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This centuries’ old technique adds deep colors, flavors and texture from the grapes themselves

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsApril 23, 2019wine, vinification, winemaking, red wine, nebbiolo, barolo, barbarescoComment

What's the Difference Between Sustainable, Organic and Biodynamic Wine?

Every day is Earth Day when you sip these earth-friendly wines.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterApril 19, 2019drinkwire, wine, biodynamic wine, new york international wine competition, 101Comment

Wines of Southern California

California’s wine country doesn’t begin and end north of San Francisco.

Featured, Wine, Field TripsTrevor HagstromApril 12, 2019wine, new york international wine competition, natural wineComment

The New New York Wine

Perspectives from the 2019 NY Drinks NY Grand Tasting

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeApril 10, 2019wine, hudson river ava, new york international wine competition, dessert wineComment

Spring Wine: Focus on Grüner Veltliner

This Austrian white wine is peppery, piquant, and perfectly pairable with everything you are serving

Featured, Wine, Keep ReadingKelly MagyaricsApril 3, 2019gruner veltliner, federspiel wine, wine varietalsComment

Field Trips: Blinking Owl Distillery

Pristine water makes pure community spirits in Santa Ana, CA

Featured, Spirits, TravelTrevor HagstromApril 2, 2019drinkwire, travelComment

Baby, It's Cold Up There, But It's Not All Icewine in Canada

A varietal and style sampling of the Niagara Peninsula

Wine, FeaturedAshley Ellen MartinMarch 13, 2019drinkwire, cabernet franc, riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir, gewurztraminerComment

Winemaking: the Next Generation

How the younger set of family winemakers takes up the mantle.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterFebruary 28, 2019drinkwire, wine, winemaking, champagne, profileComment

Video Field Trip: Van Brunt Stillhouse

Editor-in-Chief Amanda Schuster chats with distillery co-founder Daric Schlesselman in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Featured, Spirits, Videos, TravelAmanda SchusterFebruary 22, 2019new york international spirits competition, distillery tour, profile, travelComment

South American Wine Underdogs

Make room for carménère and torrontés at the dinner table

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeFebruary 21, 2019white wine, red wine, cabernet franc, haut medoc, drinkwire, new york international wine competition, berlin international wine competitionComment

Bored of Big, Red Wine? Try These Winter Whites Instead

No need to go beyond the pale when choosing chilly weather wine; these bottles speak to the season too.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsFebruary 19, 2019drinkwire, white wine, gewurztraminer, riesling, marsanne, roussanne, chardonnay, chablis, meursault, new york international wine competitionComment

Exploring Dry Creek Zinfandel

These wines aren’t the alcoholic jam jars you might expect from California zin.

Featured, WineTrevor HagstromFebruary 7, 2019wine, zinfandel, dry creek ava, sonoma valleyComment

Field Trips: Lyon Distilling in Maryland

On Maryland’s eastern shore, Lyon Distilling focuses on rum, while reconnecting with America’s distilling history

Featured, Spirits, TravelPhil GalewitzFebruary 4, 2019drinkwire, rum, new york international spirits competition, travelComment

Cool Climate Wines From Adelaide Hills

This southeastern Australia wine region is like the Burgundy or Sonoma Valley of the Land Down Under.

Featured, WineDevon TrevathanJanuary 17, 2019drinkwire, wine, red wine, white wine, new york international wine competitionComment

The Applegate Valley Is a Sanctuary For Farm First Wine

Consider this off-the-beaten-path destination for your next Oregon wine tour.

Featured, Wine, Field TripsTrevor HagstromJanuary 10, 2019wine, winemaking, malbec, natural wineComment

Grocery Stores Open Tap On In-Store Bars

Drink while you shop or pull up a stool, these bars-within-grocery-stores are steering a welcome trend.

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, WinePhil GalewitzJanuary 7, 2019 Comment

A Foolproof Guide to Mulled Wine

Tracing the history of winter’s favorite warm, spiced wine, along with recipes and recommended bottles.

Wine, Keep ReadingCourtney SchiesslDecember 27, 2018drinkwire, winterComment

Champagne Alternatives For the Holidays

There are 6 more days of merriment left in the season! Here are some alternative sparklers and crowd-sized magnum wines to keep the festivities going.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsDecember 26, 2018drinkwire, sparkling wine, pinot noir, chardonnay, new york international wine competitionComment

Holiday Flavors for Warm Winters

How to capture the essence of a toddy, and other classic winter drinks, when it’s just too schvitzy to drink one.

Beer, Wine, Keep Reading, CocktailsTrevor HagstromDecember 20, 2018drinkwire, new york international beer competitionComment

Smoke Gets in Your Glass: Red Wines That Have a Whiff of Fireplace

Find out just what makes some bottles smell like crackling logs (or beef jerky).

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 30, 2018drinkwire, wine, red wine, syrah, cotes du rhoneComment

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