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We Asked 18 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Overrated Red Wine? (2025)

VinePair

But with all the hype surrounding certain high-end brands and regions, there’s bound to be one or two bottles that don’t live up to their billing. Unsurprisingly, wines with the most acclaim took the biggest blows, like baller bottles from Burgundy and Napa. Here are the most overrated red wines, according to 18 sommeliers.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bar Tool?

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The most underrated bar tools, according to bartenders Jigger Flashlight Bar spoons Fine-mesh strainer Squeeze bottles Spice grinder Channel knife Sous vide rig Sharpie markers Atomizers Paring knife Vegetable juicer “I believe one of the most underrated bar tools, both at home and even in some professional bars, is the jigger. .”

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A Guide to Indie Wine Shops Across America

Imbibe Magazine

Chances are their bottle selections have been thoroughly researched, tasted, and curated, with a staff ready to guide you to your next favorite bottle. Its wine club, Rox Box, offers 12 handpicked bottles via quarterly memberships. Here’s a cross-country tour of some of the best indie retailers in America.

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A New Wave of French Wine Bars

Imbibe Magazine

Molly Wismeier, sommelier and co-owner of MaMou in New Orleans. Photo by Michael Mantese Molly Wismeier , a Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year with more than 30 years of experience, has had a front-row seat to the rapid evolution in the French wine world. Photo by Sam Hanna Photography MaMou bar.

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The Biggest Wine Stories From 2023

VinePair

After being convicted for wine fraud and serving seven years in prison, Kurniawan is using his, uh, talents to recreate “fake” wines that can convincingly taste like real prestigious bottles for clients who wanted to try a Rudy Kurniawan original. In addition to the missing wines, Sherry-Lehmann owed the state $2.8

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Millennials Are Entering Their Collecting Years — Will They Buy the Same Wines Boomers Did?

VinePair

The aptly named bulk of production forms a ground floor and foundation in the manner of entry-level bottles, boxes, and jugs spread across its familiar seas of supermarket shelves, cooking wine, and “house” pours. The structure of the global wine market exists — much like many consumer goods — in a familiar pyramid configuration.

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s Your Doomsday Bunker Bottle of Bourbon?

VinePair

From readily available and versatile bottles to thousand-dollar splurges, keep reading to discover the best bunker bottles of bourbon according to 22 bartenders. When she and I get together we always finish the whole bottle. A reliable bottle to hole up with and wait out. Im grabbing Old Forester 1920.