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Martini Madness is back. Once again, the VinePair team set out to taste 32 of the best Martinis in New York City, pitting them against each other in an NCAA-style bracket to determine which tipple is truly the king of the hill. And there were some interesting findings this time around. There’s no denying that …
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They are the pinnacle of the whisk(e)y world, but which malts are sparking with the general public?
A case of Lafite Rothschild 1990 will be among the wines auctioned. Christie’s said it would auction 2,474 bottles from the private cellar of Jörg G. Bucherer with a total estimated value of £1m. Magnums of legendary Château Haut-Brion 1989 are among the highlights of the sale. Other Bordeaux lots include 12-bottle cases of Le …
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Chateau Montelena put Californian Chardonnay on the map when it secured a shock victory at the 1976 Judgement of Paris. The winery’s 1973 Chardonnay earned the highest overall grade in that blind tasting, finishing ahead of the finest Meursault and Puligny Montrachet. Chateau Montelena has gone from strength to strength in the ensuing years, but …
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“If you see this in your neighborhood, the rent is going up.” The joke has bounced around the internet for years, batted back and forth by an American precariat beleaguered by the Great Recession, the Covid pandemic, and the housing crisis. “This” is usually some culturally relevant affectation of urbane white wealth: a blonde wood-paneled …
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Trump’s 200% Tariff Would Be ‘a Real Disaster’ for Europe’s Wine Industry: That’s because last week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a tariff of that amount on European wine, Champagne and other spirits if the European Union went ahead with retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. products…
Made for the next generation of wine lovers —21+ Gen Z and Millennials Sonoma County, CA (March 20, 2025) — Rack & Riddle, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the […]
Single-cask whiskey is the next big thing, but it’s getting harder to get hold of it it from traditional sources.
Six Ways California Wineries are Walking the Talk of Sustainability March 20, 2025 (Sacramento, CA) — The California wine community’s longstanding dedication to sustainability is something to celebrate — and […]