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We Asked 18 Sommeliers: What Chardonnay Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

Seeking affordable yet overachieving Chardonnay, we reached out to sommeliers. With suggestions for bottles from Burgundy , examples from the Jura , and one “absolutely addictive” Chardonnay that hails from the underappreciated Auvergne region, the experts were in a very French state of mind.

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We Asked 13 Sommeliers: Which Merlot Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck?

VinePair

It’s a central component in prestigious wines of Bordeaux, particularly in bottles from the Right Bank. But for every unattainable wine out there, there’s a great, affordable bottle just waiting to be discovered. With dark cherry, soft tannins, and a touch of spice at $25 per bottle, this wine is an awesome value.”

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Next Wave Awards Sommelier of the Year: Eun Hee Kwon

VinePair

Although her content features enviable bottles from producers like Keller, Jacques Selosse , and Dauvissat, Eun Hee Kwon’s social media presence makes wine education feel accessible to all. This feature is part of our 2024 Next Wave Awards. She dove head first into certification courses, tracking her journey on social media along the way.

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We Asked 9 Sommeliers: Which One Wine Is on Your Holiday Wish List?

VinePair

We asked nine sommeliers across the world to share the epic bottles on their own holiday wish lists. The wines on sommeliers’ holiday wish lists in 2023: Cruse Wine Co. Eric Moorer, sommelier, Gemini , Washington, D.C. But have you ever wondered what the professionals are coveting for themselves? Wonder no more.

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We Ask Gabriella Borg Costanzi About Her Wine Program at Le Crocodile

Chilled Magazine

Amidst the challenges of starting at Lyle’s in 2020, during the pandemic, Gabriella emphasized the industry’s need for sustainability, especially focusing on mental and physical well-being. Their servers and sommeliers are proud of what they are serving and want people to enjoy themselves. “We’re

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Perfect for Everyday: A Sommelier’s Guide to 5 Wines From Languedoc

VinePair

I’m a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. Here, I’ve had the pleasure of tasting five Languedoc wines — sparkling, white, rosé, and red — from various appellations and offered my tasting and pairing notes for these benchmark bottles. Its unique terroir makes itself known in every sip.

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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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