozy up with at the end of a long day. The brandy, produced in the Cognac region of France, has a light fruity flavor […]
6 Black Innovators You Need to Know in the Bourbon Industry
Bourbon is booming, surging past $1 billion in sales a year in 2019, and its growth is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. While bourbon’s image hasn’t always been one of diversity and inclusion, […]
Ask Adam: Why Am I Seeing Fruit Beers Exploding on Instagram?
Not all fruit beers explode, so let’s not start that rumor. But a few do, and the reason is sugar. Adding fruit to beer or wort increases its sugar level, and that means there is […]
Italian Police Uncover Counterfeit Sassicaia Ring
Tenuta San Guido’s Sassicaia is one of the world’s most acclaimed wines, the Bordeaux blend that created the super Tuscan category. In 2018, Wine Spectator named the 2015 Sassicaia Wine of the Year, the pinnacle […]
F.X. Pichler Drops Long-Established Wachau Wine Classifications from Its Labels
In a sign of Austrian wine evolving with the climate, F.X. Pichler, one of the leading wineries in the Wachau region, is quitting the winemaker association Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus. The winery will no longer […]
8 of the Best Hard Seltzers to Drink This Fall
The hard seltzer landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed in the United States. This time last year, many still questioned whether the lightly flavored boozy water would remain popular in the colder months of […]
A Live Chat with Italian Wine Giant Piero Antinori
When it comes to Tuscany’s wine giants, Piero Antinori humbly stands near the top. At age 82, he has helmed his family’s 600-year-old business, Marchesi Antinori, for more than 50 years, and has partnered on […]
Cooking With Cantillon, the Beer World’s Most Unlikely Cookbook
The recipe for the tête pressée, or head cheese, calls for half a pork head, two hams, two pork feet, celery, leeks, turnips, carrots, onions, and assortment of herbs and spices. This all soaks in […]
Lapostolle ‘Grand Selection’ Carmenère 2017, Rapel Valley, Chile
Just as Malbec has thrived in Argentina after the variety was transplanted from France, another French grape export has found its element in South America in neighboring Chile: Carmenère, introduced in the late 19th century, […]
Dolores Cakebread, One of the Original Hosts of Napa Valley, Dies
Dolores Cakebread, co-founder of Napa Valley’s Cakebread Cellars, passed away peacefully in her sleep Oct. 2, at the age of 90. She and her husband, Jack, started their winery in 1973, and from the start, […]
5 Shirts For People Who Love Whiskey
So, you’re a whisk(e)y drinker. Whether it’s a cult-classic bourbon, a peaty Scotch, or a hard-to-find Japanese whisky, you love a dram of the good stuff. You can’t talk about whiskey all the time (or […]
At D.C.’s Domestique, Rebekah Pineda Is Working to End Inequality in Wine
When you first step foot in Washington D.C.’s premiere natural wine shop Domestique, bottles of Fuchs Und Hase Pet Nat and biodynamic sparkling wines like Bianco Frizzante and Kmetija Stekar’s “IZI” Sparkling Rebula will likely […]
6 of the Best White Wines for Winter Under $20
In my humble opinion, white wine this time of year is just as important as red wine. We have this mythological belief in the U.S. that white wine in the colder months doesn’t make sense. […]
Could a Tool to Combat COVID Also Protect Grapevines from Mildew?
Jim Bernau, founder of Willamette Valley Vineyards, was installing an ultraviolet light component to his HVAC system in the winery, offices and tasting rooms to protect both staff and customers against COVID-19 when inspiration struck. […]
Everyone Should Have A Credit Card Bottle Opener
Life is hard enough without those terrible moments where you’d like to crack a beer, but don’t have anything nearby to make that happen. That’s why we don’t go anywhere without our wallet bottle opener. […]
11 Apple Brandy Cocktail Recipes to Make This Fall
As the leaves turn to colors of amber and red and the cool autumn air sets in, many of us are swapping out chilled and frozen summer drinks for warmer cocktails with seasonal flavors and […]
Why You Should Be Drinking Piedmont’s Barbera d’Asti DOCG Wine [INFOGRAPHIC]
When it comes to wine from Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region, the Barbera d’Asti that has long been a staple for the community of winemakers in Monferrato, has become so much more than a vino da […]
Saving Grapes: How Winemakers Are Repurposing Smoke-Tainted Grapes From the Wildfires
A freak lightning storm in August ignited hundreds of fires across California. Then in September, a second outbreak of wildfires up the West Coast blanketed wine country regions throughout California, Oregon, and Washington with smoke […]
How to Hack Bubbles Into Any Cocktail
Whether it’s Mimosas at brunch, Aperol Spritzes during happy hour, or hard seltzers at any time of day or night, sparkling cocktails are clearly having a moment. While most fizzy beverages get their bubbles from […]
Esther Mobley on California’s Devastating Fire Season
Airing between regular episodes of the VinePair Podcast, “Next Round” explores the ideas and innovations that are helping drinks businesses adapt in a time of unprecedented change. As the coronavirus crisis continues and new challenges […]
Lucie ‘Lulu’ Peyraud, Matriarch of France’s Domaine Tempier, Dies at 102
Hostess extraordinaire Lucie “Lulu” Peyraud, matriarch of Bandol’s Domaine Tempier and a cook whose Provençal cooking inspired great chefs, died Oct. 7 at age 102. “Her contributions were so huge: Provençal lifestyle, cooking, welcoming feeling, […]
8 Essential Bottles to Stock Your Home Bar for Fall
For those who didn’t join this summer’s class of newly minted home bartenders, there’s still plenty of time to hone your craft. In fact, fall is arguably the best time of year to start mixing […]