Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2024

A red wine grape with centuries of history throughout the Americas, Mission goes by several names. Next-generation Mission wines are a diverse lot, spanning zippy rosés, rich reds, and light-bodied, ruby-hued wines that are especially refreshing when chilled. 21.95, empirewine.com Scythian Wine Co.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

Burgundy “is the wine connoisseur’s region,” says Nikita Malhotra, head sommelier of Burgundy wine event, La Paulée. Since the wines are in a higher price bracket, learning to appreciate the region not only takes an investment of money but time and energy.

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VinePair

JUNE 2, 2025

One of wines most alluring properties is its ability to evolve over time. While some wines can age incredibly well like red Burgundy that doesnt necessarily mean the older vintages are easy to find. Read on to discover the regions best known for releasing wines with some age.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For Jorge Riera , the headline-making, French-heavy wine lists he created for New York City’s Frenchette aren’t especially new—for him. To Jon Bonné, managing editor of Resy and author of The New French Wine (Ten Speed Press, 2023), the return of France as a dominant news peg in the wine world feels a little like a homecoming.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The caliber of many widely available NA sparkling wines has improved dramatically in recent years, making it easier than ever to pop bottles everyone can enjoy. It has the most wine-centric nose of the bottles we tasted, with white grape juice and tart lemon rind followed by faint floral and red berry notes. . $44,

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The sky is falling , or at least that’s the sense one gets when reading wine industry news over the past year. Every morning, my email inbox cues up yet another dirge of reports on grape gluts , government bailouts , bankruptcies , and generational reckonings for wine and alcohol in general. Charles Smith Wines is an iconic brand.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

You may have noticed the increasing prevalence of wines from regions like Galicia or Catalunya on wine lists, or even the spate of locales leaning fully Spanish. In our March/April issue , Jennifer Fiedler explores the growing wave of Spanish wine bars and restaurants. The following are Spanish wine bars on our radar.

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VinePair

JANUARY 22, 2025

2025 is the year of white wine. We taste a wide variety of white wines each year at VinePair. Its an amazing category and were excited to see our wine culture lean toward the straw, lemon, and golden hues. Here are the 30 best white wines for 2025. So lets get it started right! So have a look and get ready to go shopping!

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. Producers of the wine are pushing the regulating body, D.O. Cava, for stricter rules for quality, aiming to improve the wine’s global image and subsequent value.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One of our 2024 Imbibe 75 Places to Watch, The Ruby Fruit —a buzzed-about restaurant and wine bar in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood and the city’s first lesbian bar in years—is all about cultivating a welcoming, community-minded space. Terah Wine Co. Terah Wine Co. ’s Refreshing and light, playful yet serious.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

But in the wine world, the terms meaning can occasionally get warped or misconstrued. Often, an allocated wine is only labelled as such because the producer is so small that only a few cases of their wines make it to international markets. ” Does the average consumer know what that means? Do they care?

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

What might be more surprising is how much of a problem glass presents for wine, an industry deeply connected to the climate. I’ve seen estimates that glass is responsible for anywhere from 29% to 50% of wine’s carbon impact. As a result, ecologically minded producers are experimenting with new ways to package wines.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

While following the old adage about serving white wines with fish and red wines with meat will work reasonably well, it’s possible to take your wine-pairing skills to the next level by learning a few tricks of the trade. Foods that are raw or cooked without browning often pair best with wines that are young, unoaked and fresh.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

While wine making in Oregon may conjure notions of bucolic countryside and the verdant Willamette Valley, the operation at Division Winemaking Company looks a little different. Founded in 2010 by Thomas Monroe and Kate Norris, Division crafts their expressive, low-intervention wines in the heart of southeast Portland.

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VinePair

JUNE 2, 2025

Its no secret that adding sparkling wine to your cocktails is a fun way to celebrate summer. You shouldnt use just any old sparkling wine. You should use a premium Italian sparkling wine from the Asti DOCG. When it comes to choosing the right sparkling wine, Asti DOCG is a smart (and often overlooked) choice.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 24, 2024

. | Photos by Luca Savettiere In America, where we romanticize independence, and thus independent winemakers, we tend to belittle cooperatives, thinking of them as just bulk wine producers. But Italy’s cooperatives make more than half of the country’s wine, much of it offering quality and value. But our focus stays in Sicily.

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VinePair

MAY 26, 2025

The bar, named Folderol , isnt a hot night club or a celebrity haunt, but rather a small space serving natural wine and homemade ice cream. Traditional principles would advise against serving wine with ice cream. When people come in the point isnt to pair wine and ice cream together. We have good wine.

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VinePair

JANUARY 22, 2025

to both enjoy and participate in the citys annual Charleston Wine + Food festival. On this episode of the VinePair Podcast, Adam is joined by Alyssa Smith, executive director of Charleston Wine + Food, to discuss the evolving nature of this signature festival and how it pays homage to Charleston’s unique culinary history and influences.

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VinePair

APRIL 30, 2025

The wines of Sicily are well known, from the Nero dAvolas and Etna Rossos and Biancos , to the white Grillos and Catarrattos. But the wines of Sardinia, the second-largest Italian island in the Mediterranean, remain relatively obscure. The grapes are grown organically in granitic soils, and the wine shows fresh acidity.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Spanish wine—even great Spanish wine—isn’t new to stateside customers.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Dave O’Brien’s wine-focused vermouth has its origin story in a great vacation. “On Among the many aspects of Basque culture that O’Brien enjoyed was Txakoli , the dry, white wine made from the Hondarrabi Zuri grape. (A A rosé version from a related grape is more prominent on the export market than it is in the wine’s home region.)

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VinePair

JANUARY 22, 2025

Shorter wine lists are becoming more commonplace at restaurants, and some have suggested that this trend is good for the industry as a whole. While the shift does make bottle and by-the-glass lists less intimidating, thus preventing restaurants cellars from clogging with dusty bottles, it may not be the best thing for the wine world.

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VinePair

APRIL 11, 2025

Although weve briefly touched upon the pink-hued wine here on Wine 101 in the past, weve never taken the time to recount its origins until now. Eventually, Greeks and Turks trickled into the area, started cultivating wine grapes, and established the colony of Massalia. Tune in for more. It really helps get the word out there.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nobody’s quite sure why Pedro Ximénez grapes, or the fortified wine made from them, bear a name more apt for a human. But one thing is absolutely true about the Pedro Ximénez style of sherry (typically shortened to PX): The wine anchors the dark, indulgent end of the sherry category’s flavor range.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Red Wine Velvet Cake Have your cake and drink it, too, with this decadent twist on the classic. Overnight Doughnuts with Merlot Glaze Food blogger Heather Baird’s recipe for overnight doughnuts with Merlot glaze is an homage to an unexpectedly sweet breakfast pairing.

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VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

Snobbery during wine service is a clear issue, but its something that can easily be avoided with a simple attitude adjustment. Just about every other problem with wine service, however, boils down to staff education. Were not saying that everyone working in a restaurant needs to have their WSET Level 4 Diploma.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

The traditional Korean rice wine makgeolli (pronounced MAHK-oh-lee ), also called sool (which simply means alcohol but tends to refer to rice-based drinks) may be unfamiliar to some people stateside. Its a full-bodied, unfiltered rice wine that showcases traditional Korean brewing techniques, Jun explains. 4-pack (12 oz. 4-pack (12 oz.

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VinePair

JUNE 2, 2025

Now, VinePair has learned, the countrys second-largest wine-and-spirits distributor will be departing the Golden State entirely at the beginning of September. The article RNDC to ‘Withdraw’ from California By End of Summer (Developing) appeared first on VinePair. I can protect your identity.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

An advanced sommelier and alum of spots like New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, de Pano opened her wine shop in late 2022 and highlights terroir-driven wines, with a particular affinity for low alcohol and high acid. Who wants to crush a 16 percent bottle of wine when the sun’s blazing?” And clocking in at 10.5

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VinePair

JULY 15, 2024

Despite global wine consumption trailing behind that of beer and spirits, wine isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. liters of ethanol from wine per capita each year. liters, while Slovenia — where wine production dates back over 2,400 years — nabs the third spot with 4.60 Portugal comes in second place with 5.22 Denmark: 4.39

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Relative to Europe’s multi-millennia wine history, California is still just a baby. But whether or not France , Italy , and the rest of the Euro cohort care to admit it, the grand Golden State has fashioned an equally commanding seat in the boardroom of storied wine regions. Surprisingly, not a single wine was mentioned twice!

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VinePair

OCTOBER 13, 2024

White wines tend to evoke feelings of refreshment and relaxation. Sure, popular white wine varieties like Pinot Grigio , Sauvignon Blanc , and Chardonnay tend to be zippy and light, which makes them ideal for balancing the saline-kissed sweetness of fresh seafood. But a healthy chunk of white wine’s magic is its vibe.

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VinePair

JANUARY 22, 2025

If you didnt take a picture of a bottle of wine, did you even drink it? In the era of sharing flex Burgundies and unicorn natural wines on social media, sometimes it feels like the answer is no. At higher-end establishments, wine service can be like a well-rehearsed dance. If you want to remember the bottle, go for it!

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VinePair

MAY 22, 2025

Nearly every industry is marked by trends, and weve seen a number of movements take hold in the wine world. Organic production paved the way for the biodynamic movement, and the natural wine movement took shape not long after. As that trend wanes, producers are now focusing on crafting lower-alcohol and low-calorie wines.

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VinePair

APRIL 25, 2025

Wine service in high-end restaurants isnt geared for speed. As such, it might not come as a huge surprise that fine-dining establishments have been struggling when it comes to moving wine. Its geared for leisure, hand-holding, and an aura of sophistication, but thats not always what people are regularly in the market for.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 3, 2025

Credit: High West High West has launched its newest iteration of The Prisoner’s Share, a distinctive whiskey that showcases the distillery’s expertise in wine barrel finishing. This year’s expression combines straight bourbon and rye whiskeys finished in The Prisoner Red Wine Barrels for four to 12 years.

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VinePair

JULY 30, 2024

A red wine is the sum of several important factors. This diversity makes drinking red wine fun, and any pour of something new and unfamiliar can double as a mini-adventure filled with enticing flavor possibilities. Of course, wine is highly subjective. You’re not alone — wine professionals know this feeling, too.

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