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Drinking is culture.
New York City
Joined February 2013
Big Wine Backing Away From the Entry Level Should Worry the Entire Industry
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A spicy rumor riled up the wine industry earlier this year: Constellation Brands wanted out. And not just a few labels here and there: the whole kit and caboodle. Over the past century, countless...
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With the cocktail renaissance well into its third decade, it's time to step back and consider the greatest bar teams of all time.
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When debating the greatest sports teams in history, rabid fans always defend their hometown heroes. They don’t just anoint the Chicago Bulls the greatest basketball team of all time, they exalt the...
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RT @adamreiner: I canvassed legends of the bar industry for @VinePair to find out “Who is the greatest bar team of all time?” Here’s what t….
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When debating the greatest sports teams in history, rabid fans always defend their hometown heroes. They don’t just anoint the Chicago Bulls the greatest basketball team of all time, they exalt the...
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Currently, three of the top five breweries in the United States aren't breweries at all, they're meaderies.
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At first glance, Untappd’s list of highest-rated breweries looks kind of weird: Currently, three of the top five producers in the U.S. aren’t breweries at all. Instead, Pips Meadery (#2), Schramm’s...
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The first beer can was sold in 1935, and from that point forward breweries and manufacturers have revolutionized its form.
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Please consider the beer can. The aluminum cylinder is one of beer drinking’s greatest inventions, equally a standard accessory at bars, concerts, and backyard BBQs, and a status symbol for drinkers...
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The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. How can distillers learn from the sector's last big bust?
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The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. Sales are down, supply is way up, and distilleries are facing bankruptcy, lawsuits, and even closure. Words like “glut” and “bust,”...
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The Bull City has become the site of a most unusual monthly bar brawl known as Giant Robot Fight Club, the first of which was held in December 2024.
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Durham, N.C. Home of Duke University and its vaunted Blue Devils basketball team. An anchor of the so-called Research Triangle, with some of the nation’s top medical centers, numerous high-tech...
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The Four Horsemen made its debut on Grand Street in 2015. A decade later, the Brooklyn wine bar is still an influential presence.
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A decade ago, Williamsburg was in an in-between era — on the verge of reaching peak Smorgasburg but not yet succumbing to the modern conveniences of Whole Foods. The area definitely wasn’t as replete...
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Garage Beer’s path to success offers insight into how small brands can make things work today and hints at where the industry might be going.
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From struggling taprooms to slumping big-brand lagers, there aren’t a lot of success stories in the beer business of late. Overall production and imports fell 1 percent last year, while craft sales...
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Manhattan's iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel reopened on July 15 after a lengthy restoration that introduced glorious new drinking experiences.
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New guests at Manhattan’s historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which officially opened on July 15 after a lengthy, eight-year restoration, will get a different kind of welcome when they check in. In the...
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Bartenders love to hate Espresso Martinis, but maybe it's time to cut the drink some slack and appreciate it for what it is. Hear us out.
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In October 2021, New York Magazine’s Grub Street published a piece titled “‘No More Espresso Martinis!’ Why bartenders hate the hottest drink on the planet.” The 10-paragraph article went all in on...
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From forgotten history to a bold revival, Sagamore Spirit is rewriting Maryland’s place in whiskey lore. With @Sagamorespirit.
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When Sagamore Spirit established its distillery on Baltimore’s Patapsco River waterfront in 2017, Ryan Norwood — now Sagamore’s vice president of operations — knew the brand faced an uphill climb....
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Four talented bartenders competed live in New York City for VinePair’s inaugural Best New Bartender Competition, presented by Luxardo. Meet the winner and finalists! .
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Spirits spilled, blenders roared, shaker tins rattled, and when the dust settled, Daniela Pedraza of St. Louis’s New Society was crowned VinePair’s Best New Bartender of 2025. The competition,...
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In regions where craft beer won its earliest converts, many formerly pioneering breweries are either rolling up or getting rolled up:
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Consolidators. Saviors. Grim Reapers scything through once-vivid American dreams of true independence and harvesting “synergies” as they fall. Whatever you call them, they are roving these United...
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Today, we’re examining the Four Roses single-barrel recipes currently available. Read about how these recipes brings readily identifiable characteristics that, more often than not, carry over from one cask to the next below.
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In the world of Kentucky bourbon, Four Roses often stands out for two reasons: its long, multifaceted history, and its use of 10 different bourbon recipes, derived from two mash bills and five...
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The story of Scotch in the 21st century started with tremendous growth. These are by no means the best Scotches of the century so far, but rather the most influential — bottles that illustrate and explain the category’s recent history.
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The story of Scotch in the 21st century started with tremendous growth. As the millennium dawned, Scotch was at the beginning of a renaissance, with more consumers discovering the joys of single...
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Tall, neon-orange, and a little goofy, Gulp Hablo is hard to miss on a wine shop shelf in 2025. But where did this brand come from? What fueled the explosive growth of this unusual bottle? Read more below! .
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Tall, neon-orange, and a little goofy, Gulp Hablo is hard to miss on a wine shop shelf in 2025. Since its launch in 2021, the liter-sized skin-contact wine from Spain has seen a meteoric rise in...
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Draft beer is not selling particularly well these days; the brewing industry needs its version of a "Got Milk?" campaign to save it.
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Draft beer is not selling particularly well these days. What is capital-B Big Beer doing about it? Fighting over tap handles. Backing legislation in Congress to offer tax breaks on draft systems....
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RT @d_tao: I tasted and ranked each of Johnnie Walker’s core expressions. And there was a big upset in the #2 spot. .
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In the mainstream perception of blended Scotch, there’s Johnnie Walker, and then there’s everything else. The Diageo-owned giant can feel omnipresent in both liquor stores and bars, with visibility...
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