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Boozy Book Review: Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon?

An illustrious pair of bourbon authorities share tips for Kentucky style entertaining with historical inspiration

Featured, Spirits, Review, EntertainingMaggie KimberlMay 20, 2020bourbon, whiskey, bookComment

Professor Spotlight: Kelly Magyarics

Get to know one of our most traveled professors!

Featured, Cocktails, WineAmanda SchusterMay 15, 2020cocktails, wine, wine educationComment

Sommeliers Create Wine Pairings for TV Watching

To prepare for another streaming binge, you must chill - the wine.

Featured, Pairing, EntertainingPamela VachonMay 4, 2020covid, wine, sommelier, champagne, cava, new york international wine competition, madeira, fortified wine, chardonnay, biodynamic wine, ice wineComment

Independent Distillers and Brewers Pivot Production As They Fight To Stay Alive

Here’s a regional guide to some of the micro distilleries and breweries that have kept on keeping on

Featured, Beer, WineAndrew TobiaApril 27, 2020covid, beer, craft beer, microbrewery, micro distillery, new york international spirits competition, new york international beer competition, whiskey, gin, denver, profileComment

How the US Wine Industry Is Coping With COVID-19 Fallout

How different aspects of the wine community are adjusting and supporting each other during the global pandemic

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeApril 20, 2020wine, covid, sommelierComment

3 Affordable, Double Gold Standard Wines To Sip At Home

These award-winning wines are ready to uncork now, and available at most online delivery outlets.

Featured, WineCha CababaroApril 17, 2020new york international wine competition, chardonnay, wine, cabernetComment

Sommelier Playlist: Wines to Celebrate Mariah’s 50th “Anniversary”

Singing the praises of extraordinary wines to pair with Mariah Carey’s greatest hits for her 50th

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeMarch 27, 2020sommelier, wine, champagne, merlot, chardonnay, sparkling wine, cava, new york international wine competition, berlin international wine competition, cabernet franc, chiantiComment

Wine From Up High

Wines made from grapes grown in some of the world’s steepest vineyards

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterFebruary 12, 2020wine, malbec, cabernet sauvignon, viognier, chardonnay, mourvedre, rhone blend, walla walla, wine varietalsComment

Sommelier Playlist: '80s Songs for Valentine's Day

Describing bottles of wine through songs of love and heartbreak from the 1980s

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeFebruary 10, 2020wine, valentine's day, carmenere, rose, berlin international wine competition, alexander valley, new york international wine competition, torrontes, nebbiolo, baroloComment

Your Guide To Braising With Wine

The best wines for slow cooked dishes, and what to pair with them

Featured, Wine, RecipesKelly MagyaricsJanuary 31, 2020wine, cooking wine, malbec, shiraz, carmenere, new york international wine competition, tempranillo, grenache, syrah, gruner veltliner, chenin, vouvray, anjou, mourvedre, cookingComment

The (Other) Great American Wine States

Quality wines that are not from CA, OR, WA, or NY

Featured, Wine, Field TripsAndrew McFetridgeJanuary 28, 2020wine, white wine, red wine, muscadine, malbec, viognier, new york international wine competition, sparkling wineComment

Not into bubbly? Toast on NYE with these festive wines instead

Here’s what to drink if you are on the fence about fizz.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsDecember 30, 2019drinkwire, sake, chablis, sangiovese, chianti, melbourne international wine competitionComment

Everything Glamorous and Bubbly for 2020

Fizzy punches, cocktails, and bubbly bottles for bursting your way into the next decade.

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeDecember 27, 2019champagne, sparkling wine, new york international wine competitionComment

If Christmas Songs Were Bottles of Wine

Describing a wine’s character through the Yuletide’s Greatest Hits

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeDecember 19, 2019wine, ice wine, new york international wine competition, orange wine, champagneComment

Booze Goes Postal For the Holidays

Cool clubs and well-curated selections for gifting at online liquor retailers and subscription services

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, Wine, Spirits, HolidayAmanda SchusterDecember 6, 2019drinkwire, christmas, giftsComment

Gather Round For Whiskey Punch!

Easy whiskey punch recipes for a complicated season of entertaining

Featured, Cocktails, Spirits, EntertainingMaggie KimberlNovember 22, 2019drinkwire, new york international spirits competition, bourbon, fall, on the rocks, winterComment

Going Mad(eira) About Cocktails

Madeira is a secret weapon for dimensionally delicious seasonal sips.

Featured, Cocktails, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 13, 2019drinkwire, madeira, cocktails, mixersComment

Field Trips: South Africa’s Western Cape

A nourishing experience for the mind and palate

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeOctober 23, 2019drinkwire, chenin blanc, wine, new york international wine competition, cinsault, travelComment

New Regulations For Sherry Open Possibilities

Sherry made the old way might be the new way

Featured, News, WineDevon TrevathanOctober 3, 2019sherry, fortified wine, wineComment

Bigger, Bolder, Aged: the Fall Rosé

The robust side of pink wine to sip into autumn and winter

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeSeptember 20, 2019wine, new york international wine competition, berlin international wine competition, cinsault, fallComment