To Find Great Values in Italian Wine, Look to Abruzzo
A new generation of exacting growers and winemakers has brought vitality to an Italian region known for its cheap wines.
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A new generation of exacting growers and winemakers has brought vitality to an Italian region known for its cheap wines.
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The job, once seen as an essential feature of any establishment serious about wine, now seems to be a luxury in the post-pandemic restaurant economy.
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Play with its simple formula, and you can make a number of delicious, bittersweet cocktails.
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Bartenders around the city are mixing up creative cocktails with unexpected, and often ecologically conscious, ingredients. Here are six spots to visit.
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Snowy Peaks, Rushing Rivers and Schnapps to Warm Your Soul
All across the Tyrol region of Austria, Alpine farms and distilleries tempt skiers and other wintertime visitors with a strong nip of a local tradition.
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How to Define a Good Wine? It’s Complicated.
Yes, a wine ought to taste good. But there’s much more to consider, including farming, winemaking and intent.
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A Fresh Look at French Wine, From the Inside Out
For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.
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Anthony Dias Blue, Whose Writing Elevated California Wines, Dies at 82
A longtime editor at Bon Appétit and a radio personality, he helped millions gain a new appreciation for the American wineries he loved.
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Can You Identify These Literary Cocktails?
This week’s quiz challenges you to name certain mixed drinks mentioned by characters in five popular novels.
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Mexican Whiskey Is on the Rise, Powered by Ancient Corn
Several distillers are using local heirloom grain and exporting to the United States, the heart of another corn-based spirit: bourbon.
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From low alcohol to no-alcohol, Dry January is in full swing, and never have there been more choices for those who want to abstain.
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Get That Champagne Feeling on a Sparkling Wine Budget
The price of Champagne has risen, but good alternatives are made all over the wine-producing world. They might taste different but they are superb.
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How Climate Change Impacts Wine
The accelerating effects of climate change have forced the wine industry to take decisive steps to counter or adapt to the shifts.
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Our columnist takes the anxiety out of shopping, buying and drinking wine. You will learn the basics, from how to open a bottle to pairing it with food, along with the best language to use when talking about wine in stores, at restaurants and with friends.
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A new creative energy is invigorating this laid-back northern Michigan city, loved for its cherry festival, unspoiled lake vistas and access to epic dunes.
By Stacey Nield Brugeman
These bottles, reflecting thousands of years of winemaking history and a fresh wave of energy, are now arriving in the U.S.
By Eric Asimov
This slow-paced Spanish island offers a quieter and wilder retreat than its more touristy neighbors.
By Yasmin Fahr
Beaujolais, and its prices, are not what they used to be. Instead of bemoaning what has been lost, the wines today ought to be celebrated.
By Eric Asimov
The beauty and hospitality of this Hawaiian island, still recovering from last year’s wildfires, remain as vibrant as ever.
By Shannon Wianecki
As corporate diversity efforts fade out, Channing Frye and his Chosen Family Wines have taken an unpretentious grass roots approach, bringing wine to communities of color.
By Eric Asimov
In an effort to reach an increasingly diverse customer base, brewers are turning over some of their equipment to producing wine.
By Joshua M. Bernstein
Shedding its conservative reputation, the Bavarian capital is finding unusual ways to balance tradition and innovation.
By A.J. Goldmann
Mocktail trails, olive oil tours and elevated dining experiences are among the many ways the renowned wine-producing areas of Sonoma, Mendoza and Tuscany are appealing to sober or sober-curious travelers.
By Christine Chitnis
Get ready for summer with homemade hard lemonade and the Sgroppino, an icy Italian favorite.
By Rebekah Peppler
In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus.
By Becky Cooper
Bar-hop in an old quarter, explore a street splashed with murals and fly kites on the lawn of a fortress in this Caribbean capital.
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
Great wine lists abound in this fascinating city. Here are eight places with distinctive lists that stand out.
By Eric Asimov
There’s more to Austrian wines than grüner veltliner. Its reds range from juicy and refreshing to satisfyingly complex.
By Eric Asimov
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Explore ancient caves, catch a concert in a former textile mill, feast on mangoes and go on a poetry crawl in this fast-changing Indian city.
By Saumya Roy
The century-old club, in Helena, had a celebrated Black bartender and a membership of Montana’s biggest movers and shakers.
By Robert Simonson
The spectacular South African city is shedding its Eurocentric identity and emerging as a culturally rich African hub.
By John Eligon
Something about the crackle of the crust, the snap of the bubbles and the salt and spice of the chicken makes for an extraordinary combination.
By Eric Asimov
Kayak through mangroves, take a Black history trolley tour and spot dolphins from a white-sand beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
By Valeriya Safronova
For the adventurous traveler, the Paraguayan capital’s off-the-radar quality is its strongest asset.
By Laurence Blair
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