Drinkhacker

JANUARY 29, 2024

Paul Hobbs has rapidly rose to prominence as one of the It Winemakers of California, perhaps because he appears to be so very versatile, producing winning bottlings across a range of styles and price points. Both are from the (current release) 2019 vintage. Somewhat unexpected, but solid all around.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 2, 2024

Nested within California’s Paso Robles district along the Central Coast, Continental Vineyards (CV) is a sister label to Broken Earth Winery, releasing only wines sourced from its estate vineyards, produced in highly limited editions and only during exceptional vintage years. It will be well worth the wait.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Montefalco is not a city commonly invoked when discussing red wine destinations. Umbria is not a region immediately surfacing to top of mind when thinking about Italian wines, and Sagrantino is certainly not a wine frequently discussed here in the United States. Another 2 to 3 years in bottle would serve this well.

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VinePair

JUNE 16, 2024

Bottled water is nothing new. While it’s hard to nail down exactly when the very first water bottle was invented, packaging water for transportation dates all the way back to ancient times. It didn’t take long for the environmental impact of these plastic bottles to become obvious.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 14, 2024

These include the more traditionally styled Finca El Otero 2019 and the brand new contemporary El Espino 2020. An entry-level Crianza bottling is thrown in for good measure to round out the trio. All three wines are made from 100% Tinta del País. All three wines are made from 100% Tinta del País.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 7, 2024

Stags’ Leap produces a number of Cabernet Sauvignons that range from very good to outstanding , so it’s a pleasure today to have a chance to try their 2019 Limited Edition Reserve, which draws grapes from a number of their Napa Valley vineyards. This year’s bottling is 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 24, 2024

We last saw this Paso Robles-born cabernet blend in the 2019 vintage , and two years of time have changed only a little. Though its a budget-priced bottling, the wine pours on layers of dark, black fruit, layered with spices and a late-game apple skin quality that evokes memories of mulled wine.

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Cheers

MARCH 22, 2024

We asked the our national wine panel to taste and rate Old World wines from this past year. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which can vary from store to store and market to market). Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Spanish wine—even great Spanish wine—isn’t new to stateside customers.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 6, 2024

Argentina continues to be an outstanding source of wines that hit well above their price point. Today we are looking at 6 wines, all made by winemaker Marcelo Pelleriti with grapes from the Uco Valley in Mendoza, Argentina. This is a big wine, but it is also quite nuanced, and its flavors come together nicely.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Scanning a bottle shop or menu for something other than your tried-and-true wine can be intimidating. With so many choices, it’s easy to throw in the towel and stick to the wines you know best. Nicole Castro Garro, wine director, Lita , Aberdeen, N.J. Its higher acidity allows it to pair with many dishes.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

Almost 200 years after his death at Monticello, his beloved Virginia home, we can only imagine what our third president, Thomas Jefferson, might have thought about Virginia wines if he were around to taste them today. Among those planting their flags from all over the wine world: Virginia Wine.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

We love some age on our bottles, and a few years in the cellar usually does the trick. But on Sunday, a report published in the Journal of Archaeological Science announced that a reddish-brown liquid found in a Roman funeral urn in 2019 was confirmed to be the oldest liquid wine ever discovered. So that confirmed it was wine.”

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 13, 2024

We’ve covered wines from the sprawling Gonzalez Byass portfolio on many occasions, and today we look at a small collection of warm-climate bottlings, made alternately in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, Rioja and the Apalta region of Chile. 2019 Dominio Fournier Ribera del Duero – 100% tempranillo.

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Wine Bottling 94

Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With many people drinking less overall, and generally drinking less wine than they used to, bars and restaurants need to pay close attention to their by-the-glass selection. What makes a wine a good contender to offer by the glass? We asked several on-premise wine professionals to share their current favorites. Classic Penedes.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 3, 2024

Today we are fortunate to cover a quintet of wines from the storied operation, including a white blend, three Chianti Classicos, and a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano — offering a broad look at the various styles coming out of the winery. Designed for more hearty fare than the comparatively easygoing 2020 standard bottling.

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

America has a sweet tooth, but when it comes to wine, many tend to avoid bottles with a high sugar content. But if you find a well-made, harmonious bottle, sweet wines can be some of the most complex and age-worthy wines in the world. In sweet wines, balance is key.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 30, 2024

2019 San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino – Who doesn’t love Brunello? Well, I cracked this bottle alongside a meal of Impossible burgers and I’m here to tell you it works just as well with faux ground beef as it does a ribeye. Let’s dig in. Incredible, powerful stuff. A- / $75 agricolasanfelice.it

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VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2024

And while the non-alcoholic beer and spirits categories have been churning out solid options for years, the non-alcoholic wine space is relatively new. Read on for the 10 best non-alcoholic wines we tried this year. It’s an expertly balanced wine that delivers tart red berry, white cherry, and watermelon flavors.

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VinePair

MAY 16, 2024

Anyone keeping up with the wine world is probably familiar with the consistent drum of negative data and hyperbolic headlines suggesting the industry is on death’s door. The report sounded alarm bells for many in the business, driving home that consumer demand for wine is dwindling in favor of RTDs, spirits, and cannabis.

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VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

Understanding wine is often about comparisons: If you’re not familiar with a certain variety, what does it remind you of? The issue is tannins, the chewy, often “dusty” remnants of the grapes that coat the mouth, give red wines structure, and make them worthy of aging. Those young California Cabs are quite tannic. Plenty of time.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The vast area in the south of France — often combined with neighboring Roussillon to the west as Languedoc-Roussillon — is not only the country’s largest wine region, but the biggest in the world with about 700,000 acres under vine. The soils include alluvial, chalk, limestone, and gravel, which inform many of the best wines.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 28, 2023

To close out 2023, we asked the our national wine panel to taste and rate their favorite wines from this past year. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which can vary from store to store and market to market). Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value.

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Cheers

JANUARY 26, 2024

Why does the wine category struggle with Millennials and Gen Z? The wine industry had been on an upward trajectory since 1997, averaging growth levels over 2% through 2018, according to data from The Beverage Information Group , the data partner of Cheers magazine. But the rate of growth has decelerated since 2004.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

The much-anticipated summer Olympics are kicking off in Paris this week and, given the host city, there’s almost as much discourse around the event’s food and wine as the games themselves. So how can you replicate what’s arguably one of the world’s best wine-drinking destinations at home? That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 10, 2024

Periodically we visit the wines of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley , and up and coming region that celebrates its finest bottlings each year in the form of the Shenandoah Valley Cup. The six wines below took top honors in 2023’s competition, and we’re happy to share our opinions as well.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Which brings us to this particular trio of wines. The tannins are well-integrated and bring to the forefront the influence of the oak where this wine aged for 16 months. It’s a shame I didn’t receive this before the publication of our Top 10 Wines for Winter 2024 list, as Ancestor’s inclusion would have been a no-brainer.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gianni Masciarelli was an icon in Italy’s Abruzzo region, and after his passing, his wife Marina Cvetic and their daughter Miriam Lee have continued to work to ensure this southern Italian region is a source of high-quality wines spanning the spectrum of styles. A great rose for a more “serious” occasion.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

It’s the next phase in a professional arc for Swanson, whose star began to rise when she became head brewer at Austin’s Jester King Brewery in 2016, and continued when she launched Keeping Together in 2019 from borrowed space inside Chicago’s Half Acre Beer Co.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’ve got the holidays down to a science: Research shows that nearly 70 percent of wine consumers have enjoyed at least one of these three varietals — Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay — in the last three months. Add some light snacks, a wine opener, and a nice set of stemmed wine glasses for an instantly elegant gift.

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Drink Me

OCTOBER 20, 2023

5 wines that will go down a scream on Halloween Halloween is as famous for its scares, and also for a certain amount of indulgence. wines that put the BOO in Boozy on Halloween and remain delicous while they last. The Vice Wines Orange of Gewurztraminer, 2022 An orange wine for Halloween? Drink up, witches! Sign us up!

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Valdobbiadene, a town and commune in the northern province of Treviso, in Italy’s Veneto region, is a wine-growing area uniquely suited to the growth of the Glera grape — and to the production of the area’s finest Prosecco. Wines are imported to the United States exclusively by C. The Prosecco D.O.C.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

The winery was also a pioneer of the natural wine movement in the region, bottling the wines unfined and unfiltered. The brand had achieved true cult status, a success story uncommon in the wine world. But with wines that delicious, we’ll take them from any Enderle. But there had been a drastic change, after all.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you like big, dense red wines, Syrahs from the West Coast should be on your radar. While the New York State wines I tasted from the Finger Lakes and Long Island are generally light in color with red fruit flavors and robust acidity, West Coast Syrahs are dominated by dark fruit notes with hints of smoke and meat and a good deal of oak.

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VinePair

JUNE 10, 2024

Warren Winiarski, cofounder of famed Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars , passed away peacefully in his home on June 7 at the age of 95, according to a press release. The pioneering winemaker spent his life championing high-quality wines in California and played a key role in putting Napa Valley wine on the map.

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VinePair

MAY 29, 2024

Popping a bottle of pink bubbly can add a festive touch to an impromptu celebration, provide the perfect pairing for a fine-dining menu, or get the conversation flowing at brunch. Plus, as the category of sparkling rosé continues to grow, there’s an increasingly diverse range of bottles to choose from to help match each occasion.

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VinePair

JUNE 19, 2024

The wine industry often likes to categorize products into neat little boxes. Even the radical natural wine movement that broke drinkers’ preconceived notions of what wine can be depends on categorization to some degree — where would it be without “ orange wines ” and “ chillable reds ”?

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