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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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The three night stay includes nights in Edinburgh and Speyside as well as a bottle of the Macallan Horizon and will set you back $127,000 (£100,000). Beyond the opulent suite there is The Balmoral’s award-winning whisky bar SCOTCH , which houses the innovative Macallan Horizon bottle that guests of the getaway will own.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Fortunately, there are ample examples of cost-effective Champagnes on bottle shop shelves to satisfy even the most wine-savvy party guest. They came back with several bottles worth celebrating. I personally have bottles chilled and stocked in my refrigerator at all times.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Helmed by Andre Mack, a renowned sommelier and winemaker, Rye & Sons is an exciting approach to rye from a wine perspective. They approach each bottling year by year and choose a blend that best represents how the whiskey inside the barrel is aging. ” —Colin Williams, bar manager, Saffron , New Orleans “A.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It can also make certain labels exorbitantly priced: Some Pinot Noirs hailing from Burgundy, for instance, can set you back more than $10,000 a bottle. During this journey, they’re likely to discover a cost-effective bottle so exquisite and complex, they may be compelled to triple-check its price tag in disbelief.

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