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Prompted by a recent post from acclaimed bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether bartending has tipped too far in the directio...

Butter Wines introduces a premium alcohol-removed wine, bringing its great-taste-first focus to the growing non-alcoholic wine category March 3, 2026 (Napa, CA) — Butter Wines, best known for Butter Chardonnay—the [...]

I have tried, truly tried, to love Cava, to see the everyday affordable Champagne killer loads of people swear by. In my whole career doing wine stuff every...

In this episode, Barbara Fitzgerald talks with the wine business consultant and researcher Tim Hanni MW about how individual taste preferences and perception challenge traditional wine communication, why perceptual segmentation matters, and how conventional...

The Finger Lakes is the Wine Enthusiast’s 2025 Wine Star Award American Wine Region of the Year, honoring two centuries of innovation, sustainability, and co...

March 3, 2026 (Chelan, WA) — The Lake Chelan Wine Alliance has released Grapes of Grit, a short film capturing the spirit, resilience, and landscape that define the Lake Chelan AVA. Grapes of Grit is [...]

In this episode, Janina travels to Switzerland’s Valais – a dramatic Alpine region that is home to one of the highest concentrations of indigenous grape varieties in the world. She is joined by José Vouillamoz, leading authority on grape origins and DNA profiling,...

We must be honest enough to recognize our bias, including me.

Cátia Barbeta & Manuel Lobo, winemakers at Portugal's Quinta do Crasto, tell db about listening to the vineyards and how wine needs patience.