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Wine School: History, Heat and Soil

Wine School: History, Heat and Soil

Wines from volcanic regions have many stories to tell

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeAugust 5, 2019drinkwire, wine, soil types, new york international wine competition, 101Comment

Zinfandel Deserves More Respect

Zinfandel Deserves More Respect

It’s oft-misunderstood, but it’s really a versatile red wine for all seasons.

Featured, WineAmanda Schuster and Andrew McFetridgeJuly 17, 2019drinkwire, zinfandel, wine, red wine, orange wine, white zinfandel, new york international wine competition, wine varietals Comment

Looking Back at Bar Convent Brooklyn 2019

Looking Back at Bar Convent Brooklyn 2019

BCB Brooklyn was bigger and better in its second year

Featured, Lifestyle, Spirits, CocktailsAmanda SchusterJune 26, 2019drinkwire, brooklyn bar show, bartenders, bartending, hospitality industry, pisco, new york international spirits competition, bcb berlin, flavored soda, travelComment

Making Champagne Part of Everyday Celebrations

Making Champagne Part of Everyday Celebrations

Why Champagne is worth the splurge more often than at the year end countdown.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsJune 21, 2019drinkwire, wine, sparkling wine, champagne, new york international wine competitionComment

Costières de Nimes: France’s "Lost" Wine Region Makes a Comeback

Costières de Nimes: France’s "Lost" Wine Region Makes a Comeback

An expert sommelier shares what’s new from this off-the-beaten-path French wine region

Featured, WineChristina BrooksJune 6, 2019wine, drinkwire, new york international wine competitionComment

BCB Is Back in Brooklyn!

BCB Is Back in Brooklyn!

Here’s what to expect from BCB Brooklyn 2019

Featured, Lifestyle, CocktailsAmanda SchusterMay 31, 2019drinkwire, bcb, bar convent, new york international spirits competition, travelComment

Chuggable Wines For Under $20

Chuggable Wines For Under $20

High quality wine can be budget friendly too

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeMay 29, 2019wine, vinho verde, cabernet sauvignon, berlin international wine competition, new york international wine competition, red wine, white wine, melbourne international wine competitionComment

Field Trips: Washington Wine Country

Field Trips: Washington Wine Country

The geology of the Pacific Northwest tells its story with Washington wine

Wine, Featured, Field TripsAmanda SchusterMay 23, 2019drinkwire, wine, red wine, white wine, zinfandel, pinot gris, travelComment

Get Swayed By Rosé

Get Swayed By Rosé

Find the right region and bottle for your pink wine style

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsMay 22, 2019wine, merlot rose, new york international wine competition, melbourne international wine competition, roseComment

Affordable Spring and Summer Sparklers

Affordable Spring and Summer Sparklers

Some of the best bubblies are budget-friendly

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeMay 15, 2019wine, sparkling wine, drinkwire, champagne, new york international wine competition, pinot gris, pinot blanc, chardonnayComment

German and Austrian Reds For Warm Weather Sipping

German and Austrian Reds For Warm Weather Sipping

Balanced, elegant, fruity and refreshing: these are go-to red wines for spring and summer.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsMay 6, 2019drinkwire, wine, red wineComment

Wine School: Extended Maceration

Wine School: Extended Maceration

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?

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

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

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

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

Reasons to Love Irish Spirits and Holiday Traditions

Reasons to Love Irish Spirits and Holiday Traditions

We live in the best era to be drinking Irish spirits. All. Year. Round.

Featured, Spirits, LifestyleAmanda SchusterMarch 14, 2019drinkwire, st patricks day, whiskey, gin, new york international spirits competition, irish coffeeComment

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

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

Bourbon Classic 2019: Top Chefs and Beyond

These chefs like to cook with bourbon. (Sometimes they even put it in the food!)

Featured, Lifestyle, SpiritsMaggie KimberlFebruary 25, 2019drinkwire, profileComment