VinePair

JUNE 13, 2024

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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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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. Folie á Deux Cabernet Sauvignon 2017.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

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. in 2023.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Kristin Courville, sommelier, The Bazaar By José Andrés in New York Kristin Courville WINE: Dominio del Challao Angelita 2020 from Rioja, Spain ($24 a glass) WHY: I love this wine because it shows the true elegance that Spanish wines are capable of. Madeline Maldonado, lead sommelier, Mercado Little Spain in New York.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula. At Txikito, a bottle of Luis A. Rodriguez, particularly the “Viña de Martîn Escolma” bottling primarily made with the Treixadura grape. Ma is also a fan of the wines of Luis A.

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VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

No bottle opener or glassware required. But there’s a growing incentive to embrace alternative packaging as drinkers become more aware of the environmental consequences of glass bottles. Some examples come from wineries like Two Shepherds in Sonoma or Prisma in Chile, which make canned wines to supplement their portfolio of bottles.

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VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s the rare home bar cart that has extra space for a constant influx of new bottles, though. The GlenAllachie distillery has been around since 1967, but it was purchased by master distiller Billy Walker and his business partner from the Chivas brothers in 2017. ” —Jack Zarecky, beverage manager and sommelier, St.

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