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Craft Beer Can’t Afford to Be Local Anymore. Does It Need to Be?

Dave Infante

Swap This, Get That: Classic Cocktails That Are Almost the Same Drink

6 of the Worst Wedding Drink Nightmares

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We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What Cabernet Sauvignon Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

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Next Wave Awards Finalists

Next Wave Awards Finalists

VinePair Podcast Network

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast: Draft Cocktails. No, Wait… Cocktail Draft!

Cocktail College

Cocktail College

The Cocktail College Podcast: The Paper Plane

Taplines

Taplines

Taplines: Inside Anheuser-Busch’s ‘Microbrewing’ Skunkworks

Wine 101

Wine 101

Wine 101: Corsica

Booze News

Beer Prices Have Doubled at These NFL Stadiums in the Last Decade · Three Wineries Sue Napa County Over Alleged Constitutional Rights Violations · The Price of a Beer at Every NFL Stadium (2024) · Country Music Star Dierks Bentley Launches Row 94 Whiskey with Green River Distilling Co.

Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

Jack Schramm

Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

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Three Wineries Sue Napa County Over Alleged Constitutional Rights Violations

Three Wineries Sue Napa County Over Alleged Constitutional Rights Violations

Craft Brewing Is Changing. Its Labor Relations Must Change With It.

Hop Take

Craft Brewing Is Changing. Its Labor Relations Must Change With It.

Angel’s Envy Co-Founder Plans New 150-Acre, $92.5 Million Kentucky Distillery

Angel’s Envy Co-Founder Plans New 150-Acre, $92.5 Million Kentucky Distillery

Cocktail Recipes

The Siesta

The Breakfast Martini

The Breakfast Martini

The Eastside

The Cable Car

The Rosita

The Swampwater

Buying Guides

The 14 Best Chiantis for 2024

The 14 Best Chiantis for 2024

The Best and Worst Bravolebrity Booze Brands, Tasted and Ranked

The Best and Worst Bravolebrity Booze Brands, Tasted and Ranked

The 30 Best Scotch Whiskies for 2024

The 30 Best Scotch Whiskies for 2024

Spirits

Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

Is Faster Whiskey Aging Possible? These Distillers Think Wood Chips Are the Answer.

Is Faster Whiskey Aging Possible? These Distillers Think Wood Chips Are the Answer.

We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s Your Go-To Gin? (2024)

We Asked

We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s Your Go-To Gin? (2024)

The Botanist Teams Up With Bartenders To Celebrate New Distiller’s Strength Gin For Negroni Season

The Botanist Teams Up With Bartenders To Celebrate New Distiller’s Strength Gin For Negroni Season

It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

At Le Veau d’Or, an Old Martini Tradition Gets a New Spin

The Cocktail College Podcast: The Swampwater

What Is Light Whiskey? The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Most Misunderstood Spirit

Wine

As Champagne Flirts With the Climate Crisis, English Bubbly Looks to Steal Its Lunch

As Champagne Flirts With the Climate Crisis, English Bubbly Looks to Steal Its Lunch

7 of the Best White Wines From Spain’s Rueda

Good Wines

7 of the Best White Wines From Spain’s Rueda

The VinePair Podcast: Can We Cut Out the Snobbery Around Brand-Name Wines?

Ask a Wine Pro: Should You Swirl Sparkling Wine?

Ask a Wine Pro: Should You Swirl Sparkling Wine?

The 9 Most Iconic and Cringe-Inducing Booze Cameos in Film and TV

Wine 101: Italy Part VI: Cosimo and the Rough Outline

The Sneaky Way to Tell If a Riesling Is Dry or Sweet

We Asked

We Asked 20 Sommeliers: Which Wine Do You Wish People Ordered More? (2024)

Beer

More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

Introducing the 2024 Next Wave Awards Finalists

Introducing the 2024 Next Wave Awards Finalists

The Most Iconic Booze Brand Name-Drops in Music History

Tilray Doubles Down on Craft Brewing’s Bargain Bin

Hop Take

Tilray Doubles Down on Craft Brewing’s Bargain Bin

Do Anchovy Hops Actually Taste Like Anchovies?

We Asked

We Asked 11 Drinks Pros: What’s the Best Macro Light Beer? (2024)

The VinePair Podcast: Where Cannabis Is Catching Alcohol Off Guard

Hop Take

Monster’s Brewing Business Is Crashing Hard