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How Josh Cellars Created One of America’s Most Popular Proseccos

Clay Dillow

The States That Drink the Most Alcohol in America (2024) [MAP]

Another Reason to Embrace NA Beer? Lower Cholesterol

5 Wine Grape Names With Surprisingly Strange Meanings

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From Viral Trend to Party Staple: The Dirty Soda Gets a RumChata Holiday Glow-Up

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VinePair Podcast Network

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast: Unpacking the Recent Surgeon General Recommendation

Cocktail College

Cocktail College

The Cocktail College Podcast: Techniques: Non-Alcoholic Cocktails (re-run)

Taplines

Taplines

Taplines: The Future of America’s Beer Industry

Wine 101

Wine 101

Wine 101: Wine in Transition: Looking Forward and Reflecting on the Past: Part III

Booze News

WWE To Become Minority Owner in Hulk Hogan’s ‘Real American Beer’ · U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels · Anheuser-Busch InBev to Begin Contract Brewing for Pabst · These Were the Most Popular Cocktails at Bars and Restaurants in 2024

Hop Water Is Poised for a Breakout Year

Dave Infante

Hop Water Is Poised for a Breakout Year

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U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels

U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels

Anheuser-Busch InBev to Begin Contract Brewing for Pabst

Anheuser-Busch InBev to Begin Contract Brewing for Pabst

These Were the Most Popular Cocktails at Bars and Restaurants in 2024

These Were the Most Popular Cocktails at Bars and Restaurants in 2024

Cocktail Recipes

High Violet

Sound & Fury

Belltown Goddxssxs

Belltown Goddxssxs

Scrimshaw

Better Living

Bunny Slope Dropout

Bunny Slope Dropout

Buying Guides

The 23 Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks Brands for 2025

The 23 Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks Brands for 2025

8 Cheaper Alternatives to Krug Champagne

8 Cheaper Alternatives to Krug Champagne

The 10 Best Non-Alcoholic Wines for 2025

The 10 Best Non-Alcoholic Wines for 2025

Spirits

Why International Distillers Can’t Use ‘Glen’ in Their Whisky Names

Why International Distillers Can’t Use ‘Glen’ in Their Whisky Names

The Cocktail College Podcast: The Lychee Martini

The Cocktail College Podcast: The Lychee Martini

The Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Programs In America

The Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Programs In America

The Differences Between Single Malt, Blended, and Single Grain Scotch Whisky [Infographic]

The Differences Between Single Malt, Blended, and Single Grain Scotch Whisky [Infographic]

The VinePair Podcast: What Will 2025 Bring for the Drinks Industry?

Ask a Medical Pro: What Is ‘High-Intensity Drinking’?

The VinePair Podcast: Our Favorite Drinks of 2024

Bartenders With International Acclaim Find New Life in NYC

Wine

8 of the Best White Wines from Italy’s Gavi

Good Wines

8 of the Best White Wines from Italy’s Gavi

Does All Wine Eventually Turn Into Vinegar?

Does All Wine Eventually Turn Into Vinegar?

Ask a Chef: What’s the Best Substitute for Wine in a Recipe?

Ask a Chef: What’s the Best Substitute for Wine in a Recipe?

This Englishman Put California Wine on the Map Well Before the ‘Judgment of Paris’

This Englishman Put California Wine on the Map Well Before the ‘Judgment of Paris’

Every Manhattan Neighborhood as a Drink, Mapped

Ask a Sommelier: What Is ‘Champagne Smoke?’

The VinePair Podcast: What Happened in the Drinks Biz in 2024

5 Wine Trends We Learned From NYC’s Best Somms

Beer

How the Lukr Side-Pull Faucet Serves the Best Pour of Pilsner

How the Lukr Side-Pull Faucet Serves the Best Pour of Pilsner

The 20 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers for 2025

Buy This Booze

The 20 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers for 2025

Craft Brewing’s ‘Painful Period of Rationalization’ Is Here. Finally.

Hop Take

Craft Brewing’s ‘Painful Period of Rationalization’ Is Here. Finally.

Champagne-Style ‘Bière Brut’ Is a Rarity, Despite Its Cork-Popping Appeal

Free Pour

Champagne-Style ‘Bière Brut’ Is a Rarity, Despite Its Cork-Popping Appeal

Hop Take

7 Stories That Will Shape the Beer Business in 2025

Christmas Tree Bonfires Are Coming to a Brewery Near You

Eating Cheese Can Improve Alcohol Metabolism, According to Scientific Study

Belgian Brewers Are Struggling to Stay Afloat. Should Beer Lovers Be Worried?