December 2025

These wines are the year’s surprise hits, according to sommeliers and retailers

We get together with Isabel Gassier and Jasmine Egan for a relaxed year-end catch-up, looking back at the guests, conversations, wines, and trends that stood out in 2025. It’s part reflection, part shop talk, and very much the kind of conversation that happens once the microphones are already on. Listener questions guide a lot of …

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Biodynamic Vineyards Are Changing How Champagne Tastes — and How It Survives

✈️ 20 countries visited, 5000 wines tasted, and a few life-changing experiences… I crammed 50 years of living into a singular year. Here are my best wines of…

In this episode, Andrea shares her unique journey to becoming the Director of Winemaking at Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Starting her career without the initial intention of entering winemaking, she found her path through roles in the laboratory, cellar, and bottling lines, developing a passion for the hands-on aspects of the craft. Andrea highlights the …

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Strengthening Technical Expertise and Customer Partnerships FAIRFIELD, Calif., (Dec. 26, 2025) — Encore Glass, a family-owned wine bottle supplier serving wineries across North America, has promoted Athena Zimlich from Technical […]

In this week’s episode, we discuss how millennials have officially overtaken Baby Boomers as America’s largest wine‑drinking generation, Wine Enthusiast’s 20…