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How This Obscure Gin From Menorca Became a Bartender Favorite

Aaron Goldfarb

The Legal Drinking Age Used to Be Different in Every State. Here’s What America Looked Like Before 1984. [MAP]

One of New York City’s Best Bottle Shops Is Hiding in Penn Station

A Timeline of the Bar Industry’s Darling Spirits

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The Family Behind Tequila Ocho

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The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast

The VinePair Podcast: Wine Has to Offer Value in Restaurants. Here’s How It Can.

The Buildout

The Buildout

The Buildout Podcast: Handshake Speakeasy

Wine 101

Wine 101

Wine 101: What Does Tradition Mean in Wine?

Booze News

Tilray to Cease Production at Terrapin Beer Co.’s Georgia Brewery · Booze News Weekly Roundup: Wildfire Aftermath Lingers in Bordeaux, Marijuana Users Outpace Drinkers, and More · Booze News Weekly Roundup: Brown-Forman Turns Down Another Sazerac Offer, U.S. Lifts Tariffs from Scotch Whisky, and More · Jameson Announces Partnership With the NFL, Replacing Diageo As Official Spirits Sponsor

BeatBox Is Turning Anheuser-Busch into a Top ‘Wine’ Seller

Dave Infante

BeatBox Is Turning Anheuser-Busch into a Top ‘Wine’ Seller

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Tilray to Cease Production at Terrapin Beer Co.’s Georgia Brewery

Tilray to Cease Production at Terrapin Beer Co.’s Georgia Brewery

Booze News Weekly Roundup: Brown-Forman Turns Down Another Sazerac Offer, U.S. Lifts Tariffs from Scotch Whisky, and More

Booze News Weekly Roundup: Brown-Forman Turns Down Another Sazerac Offer, U.S. Lifts Tariffs from Scotch Whisky, and More

Jameson Announces Partnership With the NFL, Replacing Diageo As Official Spirits Sponsor

Jameson Announces Partnership With the NFL, Replacing Diageo As Official Spirits Sponsor

Videos

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Buckle up, this is a Wait you won’t want to miss. 😬 We’re heading to the hottest spots in NYC to wait for a table for two on a Friday or Saturday night around 7pm. Join your host, Jacob, for a tour around the neighborhood as he finds out just how long it takes to skip the reservation and still score a meal. Hosted + Edited by @jacobkleaf📸 by @cassidysledge

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It’s the last month of Theodora Beach Club (@theodorabeachclub)! We are heading over to Governor’s Island to join the Theodora (@theodorabrooklyn) team for a summer-style party with guest chefs from around the globe and a series of guest bartenders curated by VinePair.Huge thank you to all our bartending partners — it’s been an honor to share your talent with the Beach Club!

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This is no ordinary Margarita...We stepped behind the bar with Oriana’s Head Bartender (and recent VinePair Class of 2026 Best New Bartender) Miranda Midler to find out how she makes the foam garnish for the Flor de Campo. Her secret to getting perfect bubbles may surprise you. 🐠

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@dan_suro is only sharing the best of Philly, including a new entry for best cheesesteak. In addition to visiting all his recs, be sure to head over to @lajefaphilly in Rittenhouse to experience one of the best agave programs in the entire country.

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No, this is not just boozy ice cream. We tried the Dirty Martini soft serve at Unnecessary — the new concept from the team behind Double Chicken Please — and it delivers on its promise of a perfectly balanced cocktail in ice cream form. So how do they translate Dirty Martini flavors into a frozen treat? That’s what we’re here to find out.

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How long does it take to walk into one of the hottest restaurants in NYC? Follow along with your host @jacobkleaf to find out and discover some of the best nearby places to pass the time.

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On this special episode of Bottle Battle, wine pros Nikita Malhotra and Tira Johnson taste Martha Stoumen’s Mystery Date Wine. This mysterious bottling was purposefully released with some key information — grape variety, region, and vintage — missing, so drinkers can try to guess what’s inside.Watch to see the big reveal and to find out if either somm can guess the wine correctly!

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Oddball (@oddball.nyc) Beverage Director Logan Rodriguez (@monsieurturtle) is sending us all over New York for the very best dosas, martinis, and dancing. Where will you be going first? (After you visit Oddball, of course.)

Buying Guides

The 30 Best Gins for 2026

The 30 Best Gins for 2026

9 California Chardonnays You Should Try if You Don’t Like Big, Oaky Wines

9 California Chardonnays You Should Try if You Don’t Like Big, Oaky Wines

The 30 Best Chardonnays for 2026

The 30 Best Chardonnays for 2026

Where to Drink in NYC

August 2026

Spirits

We Asked 9 Bartenders: What’s the Best Low-ABV Cocktail?

We Asked

We Asked 9 Bartenders: What’s the Best Low-ABV Cocktail?

DISCUS Is Trying to Boost Spirits Exports. Tariffs Keep Getting In the Way.

Free Pour

DISCUS Is Trying to Boost Spirits Exports. Tariffs Keep Getting In the Way.

The VinePair Podcast: Is There a Sameness to Great Bars?

The VinePair Podcast: Is There a Sameness to Great Bars?

Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Regions, Mapped

Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Regions, Mapped

Need To Know

7 Things You Should Know About Sun Cruiser, Boston Beer Company’s Other Hard Tea

9 Bartenders Share Their Favorite Frozen Cocktail to Make at Home

At NYC’s New Tin’s, Frozen Cognac Cocktails Are Topped With Salted Mascarpone Clouds

We Asked

We Asked 15 Bartenders: What’s Your Go-To Tequila? (2026)

Wine

Why Jurançon Sec Is Having a Moment With Somms — Plus 4 Producers To Try

Why Jurançon Sec Is Having a Moment With Somms — Plus 4 Producers To Try

We Asked 12 Wine Pros: What’s the Most Underrated Red Wine?

We Asked

We Asked 12 Wine Pros: What’s the Most Underrated Red Wine?

The VinePair Podcast: Wine Loves to Talk Tradition. Should It?

The VinePair Podcast: Wine Loves to Talk Tradition. Should It?

The Buildout Podcast: Claud

The Buildout Podcast: Claud

Wine 101: American Wine History’s Next Chapter: Maryland

Good Wines

18 of the Best Wines From the Centre-Loire Beyond Sancerre

We Asked

We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Exciting International City to Drink in Right Now?

The VinePair Podcast: Studies Show Gen Z Drinks, and Value Is Paramount

Beer

Route 66 Turns 100: A Brewery-by-Brewery Road Trip Guide From Chicago to Santa Monica

Route 66 Turns 100: A Brewery-by-Brewery Road Trip Guide From Chicago to Santa Monica

India Pale Ale Is Still Synonymous With Craft Beer, and That’s a Problem

Hop Take

India Pale Ale Is Still Synonymous With Craft Beer, and That’s a Problem

The Number of Breweries Per Capita in Every State Has Changed Dramatically Since 2010 — Here’s What the Shift Looks Like [MAP]

The Number of Breweries Per Capita in Every State Has Changed Dramatically Since 2010 — Here’s What the Shift Looks Like [MAP]

How the Upper East Side Became New York City’s Last Bastion for Craft Beer

How the Upper East Side Became New York City’s Last Bastion for Craft Beer

Roast Chicken Is Trending in NYC — Here’s What to Drink at Each Spot

The VinePair Podcast: The Paramount Importance of Hospitality

Hop Take

With Trump’s Tariffs Still Flying, Teamsters Target Modelo With Pint-Glass Populism

The Top 10 Best-Selling Beers in America, Every Decade Since the ’80s [Infographic]