VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Scanning a bottle shop or menu for something other than your tried-and-true wine can be intimidating. But while it may be tempting to turn to an old favorite, venturing off the beaten path and diving into the unknown may lead to discovering your new darling bottle. But, like all mothers, it’s happy to let her child steal the spotlight.

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VinePair

MAY 14, 2024

Sometimes the convenience of a one-stop grocery haul for dinner and a bottle of wine can be too hard to pass up. From a Spanish Rioja and a lively Alsatian blend to a Vinho Verde and several dependable sparkling bottles, you’ll find a handy lineup for the next time you end up wine shopping in a grocery store below.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To streamline the process, we tapped wine professionals who have tasted wines from all over the world to fill us in on the wine regions, bottles, producers, and countries that they think are worth spending your hard-earned cash on. Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , Boston “Alberto Orte’s Atlantida Blanco.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

The rooftop bar and lounge at the Luma Hotel San Francisco — a BevX winner for Best Innovative Independent Beverage Program — has used that experience to create a beverage program that’s infused with Latin American spirit and vibrancy. The bar boasts natural wines from Chile, Argentina, Spain and California.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

Tequila is a liquid goldmine for the curious drinker, and every month seemingly delivers a cavalcade of new options to try at bars and liquor stores. Drop by your neighborhood bottle shop, and you may see a new blanco from a spunky, fresh-faced label looking to penetrate the market with new juice.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

We’re all for buying bottles for our loved ones during the holidays, whether they’re beginner-friendly bourbons , blancos for agave geeks , or stellar Syrahs. If you’ve ever visited Brooklyn’s Scorpion Bowl-slinging, shipwreck-themed cocktail bar Sunken Harbor Club, you may have seen this handbook proudly on display.

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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. That’s why we asked bartenders from across the country to share the new Scotch whiskies — some new to the industry, and some new to them — that have earned a coveted spot on their bars. Anselm , Washington, D.C. Paul, Minn.

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