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The Best Margarita Recipes for Every Palate

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What Is Cream Sherry? 9 Bottles to Try

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The Best Chef’s Knives to Buy Right Now

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What Is a Highball? Depends Who You Ask

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Why You Should Stop Being Afraid of Sulfur in Wine

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How ‘Drops of God’ Captures the Essence of Wine

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An Unprecedented Frost Destroyed Much of New York’s Wine Crop. What’s Next?

Top Stories

The 7 Best Beaujolais Under $30

The Best Wine Decanters for Every Occasion

Millennials vs. Gen Z: What We Wish Our Generations Knew Sooner About Wine

The Two-Ingredient Greyhound Cocktail Is a Summer Must

Beer Needs a TV Makeover

L.A. Has Quietly Become One of America’s Best Beer Cities—Here’s Why

The California Issue

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L.A. Has Quietly Become One of America’s Best Beer Cities—Here’s Why

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The Best Coastal California Wines to Drink Right Now

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A Taco-Filled Eating Tour of California’s Salinas Valley

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The 10 Best Wedding Gifts for Wine Lovers

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10 Stylish Bartender Aprons Experts Love

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The 15 Best Non-Alcoholic Wines, According to Customer Reviews

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10 Cocktail Smokers Customers Are Raving About

The Basics

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What Does ‘Appassimento’ Mean in Wine?

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What to Drink While Watching the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reunion

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7 All-American Cheese and Wine Pairings

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Fill in the Blanks, Wine Tasting Note Edition

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The 12 Best Wine Coolers and Fridges for Every Kind of Collector

Spirits + Beer

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What ’80s Cocktail Are You?

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This Tequila-Spiked Sangria Is a Burst of Hibiscus Flavor

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Do These Tips and Tricks for Finding Rare Whiskey Still Work?

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The Search for the Perfect Negroni

An Unprecedented Frost Destroyed Much of New York’s Wine Crop. What’s Next?

Amid Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Controversy, Big Beer Lands in Inhospitable Middle Ground

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Travel

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Hiking with Stemware at the Big Sur Food & Wine Festival

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A Taco-Filled Eating Tour of California’s Salinas Valley

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The Best Napa Valley Wineries to Visit Right Now, According to Industry Insiders

SpéléŒnologie — Cherrystone and Vallée de la Gastronomie

8 Unusual Wine Tasting Experiences Around the World

Food

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Why Dirty Martini-Inspired Foods Are Trending

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A Taco-Filled Eating Tour of California’s Salinas Valley

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All the Ways to Pair Pinot Grigio with Food, from Cheese to Fish

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Hungry Like a Wolf? Throw an ’80s-Themed Dinner Party

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What the Blue Cheese Haters Are Missing

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A Starter Guide to Wagyu Beef