VinePair

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Check out the best wines from previous years here ! As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the standout wines we’ve tasted this year at VinePair HQ. Here are the top 50 wines of 2024, tasted and reviewed by VinePair’s tasting panel.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With a seemingly endless number of producers making dozens of varieties, finding a quality bottle of red wine for an affordable price can often feel like looking for the needle in a haystack. From Cabernet Francs and Cabernet Sauvignons , to Syrahs and Austrian Zweigelts, these are the 15 best red wines under $25 to drink in 2024.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 13, 2024

White wines tend to evoke feelings of refreshment and relaxation. Sure, popular white wine varieties like Pinot Grigio , Sauvignon Blanc , and Chardonnay tend to be zippy and light, which makes them ideal for balancing the saline-kissed sweetness of fresh seafood. But a healthy chunk of white wine’s magic is its vibe.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This brand-new destination along Highway 29 combines high-quality winemaking with a vibrant atmosphere, offering experiences designed to captivate both seasoned enthusiasts and those new to the world of wine. Sustainability is a cornerstone of Far Niente Wine Estate’s philosophy that extends to Bella Union.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And spending time perusing wine shop shelves while internally panicking about how you need to baste the turkey in 15 minutes is no fun. We compiled our top Thanksgiving wine picks so you can shop with ease and get back in time to “shoo” everyone out of the kitchen. Read on for the 30 best wines to drink this Thanksgiving.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For Jorge Riera , the headline-making, French-heavy wine lists he created for New York City’s Frenchette aren’t especially new—for him. To Jon Bonné, managing editor of Resy and author of The New French Wine (Ten Speed Press, 2023), the return of France as a dominant news peg in the wine world feels a little like a homecoming.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After tasting through literally thousands of wines since January, VinePair just dropped its annual list of the 50 best wines of the year. More than ever before, up-and-coming wine regions are punching well above their weight class and an increasing number of esoteric grape varieties are making themselves known on American soil.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite its ancient roots and modern popularity, orange wine still lacks a legal definition and currently remains categorized under white wine. Sommelier Doreen Winkler leaned into the former, launching the first orange wine subscription service in 2019. I became obsessed with orange wine over a decade ago,” she says.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

In a craggy corner of New York state, the Finger Lakes might not strike you as the ideal place to grow wine grapes. But this region produces some of America’s best bottles, says Erika Frey, a wine educator and co-founder of Saperica , a nonprofit organization that hosts an annual Finger Lakes wine fair, Saperavi Festival.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

You may have noticed the increasing prevalence of wines from regions like Galicia or Catalunya on wine lists, or even the spate of locales leaning fully Spanish. In our March/April issue , Jennifer Fiedler explores the growing wave of Spanish wine bars and restaurants. The following are Spanish wine bars on our radar.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Intrigued by the growing presence of Slovenian wine on store shelves and wine lists, we dove into the category in our March/April 2024 issue. Daniel Lukin-Beck, general manager of Vinum Imports , which has specialized in wines from the country for more than 20 years, offered an introduction in our “5 to Try” column.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The moment Europeans arrived on American shores, they started making wine. When they pivoted to using native grape varieties, the resulting wines didn’t have the same flavor profile they were used to back home. This hybrid was dubbed “Norton,” and it’s ultimately one of the most balanced wine grapes native to the U.S.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Given that we’ve been hanging out in northern Italy’s Alto Piemonte region lately on “Wine 101,” we’re going to take a trip just a little farther north today to explore the Valle d’Aosta. Wine 101” was produced, recorded, and edited by yours truly, Keith Beavers, at the VinePair headquarters in New York City. Tune in for more.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. Producers of the wine are pushing the regulating body, D.O. Cava, for stricter rules for quality, aiming to improve the wine’s global image and subsequent value.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It may seem like old news, but California isn’t the only state producing incredible wines in the U.S. Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify This podcast is sponsored by Virginia Wine. The article The VinePair Podcast: Virginia’s Wine Industry Is Blossoming appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These wines are powerful, highly acidic, and full of fruit and aromatics. As discussed last week , when we travel up north to Alto Piemonte, the Nebbiolo grape continues to thrive, but the resulting wines have even more acid, allowing our palates to perceive them as lighter-bodied and less tannic. See you next week.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

While wine making in Oregon may conjure notions of bucolic countryside and the verdant Willamette Valley, the operation at Division Winemaking Company looks a little different. Founded in 2010 by Thomas Monroe and Kate Norris, Division crafts their expressive, low-intervention wines in the heart of southeast Portland.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Napa Valley is perhaps the most famous and well-publicized wine region in the United States. Despite its relatively compact size, the region produces almost 50 million cases of wine every year, about a quarter of California’s total wine production. The most underrated Napa wines, according to sommeliers: Corison J.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

An advanced sommelier and alum of spots like New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, de Pano opened her wine shop in late 2022 and highlights terroir-driven wines, with a particular affinity for low alcohol and high acid. Who wants to crush a 16 percent bottle of wine when the sun’s blazing?” And clocking in at 10.5

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Cheers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked our national wine panel to taste and rate American Wines. If you’d like to submit wines for review, please do so through our Wine Stars app. Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value. A wine for which customers will keep coming back.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When presented with a glass of wine, many drinkers’ first inclination is to swirl it to high heaven — whether they know why or not. Swirling exposes wine to more oxygen, softening its profile and allowing more subtle aromas to emerge. When you’re tasting wines, you’re doing it for the sake of the tasting experience,” she says.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The term “dry” is one of the most commonly misunderstood terms in the wine world. And if you ask a sommelier the most frequent request they get on an average night of service, chances are they’ll say it’s for a dry wine: “What’s your driest Chardonnay ?” “Can So, what terms should wine drinkers use instead? Can I get a dry red?”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Relative to Europe’s multi-millennia wine history, California is still just a baby. But whether or not France , Italy , and the rest of the Euro cohort care to admit it, the grand Golden State has fashioned an equally commanding seat in the boardroom of storied wine regions. Surprisingly, not a single wine was mentioned twice!

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VinePair

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Settlers then tried pivoting to making wine with indigenous grapes, but they weren’t big fans of how the resulting wines tasted. Today on “Wine 101,” Keith discusses phylloxera , grafting, vegetative propagation, and all things hybrids. These days, however, we’re finally embracing hybrids like we never have before.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

All that matters is that you’re drinking perhaps the biggest producer of vibes the wine world has to offer. Fortunately, there are ample examples of cost-effective Champagnes on bottle shop shelves to satisfy even the most wine-savvy party guest. Nicholas Schulman, wine director, RPM Italian , Washington, D.C. “A

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Today on “Wine 101,” Keith discusses the grape’s journey from southwest France to the United States, its obscurity in the post-Prohibition era, and how it has garnered a new lease on life in recent years. Wine 101” was produced, recorded, and edited by yours truly, Keith Beavers, at the VinePair headquarters in New York City.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Here at “Wine 101,” our goal has always been to educate the public on wine to give you the tools you need to help you make your own decisions on your own wine journey. But today, we want to take a moment to talk about where wine culture stands right now and where we might go next, specifically in the U.S.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Virginia is poised to create something truly unique — a wine scene that values innovation, collaboration, and diversity. While the state’s wine roots stretch back to 1619, Virginia is only just beginning to carve out its own identity, unburdened by the expectations that weigh on more established regions.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The sky is falling , or at least that’s the sense one gets when reading wine industry news over the past year. Every morning, my email inbox cues up yet another dirge of reports on grape gluts , government bailouts , bankruptcies , and generational reckonings for wine and alcohol in general. Charles Smith Wines is an iconic brand.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There’s a difference between drinking red wine and getting into red wine. Of course, every wine-related journey can benefit from a little guidance. We asked 14 sommeliers and wine professionals to share their thoughts on the bottles that can get the ball rolling for the red wine newbie. Here’s what they had to say.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In terms of prestige, still white wines have long lived in the shadow of silky reds, but the industry at large has been on a decades-long journey to shake up that narrative. Now, the drinking community has expanded its horizons and realized that there’s more to domestic wine than big, bold Napa Cab. The result? Tune in for more.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 29, 2024

On the heels of Chicago’s Vinitaly conference, Adam and Joanna return to the Big Apple with some thoughts about how the wine industry can dig itself out of the hole it’s been in as of late. Despite an overarching belief at Vinitaly that wine could benefit from an industry-wide campaign à la “Got Milk?” Tune in for more.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Here at VinePair HQ, we love a good wine bar. While traditional wine bars used to sell cheese and charcuterie and call it a day, this new crop of openings continue to put more emphasis on well-rounded menus. So, without further ado, here’s our very official list of the top 20 wine bar small plates ranked from worst to best.

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2024

Allegedly, an increasing number of large American wineries are purchasing international bulk wines to blend into their bottles in order to bolster their bottom line. For the purists, this undoubtedly ruffles a few feathers, but does the average consumer really care as long as the wine itself still tastes good?

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

However, between the 12th and16th centuries, Italy’s Republic of Genoa claimed ownership of Corsica and passed laws that prevented any other nation from importing the island’s wines, thus hindering its popularity. Now, it’s one of France’s 18 wine regions, encompassing nine appellations of its own. Tune in for more. See you next week.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Northern Rhône Valley has some of the most breathtaking vineyards in the world — and some of the most stunning wines. The Northern Rhône has a more continental climate, not as warm as that of the south, and the wines, especially the reds, can be a bit lighter (though not “light”), lower in alcohol, and offer more acidity.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To understand how it works, we’ll take a look at Brunello di Montalcino , where the process helped build a renowned Southern Italian wine region. At the time, Sangiovese wasn’t celebrated in this part of Tuscany, but Santi set the goal of making age-worthy red wines from the grape. And that’s exactly what he did. See you next week.

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