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How We Reuinited a Napa Winemaker With a Cherished Bottle

Joe's Stone Crab Sells HOW MANY Bottles?

How Vision and Heartbreak Are Blended Into Every Wine

When a Wine Tasting Group Is Not About Wine

Rory McIlroy Was Born in a Good Vintage; We Should Know

Do You Get Tired of Tasting Wines? Here's Our Answer

The Future of Wine Communication

This Was the Open That Bottle Night We Needed

Our papers at the UC Davis Library! Take a look!

Lessons in Climbing and Love from Whitecliff Winery’s Founders

What will you open? Our column at grapecollective.com

Romance in a Bottle, With a Nod to Dr. Oz

Taylor Swift to Robert Mondavi: A-Z Wine Trends for 2026

Joel Peterson on Ravenswood's Rebirth and Recapturing Joy

Gift for a Novice? Geek? Nine Wines That Will Impress Both

Six Tips for a More Interesting Bubbly This Season

What Do Consumers Ask Winemakers Most Often?

What's Money? Some Wine Communicators Explain

Where Does Wine Go From Here? A Report From the Inside

Elevating Local Terroir With Texas White Oak

Ryme's Hers and His Vermentinos

Two Things Your Mercant Would Like to Tell You This Season

Napa’s Only Zinfandel on Zinfandel Lane: A BYOB Tribute

Beaujolais and Hot Dogs? Here's Our Pitch: http://bit.ly/44QavxyOur new column at grapecollective.com

Massican's Dan Petroski Has a Very Different View of Wine's Challenges

Haut-Brion and the Conundrum of Wine at Its 'Peak'

Austria's Ingrid Groiss: Nancy Sinatra and Granny Inspired My Rosé

DEI: Where Some Big Players in Wine Stand Now

From Napa to Australia, Dry Riesling Is a Delicious Bargain

‘The Wines of California’: From Missionaries to The Vice

Frescobaldi on Oregon, Napa and Ornellaia Bianco’s Secret ‘Blend’

Éric Taillet Champagne Rocks Us; It Starts With Worms, Trees and Sexual Confusion

OTBN 2025 Was Sweet, With a Salute to Dad and Plenty of Yquem

Tasting the Wines of Virginia: The Winner Is….

Free the Good Memories: It’s Time for Open That Bottle Night

A Valentine From Relic Wine Cellars: Juggling a Winery and Marriage

Resolve to Break Some Rules and Some Glasses This Year

Exciting Wines? We’re Afraid to Have This One in a Headline

New Bubblies for the New Year, From Hibiscus to Brioche

Big Bucks for a Wine? It’s Not Always Just Packaging and Hype

How an Oregon University Started a Wine Bar Run by Students

Aligoté to Zibibbo: This Season, Become a Wine Adventurer

Baseball Bubblies: Six for the World Series, Win or Lose

Dog Point: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc With ‘a Quieter Voice’

Brown Estate Embraces a New Generation of Wine

The Meryl Streep of Wines: Beaujolais Can Play Any Role

Champagne and Fine California Bubbly: Close Siblings That Differ

Darioush Viognier: A Surprise Hit from Napa, Even With Mom

Twelve Bucks a Liter? A Rosé With Alluring Texture? Believe It

The Roots Fund Is Done with Diversity Talk. It’s Time to Work

‘You Call This Wine?’ Let’s Just Admit That Some Wines Are Yech

Daughters on the Rise: Dad Will Listen; Just Give Him Time

Cabernet Franc on the Hudson: Why Wineries Are Taking the Risk

Alsace’s Philippe Blanck: 'This is a Work in Progress'

The Wine Glass: Half Full? You Decide

Tablas Creek Rosé and the Eclipse: Listen to Your Mother

Canned Wine and the Chemistry of Flavor

Do You Have a 1981 Storybook Zin? Here's Why It's Important

‘Guess who got the wine in the divorce?’ Tales from OTBN 2024

Would You Trust AI for Wine Recommendations?

Sustainable Valentines: The Matthiassons’ Cycle of Life

Waiter, There's a Tomato in My Glass: How Wine Transports

Exciting Wines Are Waiting for You

Randall Grahm: Peter Pan Persevering at Popelouchum

Rosé for a Wine Lover? Some Unexpected Gifts

Le Nouveau est Arrivé --from Michigan

The Perfect Wine for Thanksgiving. No, Really

Tasting Fees and a Fluke on Long Island

Ice Cider?

Deion Sanders, Michelin Stars and Elegant Wines from Colorado

Rajat Parr’s Latest Chapter: Palomino

Prosecco DOCG and the Consumer Conundrum

Pinot Wine Fest and Why We Have NBA Envy

Why Are Vacation Wines So Good?

Washington: Our Reconnection -- and Two Awesome Rieslings

Drops of God? Fire, Smoke and Frost Bedevil Wineries

Our House White Is Bordeaux (Shhhh: It's $15)

Wisdom & Worries: Aha Wines for a 50th Anniversary

Brad Pitt and the Tigress: Some Thoughts on Rosé

Orange or Rosé, Greece’s Troupis Winery Makes a Blushing Moschofilero

DOROTHY GAITER AND JOHN BRECHER: LOVE BY THE GLASS

Massican Wine’s B-Side: Six Ways of Interpreting Dan Petroski’s Vision

Spring Surprises: Aligoté, Muscat and ... Chardonnay?

Chuckles Candy, SVB and Harlan: Tips From the Wine Writers Forum

A New Generation Discovers OTBN: 'Our Favorite Night'

Elvis Has Left the Cellar: The Bottle of Our Lifetime

Riesling or Marionberry: Oh, the Dilemmas of OTBN

David & Nadia: Rugby Player and Bookworm Find Love in Swartland

Kathy Joseph's Fiddlehead Grüner: Risk, Age, Wisdom

What Is 'the Whole Point of Champagne'?

The Greatest Gift: Ten Bottles and a Tour Guide

Mac McDonald’s Outsized Impact on the Black Wine Community

The Wine Bible’s Karen MacNeil on Mansplaining and Pleasure

The Red Wave Is Here: It's Cabernet Franc

16 South African Wines That Will Make You Feel the Energy

The Ultimate Wine-Food Pairing Guide (or Not)

From Morehouse to Master Sommelier: Chris Gaither's Journey

Has Your Palate Changed?

Lauverjat Menetou-Salon: A Family Battles Historic Forces

Some Mind-Bending Takeaways From the Wine Writers' Symposium

What Makes a Great Interviewer?

Watch us interviewed by Karen MacNeil when we donated our papers to UCDavis

Being Black in the White World of Wine, by Dottie, in SevenFifty Daily