You don’t need a mustache to know (and despise) the pesky feeling of coffee or milk splashing onto your upper lip while sipping from a mug. (There’s nothing like looking in the mirror after a work meeting or a date only to realize you’ve had cappuccino foam sitting on your face for a good 30 …
This week, we check out the impacts of tariffs on Calvados, as well as the curious case of a wine thief stuck up a chimney.
Giovanni Aiello’s Chakra vineyard. It gets pretty warm in Puglia in June. I am at Gioia del Colle, in the centre of the region, exactly halfway between the Adriatic and the Ionian seas, and by mid-morning the temperatures are already above 30°c. By the evening, however, I am reaching for a jacket. Gioia del Colle …
Why Gioia del Colle is Italy’s best region for Primitivo you need to know about Read More »
Iron Butterfly’s 1968 hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” is a simple, somewhat nonsensical, and exhausting tune. Clocking in at just over 17 minutes, it has just one verse and chorus, with only nine lines of lyrics for the whole song. The vast majority of the track consists of longwinded guitar, drum, and organ solos. Yet, the song’s catchy, …
How a Jug of Carlo Rossi Wine Inspired a Legendary Rock Song Read More »
When it comes to Australia’s most expensive wines, South Australian Shiraz still reigns supreme.
Nearly two weeks ago, wine influencer Pilar Brito took to her Substack to say that the wine industry desperately needs snobs and that “the hyper-accessability trend is bad for the wine industry.” Although grocery store wines like Yellow Tail, Barefoot, and Apothic may steal marginal market share from smaller premium brands, bringing back snobbery will …
The VinePair Podcast: Wine Needs Expertise, Not Snobs Read More »
The early 2000s were a hinge moment for cocktails — London and New York were trading ideas, reviving old forms, and quietly minting new ones. In that environment, Vincenzo Errico created the Enzoni behind the bar at London’s Match Bar in 2001. On paper, the drink reads simple: gin, Campari, lemon, sugar, and grapes. But …
There’s something incredibly nostalgic about the chain restaurant. A beacon of the ‘90s and early 2000s, eateries like Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, and Chili’s enjoyed quite the heyday with many expanding to hundreds or even thousands of locations at the start of the 21st century. As the years went on and consumer preferences changed, the chain …
10 of the Most Popular Chain Restaurants, Ranked by Cocktail Program Read More »
For all his many (many, many) faults, J. Paul Getty had a pretty useful philosophy on debt service. “If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem,” the oil magnate is widely credited with saying, “but if you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” Craft breweries’ problem — well, one of them …
America Can Brew Way More Beer Than We Drink. It’s Causing Problems. Read More »
Napa County is in the gun over fire prevention measures after another wildfire rips through wine country.