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For Some Craft Brewers, Hard Juice Is Worth the Squeeze

Dave Infante

The Secret to Building a Faster — and Easier — Ramos Gin Fizz? Greek Yogurt

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7 Things You Should Know About The Mascot, the Other Wine From Napa’s Cult Harlan Estate

Wine 101: The History of Rosé Part V: Marcel and the Hamptons

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The 7 Best Places to Drink a Spritz in Tampa

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VinePair Podcast Network

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast: The Hidden Obstacles to Evolution in Napa Valley

Cocktail College

Cocktail College

The Cocktail College Podcast: The (Re)Old Fashioned (Live From the VinePair HQ)

Taplines

Taplines

Taplines: The Future of America’s Beer Industry

Wine 101

Wine 101

Wine 101: The History of Rosé Part V: Marcel and the Hamptons

Booze News

E.H. Taylor Slated to Join the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection · These Are the Best Beers on Earth, According to the 2025 World Beer Cup · These Are the 50 Best Bars in North America (2025) · Major Beverage Companies Are Betting the Drink of the Summer Will Be… Canned Vodka Lemonade

After Decades of Growth, Could Sliding New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Sales Spell Trouble?

John Sumners

After Decades of Growth, Could Sliding New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Sales Spell Trouble?

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These Are the Best Beers on Earth, According to the 2025 World Beer Cup

These Are the Best Beers on Earth, According to the 2025 World Beer Cup

These Are the 50 Best Bars in North America (2025)

These Are the 50 Best Bars in North America (2025)

Major Beverage Companies Are Betting the Drink of the Summer Will Be… Canned Vodka Lemonade

Major Beverage Companies Are Betting the Drink of the Summer Will Be… Canned Vodka Lemonade

Cocktail Recipes

High Violet

Sound & Fury

Belltown Goddxssxs

Belltown Goddxssxs

Scrimshaw

Better Living

Bunny Slope Dropout

Bunny Slope Dropout

Buying Guides

The 30 Best Chardonnays for 2025

The 30 Best Chardonnays for 2025

The 30 Best Tequilas for 2025

The 30 Best Tequilas for 2025

The 10 Best White Wines Under $25

The 10 Best White Wines Under $25

Spirits

What Does it Mean to Order a Martini ‘Burnt?’

What Does it Mean to Order a Martini ‘Burnt?’

The VinePair Podcast: The Whiskey Glut Has Many Causes and Few Solutions

The VinePair Podcast: The Whiskey Glut Has Many Causes and Few Solutions

The 25 Most Important Tequilas of the Last 25 Years

The 25 Most Important Tequilas of the Last 25 Years

Two Simple Ways to Check the Quality of Your Tequila

Two Simple Ways to Check the Quality of Your Tequila

8 Cocktails to Make With Leftover Mint From Derby Day

The Number of Calories in Every Common Spirit and Cocktail Ingredient

The VinePair Podcast: Will This Be the Summer of the Canned Vodka Lemonade?

The Cocktail College Podcast: The Diamondback

Wine

The Mount Rushmore of California Cabernet, According to 9 Wine Experts

The Mount Rushmore of California Cabernet, According to 9 Wine Experts

These Three Airlines Have the Best In-Flight Champagne Selections

These Three Airlines Have the Best In-Flight Champagne Selections

Do You Know the ‘20 Minute Rule’ for Serving Wine?

Do You Know the ‘20 Minute Rule’ for Serving Wine?

Wine 101: The History of Rosé Part IV: White Zinfandel and Cabernet Blush

Wine 101: The History of Rosé Part IV: White Zinfandel and Cabernet Blush

The World’s Top 10 Wine Destinations for 2025

Good Wines

7 of the Best Red Wines From Sardinia

The VinePair Podcast: Why Don’t Big Companies Buy Affordable Wine Brands?

Ask a Sommelier: Why Isn’t Wine Served in Chilled Glasses?

Beer

How Pouring Styles Became the Big Draw in Draft Beer

Free Pour

How Pouring Styles Became the Big Draw in Draft Beer

The Surprisingly Un-Australian History of Foster’s Lager

The Surprisingly Un-Australian History of Foster’s Lager

Craft Brewers Regroup After ‘Crappy’ Year and Brace for Another at 2025 CBC

Hop Take

Craft Brewers Regroup After ‘Crappy’ Year and Brace for Another at 2025 CBC

10 Things You Should Know About New Glarus, the Beloved Beer That’s Only Available in Wisconsin

Need To Know

10 Things You Should Know About New Glarus, the Beloved Beer That’s Only Available in Wisconsin

Utopias, Nuclear Penguins, and the Quest for the World’s Strongest Beer

Hop Take

Walmart’s Ripoff Beers Are a Recession Indicator. Brewers Must Answer Anyway.

The Cutting-Edge Ingredients Making IPAs More Pungent Than Ever

Free Pour

How America Ruined Its Enviable Position in Global Drinks Culture