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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VinePair

JULY 7, 2024

If you’re at a restaurant with proper wine service, you’ll likely witness what looks like a well-rehearsed dance: A guest thumbs through a binder of options and consults the sommelier once or twice before reaching a decision for the table. The somm presents the bottle, and takes it away to open it and subtly test it for flaws.

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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

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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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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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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Just Drinks

MARCH 14, 2024

A quarter of wine and spirits bottles on supermarket shelves could be paper rather than glass within a decade, according to Frugalpac.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One of our 2024 Imbibe 75 Places to Watch, The Ruby Fruit —a buzzed-about restaurant and wine bar in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood and the city’s first lesbian bar in years—is all about cultivating a welcoming, community-minded space. Terah Wine Co. Terah Wine Co. ’s Or a bottle for the table!”

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VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

But according to The Guardian, a restaurant in Italy is now offering extra incentive for its customers to live in the moment and chat amongst themselves: a free bottle of wine in exchange for patrons’ cell phones during their meal. “We This way they have an opportunity to put it aside and drink some good wine.”

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PUNCH

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The best gifts for cocktail, wine and spirits fans, including coveted whiskey, rum, a ready-to-drink Martini, nonalcoholic wine and more.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Netflix’s Love Is Blind is officially collaborating with Cupcake Vineyards to exclusively launch Love Is Wine Chardonnay, a first of its kind collaboration for the show. The limited-edition bottles are inspired by the unmistakable golden goblets featured on Love Is Blind.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Spanish wine—even great Spanish wine—isn’t new to stateside customers.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Scanning a bottle shop or menu for something other than your tried-and-true wine can be intimidating. With so many choices, it’s easy to throw in the towel and stick to the wines you know best. Nicole Castro Garro, wine director, Lita , Aberdeen, N.J. Its higher acidity allows it to pair with many dishes.

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VinePair

JULY 26, 2024

A team of Polish divers found a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic sea packed with some precious cargo, including over 100 bottles of unopened Champagne. What they encountered was a sailing ship in very good condition, brimming with bottles of Champagne and wine, baskets of mineral water, and porcelain.

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VinePair

AUGUST 26, 2024

And on August 11, the Guinness World Records association officially recognized what is possibly the mother of all vintage spirits: a bottle of 1696 Jules Robin Cognac owned by Cognac collector Lars Janssen in the Netherlands. Despite its age, the bottle has been preserved in remarkably great condition.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 2, 2024

Nested within California’s Paso Robles district along the Central Coast, Continental Vineyards (CV) is a sister label to Broken Earth Winery, releasing only wines sourced from its estate vineyards, produced in highly limited editions and only during exceptional vintage years. It will be well worth the wait.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 1, 2024

McPrice Myers recently launched a new label of (very) affordable wines called Hard Working Wines — all made not with generic Central Valley fruit but rather (for the most part) more prized Paso Robles grapes. And yet prices on all of these wines are kept to just $20 a bottle. Let’s dig in.

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VinePair

JULY 30, 2024

A red wine is the sum of several important factors. This diversity makes drinking red wine fun, and any pour of something new and unfamiliar can double as a mini-adventure filled with enticing flavor possibilities. Of course, wine is highly subjective. You’re not alone — wine professionals know this feeling, too.

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Cheers

MARCH 22, 2024

We asked the our national wine panel to taste and rate Old World wines from this past year. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which can vary from store to store and market to market). Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value.

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Cheers

JUNE 24, 2024

For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked our national wine panel to taste and rate wines priced at under $30. bottle (unless otherwise noted). 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.

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VinePair

AUGUST 13, 2024

In it, Allardyce appears to be quaffing — wait for it — a full imperial pint of wine. We drink our wine by the pint!” Pint bottles of wine. wine journalist and wine publication editor, Julie Sheppard , doesn’t mince words in her overall evaluation of Brexit and its outcome for the U.K. wine industry.

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VinePair

APRIL 12, 2024

A new survey from YouGov analyzing the wine drinking habits of U.S. citizens has revealed more about America’s wine culture. The study examined both the frequency that Americans enjoy wine as well as their specific preferences. America doesn’t have many weekly wine drinkers. 11 to 20 is America’s wine buying sweet spot.

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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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Cheers

MAY 8, 2024

The sparkling wine category, which had posted growth for 20 consecutive years since 2002, took a tumble in 2023. Sparkling wine consumption fell 3.4% That’s the same percentage decline as total wine volume consumption for this past year. Sparklers have a distinct advantage over still wines, however.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 23, 2024

With the NA movement in full swing — and non-alcoholic wines getting better every day — it’s natural to ask the question: How should you store them? And how do you deal with open bottles? There’s lots of information on traditional (with alcohol) wine storage, but nothing I’ve ever seen on NA options.

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VinePair

MAY 14, 2024

When that feeling hits, we know it’s time for VinePair’s annual ranking of the best rosé wines. While rosé used to be the unrivaled summer beverage, in 2024 it’s going up against orange wines, chillable reds, and the infallible spritz. Cerasuolo means “cherry” in Italian, in reference to the wine’s intense cherry-like color.

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VinePair

JUNE 16, 2024

Bottled water is nothing new. While it’s hard to nail down exactly when the very first water bottle was invented, packaging water for transportation dates all the way back to ancient times. It didn’t take long for the environmental impact of these plastic bottles to become obvious.

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VinePair

AUGUST 13, 2024

One of the joys of summertime is finding the perfect wine to pair with the season’s variety of outdoor activities. Seeking guidance and inspiration from the experts, we asked sommeliers for the go-to wines they turn to when the heat is on. Evelyn Goreshnik, wine director, Last Word Hospitality , L.A.

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VinePair

APRIL 24, 2024

Buying wine in any setting can be a little overwhelming. 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. Because this region in Portugal is lesser known, you can still find these wines for an amazing value.

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Drink Me

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s the gadget that allows you to cleanly remove the covering on a wine cork: the first step in opening the bottle. An inexpensive foil cutter is one of the best investments to make it easy to open wine bottles. What’s a foil cutter? Though at an under $10 price, it’s not much of an investment, is it?

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Drinkhacker

JULY 24, 2024

Though its a budget-priced bottling, the wine pours on layers of dark, black fruit, layered with spices and a late-game apple skin quality that evokes memories of mulled wine. A- / $30 The post Review: 2021 Booker Wines Harvey & Harriet appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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VinePair

APRIL 18, 2024

Most of the time, if you’re reaching for a red wine — whether it be Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , or Pinot Noir — it will fall under the “dry” category. Even if a wine is fruit-forward in character like Gamay or Grenache , that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s sweet. Which red wine is sweetest?

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VinePair

MAY 15, 2024

Sometimes, the rituals surrounding wine tastings can feel like unnecessary fanfare that just prolong the time before you actually get to drink. One such tradition is “seasoning” your wine glass. You take a bit of the wine you’re about to dive into and splash it around the glass to get those walls nice and coated.”

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VinePair

APRIL 19, 2024

While we typically recommend supporting local wine shops, wine can sometimes end up being a necessary, last-minute addition to your grocery list. But when scanning aisles full of endless options, it can be difficult to decide which bottle to throw in your cart, especially while shopping on a budget. Average price: $9 Chateau St.

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Just Drinks

JUNE 28, 2024

Glass bottles can weigh half a kilogram when empty and most wine is drunk young – so what are the sustainable wine packaging alternatives?

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 11, 2024

Oregon’s Compris is a new operation that produces a wide range of wines that include the standard-bearers of the Willamette Valley… plus some surprises, too. Today we look at a five-pack of wines all from the 2021 vintage, all of which are in current release and which are all fairly reasonable in price.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 14, 2024

An entry-level Crianza bottling is thrown in for good measure to round out the trio. All three wines are made from 100% Tinta del País. All three wines are made from 100% Tinta del País. A simpler wine on the whole, but one which feels more readily approachable. Decant but serve at cellar temperature.

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