Author: Kate Dingwall

Top sommeliers picked their absolute favorite pairing wines for the perfect Turkey Day feast. Getty Images Thanksgiving is upon us. Last year, we largely spent the holiday in quarantine — toasting to our loved ones from afar and cobbling together some semblance of a solo celebratory dinner. But this year you get to see your […]

Acid League We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Labor Day has come and gone. Days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and pumpkin spice season is threatening our drinking regimes.  While you may lean towards a cozy red for those cooler early-fall nights, hear us out: crisp, fuller-bodied whites are the […]

Cason Latimer When canned wine first hit the market, most offerings were saccharine, syrupy, and hangover-provoking. Many tasted metallic: aluminum is volatile and if canned poorly, it will impart a tinny taste to your wine.  A new guard of canned wine producers are making case for sipping these single serve cans, offering natural-leaning, highly-quaffable iterations. “It’s […]

Knob Creek Bourbon. The liquid flag of the Bluegrass state. The lifeblood of Juleps and Derbies, the giver of “Kentucky Hugs,” and if we’re talking aged expressions, the holy grail for spirits collectors (here’s looking at you, Pappy). “Bourbon is a quintessentially American brown spirit,” says spirits educator Josh Gelfand.  But what is bourbon and […]

Marie Ormières  Crushable, crisp, and highly quaffable, Rosé is undoubtedly the patron wine of summertime. But while you may know rosé largely as light, breezy summer water, the category of pink-hued wines is surprisingly broad. “I’ve noticed a bundle of misconceptions regarding what rosé even is— probably much due to the very mass produced, widely available […]

Andrew Thomas Lee for Martha Stoumen When you think of summer beverages, your mind probably drifts to summer water rosés, crisp ciders, and crush-it-quick beers. But don’t underestimate summer reds. These bottles aren’t big or bold. They’re ultra-fresh and best served chilled, making them the perfect drink for low-effort summer scenarios. Andrew Thomas Lee for […]

Patron Over the last few years, going green has become one of the biggest trends in the drinks world—and we’re not talking about chartreuse. As climate change continues to threaten the planet, spirits brands are making conscious efforts to reduce their waste, swap in alternative energy sources, and smarten up the sourcing of their raw […]

Vivian Cromwell A decade ago, mezcal swept the nation—bartenders clamored to get their hands on single village bottles from Del Maguey while spirits lovers proudly dubbed the Oaxacan Old Fashioned their drink of choice. Now, the Cristalino tequila category is positioning itself to be the agave scene’s newest hit. But what is Cristalino?  “Cristalino tequila […]

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Getty Images Presented by Valenti Concierge Experience No matter if you have been on one or one hundred, a first date is inherently intimidating. There are the emotions, first of all: excitement, and the optimism of hanging out with someone you’re genuinely eager to meet. Then the nerves set in. What bar would they like? What […]