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The 30 Best Rosé Wines of 2025

VinePair

Orange wines and chilled reds continue to challenge ros for a spot in the summer lineup, but we cant deny that the incumbent warm-weather wine continues to draw our attention with its ever-expanding range of styles. VinePairs tasting panel evaluates every wine on its aromas, flavors, structure, balance, and quality.

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Review: Wines of Merry Edwards, Spring 2025 Releases

Drinkhacker

We’re catching up at last with one of our favorite California wine producers, Merry Edwards , which dropped seven wines perfect for exploring as the weather heats up — including one celebrating the winery’s 25th anniversary. Let’s dive in.

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The 30 Best White Wines for 2025

VinePair

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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Inside Manska’s Mind: Sensory Science Changes Spirits’ Appreciation—What have you been missing?

Chilled Magazine

The convenience of the tiny, single-serving sherry/wine tulip glass, readily available in every drinking household, inspired its adoption for scotch whisky, and it’s usage spread to include most spirits. Problem Description: Decades of whiskey drinkers have been conditioned by tulips designed for 22% ABV (alcohol by volume) fortified wines.

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Summertime Calls for Sparkling: Cocktail Inspiration Featuring Moscato d’Asti and Asti Spumante Wines

VinePair

Its no secret that adding sparkling wine to your cocktails is a fun way to celebrate summer. Having said that, were here to deliver insider information. You shouldnt use just any old sparkling wine. You should use a premium Italian sparkling wine from the Asti DOCG. Asti Spumante is more of a traditional sparkling wine.

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Gift Idea: Barkeep 2: The Art of Mixology, Bar & Cocktails Book

Chilled Magazine

Get ready for lessons on unique global spirits like Slivovitz, Clairin, Singani, and Mastiha, together with sections on Caribbean and Latin spirit offerings informed by Božović’s creation of Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery, signature cocktails from the bar, and cocktails he encountered on his travels.

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Wine 101: The History of Rosé Part I: Massalia

VinePair

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. Truth be told, historians havent pinned down an exact date that indicates when the style was invented, but there are bits of information out there that can help us piece its history together.

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