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We Asked 11 Sommeliers: Which Bordeaux Wine Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

When you’re shopping for bottles from Bordeaux , prices can get steep. That means Bordeaux and similarly prolific regions have name-brand appeal that allows their producers to price their wines higher, which can make it even harder to get your money’s worth at the bottle shop. We asked sommeliers from across the U.S.

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We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What Cabernet Sauvignon Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

There are plenty of excellent, cost-effective Cabernet Sauvignons for budget-minded folks to enjoy, and these bottles that can provide complexity that reaches well beyond their relatively humble price tags. With that in mind, we asked 15 sommeliers to name their best bang-for-your-buck Cabs.

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Cava Reclaims Its Identity and Charts a New Way Forward

Imbibe Magazine

Eduard Viader grabs a bottle from a riddling rack, pulls off the metal brace that secured the cork, and with his index finger covering the closure to keep it from flying off, uses his clawlike wrench to ease the cork out of the bottle. He spins the bottle to tamp down the fizz and turns it upright. was established.

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Meet The Beverage Directors Behind NYC’s New Wave of Korean Fine-Dining Restaurants

VinePair

Joo Lee Beverage Director, Anto Credit: Anto After years working as a sommelier at restaurants like Eleven Madison Park and San Francisco’s Saison , Joo Lee took the lead as beverage director at Anto, a Midtown East restaurant that opened in March 2023. Still, the iconic magnum bottles remain a central part of the Cote dining experience.

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The Mount Rushmore of California Wine, According to 8 Wine Experts

VinePair

bottling when striking out on his own terms in 1996, and it continues to drop jaws vintage after vintage. Napa wasn’t what it is today back then, so to have the foresight to bottle this as a standalone wine nearly 60 years ago is a true accomplishment. Hyde Vineyard was his O.G. Scythian Wine Co. Scythian Wine Co.

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I Tested Over 40 Booze-Free Sparkling Wines. Here’s What I Thought.

Dry Atlas

I awarded each bottle of non-alcoholic bubbles that I list here with anywhere between 1 – 10 Bubbles. 10 Classico from Lyre’s Available in 250ml cans and 750ml bottles (the “Grande”), Lyre’s Classico is “an Italian-inspired sparkling with a crisp, dry finish.” First of all, I love the bottle.

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25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Today's Bartender

To prove it, she’s been a finalist for Saveur’s 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 best cocktail blog award. brewers, bartenders, distillers, authors, sommeliers, etc). Favorite Post: The Single Most Important Bottle In Your Home Bar 22. Also, their guides to drinking in different destinations are amazing.