Aperol spritzes are most definitely back on the menu, because if Martha Stewart says it, it must be so…Speaking to hundreds of eager fans who paid nearly $2,000 per ticket at the world’s fanciest food festival this weekend, Stewart shared her favorite Aperol spritz recipe and took issue with a May 9 New York Times article calling it […]
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Despite the divisiveness that surrounds them—or very possibly because of it—natural wines have changed our vinous landscape for the better. At heart, they embody environmental stewardship by championing chemical-free farming and winemaking with the fewest possible additives and manipulations.
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With wine, older usually means better. “Vintage,” our word for “classily aged,” comes from the winemaking process. Wines from decades ago fetch far higher prices than freshly made ones. Wine itself is woven throughout ancient history, from ancient Judeo-Christian rites (hello, Last Supper!) to Egyptian ceremonies to Roman orgies.
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For Father’s Day this year, go big. These high-quality bottlings are all $50 and more, and the best way to show your gratitude. Broken down by grape and style, here are top-tier pours that won’t disappoint this holiday.
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The Napa Valley has become synonymous with wine, as grapevines cover the flatlands and creep up the hillsides…Now some entrepreneurs hope a new crop will take root: marijuana.
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ST. HELENA — Under a magenta-ceilinged banquet tent at the Meadowood Napa Valley resort near St. Helena, the paddles shot up and the prices climbed in rapid-fire fashion at Auction Napa Valley’s showcase live auction. It was an afternoon to enjoy free-flowing wine and bid huge sums on many of Napa County’s finest vintages – and […]
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There’s one weird difference between red and white wine drinkers
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IN 2010, A TEAM OF underwater salvagers toasted a deep-sea discovery with a rare vintage. Their discovery? The very wine they were about to drink: 350-year-old bottles they had fished out of a decrepit shipwreck off the coast of Hamburg, Germany.
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The experts at Edgewater’s Income Tax have spoken: Tasting flights are passé. Instead, get to know a wine by putting two of them in dialogue with each other.
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If you like “Game of Thrones,” consider yourself an introvert, and enjoy traveling, results found you’re probably into red wine.
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