February 2026

Did a Tiny Oscar Winner Really Brainwash People About Wine Forever? The Truth Is Weirder.

Winemakers, sustainability experts, and industry leaders honored with Oregon Wine Industry Awards   February 4, 2026 (Portland, OR) — Eight outstanding wine professionals were recognized today with an Oregon Wine Industry Award at the 2026 Oregon […]

270 Years of RIEDEL – New Products 2026 | Manufactory Collection & RIEDEL BookRIEDEL celebrates 270 years of glassmaking excellence, innovation, and passion …

Welcome to episode 2596 of the Italian Wine Podcast from wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum 2025, Talking Wine in a Talking World: The State of Wine…

If you haven’t seen the Apple TV Series “Drops of God”, you must change that quickly. This is, in my opinion, the single best wine show/movie ever done. It’s not hokey, it shows wine in a realistic and good light, and it’s a cool story.   The show, whose first season dropped in 2023, won …

🎧Ep 594: Seb Pradal, The Sommelier Consultant Behind Apple TV’s Award-Winning “Drops of God” Read More »

Soave, the large and once easily dismissed appellation in Italy’s northeast Veneto region, produces some of Italy’s most exciting white wines. Actually, it always has, but was overshadowed by industrial-scale winemaking that took root in the 1970s and ’80s as the Soave zone was greatly expanded. Soave became synonymous with cheap, insipid, industrial wines — …

6 of the Best Soave Wines From Italy’s Veneto Read More »

The India pale ale (IPA) is easily the world’s most popular beer style, skyrocketing to the top of the craft beer canon in the late 20th century. By the mid-2010s, the style was virtually inescapable in taprooms and bottle shops, with offerings dominated by the New England (or hazy) IPA subcategory. The hazy’s popularity naturally …

You’ve Heard of West Coast IPAs, but What Is a West Coast Pilsner? Read More »

Walking around Manhattan, it’s hard not to notice the island’s deep and rich history. Patinated monuments to famous national heroes, cobblestoned streets — simultaneously delighting sightseers and aggravating cab drivers — and, of course, the architecture, especially as one heads toward the southern tip of Manhattan, the oldest part of New York City. St. Paul’s …

In Search of the Oldest Bar in New York City Read More »

Taste like a novice Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor I love Beth Willard’s analogy for the Viura grape variety (known as Macabeo/Macabeu outside Rioja) in her panel tasting introduction. She compares the grape to a Scandi noir TV series, revealing little to start with but capable of delivering a killer punch with time and patience. …

Decanter magazine February 2026: See what’s inside Read More »