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We Asked 12 Bartenders: Is It Ever OK to Ask for a Shaken Martini?

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The Holiday Wine Shop

The Holiday Wine Shop

VinePair Podcast Network

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast: It’s the Most Wonderful(ly Important) Time of the Year!

Cocktail College

Cocktail College

The Cocktail College Podcast: Techniques: Bitters (Re-Run)

Taplines

Taplines

Taplines: How Anheuser-Busch InBev Built Its Biggest Brand of the 21st Century

Wine 101

Wine 101

Wine 101: Thanksgiving Wine: Our Recommendations and a Last-Minute Hack

Booze News

Trump’s First Order of Business: 25% Tariffs on Tequila and Canadian Whisky · Michter’s 20 Year Bourbon Is Back After a Two-Year Hiatus · This Sierra Nevada IPA Is Its Most Exclusive Release Ever — Here’s How to Get It · The 50 Most Expensive Wines in the World (2024)

The Best Time to Unionize Your Craft Brewery Is Before Anheuser-Busch Shuts It Down

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The Best Time to Unionize Your Craft Brewery Is Before Anheuser-Busch Shuts It Down

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Trump’s First Order of Business: 25% Tariffs on Tequila and Canadian Whisky

Trump’s First Order of Business: 25% Tariffs on Tequila and Canadian Whisky

How to Be a Good Operator When Your Restaurant Closes Unexpectedly

How to Be a Good Operator When Your Restaurant Closes Unexpectedly

‘Beer-Flavored Beer’ Can’t Save the Category on Its Own

Hop Take

‘Beer-Flavored Beer’ Can’t Save the Category on Its Own

Cocktail Recipes

Candy Striper

The Conference

The Navy Grog

The Revolver

The Japanese Cocktail

The Japanese Cocktail

The Pendennis Club Cocktail

The Pendennis Club Cocktail

Buying Guides

The 30 Best Wines for Thanksgiving (2024)

The 30 Best Wines for Thanksgiving (2024)

The 20 Best Cognacs to Drink in 2024

The 20 Best Cognacs to Drink in 2024

The 15 Best Red Wines Under $25

The 15 Best Red Wines Under $25

Spirits

We Asked 15 Bartenders: Which Cognac Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

We Asked

We Asked 15 Bartenders: Which Cognac Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

The Drinks World Has Hit Peak Astrology

The Drinks World Has Hit Peak Astrology

The Long Lost Whiskies of Canadian Club’s ‘Hide a Case’ Campaign

The Long Lost Whiskies of Canadian Club’s ‘Hide a Case’ Campaign

55 of the Best Thanksgiving Cocktails

55 of the Best Thanksgiving Cocktails

The Ultimate Guide to Cocktail Sweeteners [Infographic]

We Asked

We Asked 11 Bartenders: What Rye Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck?

The VinePair Podcast: Can Alcohol Benefit From Cannabis Going Bust at the Ballot Box?

Movie-Theater Drinking Is Bigger, Better, and More Novel Than Ever

Wine

We Asked 10 Wine Professionals: Which Champagne Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

We Asked

We Asked 10 Wine Professionals: Which Champagne Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

Why You Should Never Remove the Cage Before Popping a Bottle of Sparkling Wine

Why You Should Never Remove the Cage Before Popping a Bottle of Sparkling Wine

The Best Hidden Gem Wine Lists in New York

The Best Hidden Gem Wine Lists in New York

How Wine Became the Steve Buscemi Meme of Beverages

How Wine Became the Steve Buscemi Meme of Beverages

We Asked

We Asked 10 Sommeliers: What Bottle Is a Green Flag When You See It on a Wine List?

Good Wines

11 of the Best Pinot Noirs From Germany

Wine 101: Valdiguie

We Asked

We Asked 14 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Underrated Sauvignon Blanc? (2024)

Beer

The Many Lives and Deaths of Bardo, America’s Weirdest Brewery

The Many Lives and Deaths of Bardo, America’s Weirdest Brewery

Ask a Beer Pro: How Do I Know if My Beer Was Poured From a Dirty Draft Line?

Ask a Beer Pro: How Do I Know if My Beer Was Poured From a Dirty Draft Line?

The VinePair Podcast: Is the Sober-Curious Movement Just a Midlife Crisis?

The VinePair Podcast: Is the Sober-Curious Movement Just a Midlife Crisis?

Why Craft Breweries Are Still Launching Hard Seltzer Brands

Why Craft Breweries Are Still Launching Hard Seltzer Brands

We Asked

We Asked 10 Beer Pros: What’s the Biggest Red Flag at a Brewery Taproom?

Hop Take

Constellation’s Bet on the GOP Threatens to Cool Modelo’s Hot Streak

The Drunkest City in Every State [MAP]

We Asked

We Asked 9 Brewers: What’s the Most Overrated Beer Trend?