Wine Professionals Who Never Saw Their Kids Pre-Pandemic Don’t Want to Return to ‘Normal’
When businesses across the U.S. shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, daily life upended overnight for millions...
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What Does ‘Austere’ Mean in Wine?
In everyday language, the term austere might conjure an image of something harsh or strict. But what does it mean...
How to Pair Caribbean Dishes with Wine, According to Pros
On Caribbean and Caribbean-American tables, flavorful tamarind, coconut, curry, ginger, clove and dried black mushrooms harmonize with proteins like goat,...
8 Reasons Why Virginia Is the East Coast’s Hottest Wine Region
This November on VinePair, we’re celebrating everything about American Wine. From up-and-coming regions and our favorite bottles, to the challenges...
What Travel Taught Me About Wine
Call it beginner’s luck, but the first places I ever visited wineries were in Italy’s Piedmont region and the Napa...
Online Wine Pioneer Turns 25
The CEO of pioneering online wine auction site WineBid looks back on 25 years of changing wine tastes. A quarter...
The Surprisingly Long History of Arsenic in Wine
Arsenic is the ultimate tasteless and odorless killer. When you consider its relationship to wine, haunting, decades-old headlines like “POISON...
Six Gifts Wine Pros Want to Receive This Year
Believe it or not, the holidays are coming up. And this year, it’s important to shop early to avoid any...
Is This Wine Any Good? The Five Most Important Structural Components to Know
How do you determine whether a wine is ”good”?The first rule of thumb is to drink what you like. If...
How to Pair Wine With Halloween Candy, According to an Expert Taster
The ideal wine pairing is always the one you like best. But if you want to savor your Halloween haul...
