VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Everyone likes a good deal, even wine professionals and sommeliers who spend their days pouring pricey bottles. That’s why we asked sommeliers to recommend the bottles they think are a solid bargain. Many of their choices are under $20, and some bottles are a bargain in terms of what’s inside them.

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VinePair

MARCH 6, 2024

When it comes to serving wine, deciding when to decant your bottle can be tricky. While white wines tend to lack the same tannins of the red counterparts — and oxidize much quicker — there is still merit in decanting that bottle of white Burgundy. The article Ask a Sommelier: Should You Decant White Wine?

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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. Alberto is a third-generation winemaker but the first in his family to bottle the wines.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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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VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

Keep reading to discover producers from lesser-known villages worthy of committing to memory, the under-the-radar grapes you should discover, and a few standout bottles of Beaujolais. Jenna Isaacs, sommelier, Rustic Canyon , Santa Monica, Calif. Cyrus Schultz, sommelier, Cyrus Alexander Valley , Geyserville, Calif. “Is

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PUNCH

JUNE 18, 2024

The best natural wine producers, bottles to try, bars to visit and trends to know in 2024, according to sommeliers and experts.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

Wine is notoriously finicky when it comes to storage, and for those of us without lavish wine cellars, options for where to properly stash the bottles are few and far between. Most professionals will recommend storing your bottles in a cool, dry place. That means the refrigerator should be safe, right?

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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. That’s because the vast majority of the quarter billion bottles sold globally are classified as Cava de Guarda, the youngest and least expensive category.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Still, despite limited space and access to fresh ingredients, airlines have introduced increasingly sophisticated drink offerings thanks to partnerships, sommeliers, and even bar pop-ups. My tip is to mix those two together in a 100ml bottle before you go through security.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

Sommeliers and beverage directors are finding inspiration in Spain’s relatively recent wine renaissance, from the revival of indigenous varietals to boundary-pushing new styles. And if you don’t live in the neighborhood, you can still grab some of their favorite bottles of the moment. “Our list is 100 percent Spanish.

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VinePair

JULY 17, 2024

Beyond the hard-to-pronounce names and esoteric grape varieties, the hefty price tags on restaurant bottle menus add extra pressure to make the right choice. So when you spend extensive time and effort selecting a $100 bottle that ends up disappointing, it hurts a little more than picking a $10 appetizer that didn’t quite hit.

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VinePair

AUGUST 21, 2024

Despite its contentious reputation among sommeliers and wine nerds, the continued success of the family-owned brand is irrefutably impressive. The iconic Napa Valley winery, founded by the Wagner family in 1972, recently celebrated its commendable 50 years of operation.

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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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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sommelier Doreen Winkler leaned into the former, launching the first orange wine subscription service in 2019. The grapes (a blend of Delaware, Shine Muscat, and Niagara) are macerated for one day before the juice is pressed, and immediately bottled and capped to ferment. This wine tastes like Haribo Tropicana mix in the best way!”

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

Curated by certified sommelier Hailey Pruitt, the collection pays special homage to wines from Mexico.” But inside the wine bar and bottle shop, the vibe is minimalist with the focus put on the product itself.“Shelving a new project from sommelier-turned-vigneron Rajat Parr. Mary’s strip,” explains Galicia.

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Bartender.com

MARCH 12, 2024

Featured Bartender: MICHELLE LABORDE Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro, Townsend, TN Michelle LaBorde is Sommelier and Bar Director at Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro in Townsend, TN.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

Unfortunately, Riesling ’s range hasn’t always worked to its advantage, as some drinkers who shy away from residual sugar tend to avoid the grape altogether in fear of coming across a saccharine bottle. With this method, you can ignore all of the long words on the front label and turn the bottle around to glance at the ABV.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

In our January/February 2024 issue , sake sommelier Jessica Joly recommends five of her favorite sakes to enjoy warm. ” To accompany her bottle recs, Joly offers insight into the temperatures for serving and tips for how to prepare hot sake at home. Gently warm sake in a water bath over a low heat.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

Wine can be expensive, especially if it’s not somewhere you usually put your money, so, the sommelier should really be finding out what it is you like to drink, what experience you want and what would make dinner special. Their servers and sommeliers are proud of what they are serving and want people to enjoy themselves. “We’re

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VinePair

APRIL 24, 2024

Whether you’re perusing a by-the-glass menu for something to sip with happy hour or buying bottles to drink at home, it’s nice to walk the line between value and quality. ” —Bernadette James, sommelier, Stages at One Washington and The Living Room , Dover, N.H. Look for Jimenez Landi and Comando G vineyards.”

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Molly Wismeier, sommelier and co-owner of MaMou in New Orleans. Photo by Michael Mantese Molly Wismeier , a Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year with more than 30 years of experience, has had a front-row seat to the rapid evolution in the French wine world. Photo by Sam Hanna Photography MaMou bar.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. Consider Languedoc the vibey, unsung hero of wine.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

There are plenty of excellent, cost-effective Cabernet Sauvignons for budget-minded folks to enjoy, and these bottles that can provide complexity that reaches well beyond their relatively humble price tags. With that in mind, we asked 15 sommeliers to name their best bang-for-your-buck Cabs.

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VinePair

JANUARY 18, 2024

After ordering a bottle of wine, there are a few steps that unfold before you actually get to take your first sip. For example, if the sommelier at a wine-focused establishment fails to show you a bottle before opening it, that’s a pretty big red flag. But what about the long-standing tradition of presenting the cork itself?

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sommeliers often put their personal wine preferences aside when making recommendations to guests to ensure they’re getting exactly what they are looking for. Thibault Dubreuil, sommelier, Eli’s Table , NYC “When it comes to red wines, one of the most overrated and oversubscribed grapes is Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Heat things up with these five bottle recs from Joly. Sake that is clean and crisp is also ideal for hot sake—especially styles that are from Niigata Prefecture. These styles of sake are not as aromatic, and are suitable for warm or hot sake.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2024

For some, ordering a round of Champagne or a bottle of Chianti is a dining reflex. Beyond the push for organic farming and mindful energy consumption at wineries, there’s a growing concern over the carbon footprint caused by transporting wine in heavy glass bottles.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Kristin Courville, sommelier, The Bazaar By José Andrés in New York Kristin Courville WINE: Dominio del Challao Angelita 2020 from Rioja, Spain ($24 a glass) WHY: I love this wine because it shows the true elegance that Spanish wines are capable of. Madeline Maldonado, lead sommelier, Mercado Little Spain in New York.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Collectors fawn over the most prestigious producers and tuck away bottles as prized possessions in cellars. So in the early aughts when white Burgundy enthusiasts found an alarming number of their bottles were meeting an untimely death, fear spread throughout the fine-wine-loving community.

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VinePair

APRIL 24, 2024

Whether it’s referred to by alternate names like waiter’s corkscrew, sommelier knife, waiter’s friend, or just plain old wine key, its beloved effectiveness and uncomplicated elegance has endeared it to one generation after another of the professional sniff-and-sip set. Now that the bottle has been opened, we need a glass. Here buddy.

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Dry Atlas

AUGUST 28, 2024

They also reveal how they’re winning over both skeptics and sommeliers, while expanding the accessibility of wine for those who wish to enjoy the experience without the effects of alcohol. I was impressed to see that your Cuvée Revolutionnaire was described as “baffling” by a top sommelier in France.

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Solís sought to dissect and rebuild the essence of the agave spirit with the help of African American fragrance consultant and sommelier-turned-perfumer Ethan Turner. Each of this year’s expressions arrives in a 30-milliliter bottle. Spirits industry veteran Joseph D. The Reposado comes in at a slightly higher price point of $120.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Copyright A Bar Above Stainless & Gold Wine Bottle Opener Are you in the market for a sleek, stylish wine bottle opener ? Crafted with precision and designed for effortless uncorking, this 2-in-1 wine & beer opener makes opening bottles a breeze. The parrot head on it also makes it a beer bottle opener (or soda, etc.).

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PubClub

DECEMBER 11, 2023

OPENING NIGHT PARTY – Thursday, February 29 | 7pm The World of Pinot Noir’s opening night soirée features Pinot Noir and sparkeling wine from all over the world poured by America’s leading sommeliers, food from the chefs of The Ritz-Carlton Bacara and scores of famous winemakers. The location is the airy Ballroom Foyer and outdoor terrace.

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VinePair

JUNE 17, 2024

The aptly named bulk of production forms a ground floor and foundation in the manner of entry-level bottles, boxes, and jugs spread across its familiar seas of supermarket shelves, cooking wine, and “house” pours. The structure of the global wine market exists — much like many consumer goods — in a familiar pyramid configuration.

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VinePair

MARCH 28, 2024

market, picking out a bottle worthy of its price when you’re in the mood for red can be tricky. To help you resist decision paralysis and narrow down your choices, we asked sommeliers for the splurges they deem worthy and the under-the-radar deals within this mammoth category. Gabriel Corbett, sommelier, JÔNT , Washington, D.C.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A darling among sommeliers, Pinot Noir’s prominent acidity and gentle tannins make it a versatile and food-friendly wine. With holiday feasts on the horizon, we asked sommeliers for their picks when it comes to high–quality, affordable Pinot Noir. Emily Johnston, sommelier, The Dutchess , Ojai, Calif. “I

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