Wine News

Not only do they make great wine  in Lebanon, the country has one of the oldest winemaking traditions in the world! The ancient Phoenicians produced wine there thousands of years ago and helped spread it throughout the Mediterranean. In this episode, we dig into Lebanon’s remarkable wine history and explore how it continues today despite …

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UK Ruinart Sommelier Challenge 2026 winner revealed

Wine, Charity, and Community: Auction Napa Valley 2026

Romania is home to some of Europe’s most exciting indigenous grape varieties, yet remains one of the continent’s most overlooked wine destinations. In this episode, Janina sits down with Winemaking duo and Husband and Wife, Nora Iriarte and Hartley Smithers of Cramele Recaș to explore Fetească Neagră, Fetească Regală and Fetească Albă, uncovering why Romanian …

🎧Ep265 – Romanian Wine Explained: Indigenous Grapes, Fetească Neagră & Europe’s Most Underrated Wine Region with Cramele Recas Read More »

Behind every great bottle of wine is a long list of people whose names rarely appear on the label. The cooperage that engineered a new toasting profile. The software company […]

Elijah Craig is adding to its Single Barrel portfolio with a 21-year-old bourbon bottled at 94 proof. The release will be a limited edition offering alongside the two bottles in the existing, permanent Single Barrel lineup, which consists of a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old bourbon. The 21-year-old whiskey will be available at the Heaven Hill …

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The modern cocktail revival famously brought proper drinks and dignified drinking culture back to the forefront. While the movement’s touchstone is typically tied to the opening of Sasha Petraske’s legendary Milk & Honey bar in New York City in 2000, the seeds of a creative renaissance were planted a few years before, as newfangled drinks …

We Asked 15 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Modern Classic Cocktail? (2026) Read More »

When the World Cup comes to North America this summer, it won’t just be a spectacle of soccer, it will be an extravaganza of corporate sponsorships. Adidas for sporting goods. Lay’s for snacks, McDonald’s for fast food, and Coca-Cola for sodas. Verizon for telecommunications, Hisense for televisions, and Lenovo for computers. Hyundai–Kia for cars and …

One Tequila Brand Has an Official World Cup Bottle. The Others Have Pricey Knock-Offs Read More »

 Tequila is a byword for value and that value is getting better all the time.

Somewhere between the hunt for minimal-intervention wines, admiration for well-balanced reds, and the endless quest for “something different,” wine drinkers have been quietly training their palates to fall for Xinomavro. Greece’s beloved red grape is quickly catching on as the must-drink, cool-climate wine in the U.S. ​The quintessential “New-Old World” wine offers that rare mix …

Meet Xinomavro, Greece’s Coolest Cool-Climate Red Wine from PDO Amyndeon (ΠΟΠ Αμύνταιο) Read More »