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Your Fall Wine Lineup: Crisp Whites and a Crowd-Pleasing Red The early days of autumn live somewhere between summer and fall, demanding wines that complement the best the season has to offer. In many parts of the country, warm, sun-drenched days are met with a welcome whisper of cool air, suggesting tablescapes of heartier fare and food-friendly wines are within imminent reach. With Wente Family Vineyards, celebrating autumn’s arrival is as easy as popping the cork on one of the

At an agave spirits tasting at Muna Restaurant at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, I expected tequila and mezcal. Instead, one glass after another arrived bearing drinks with names I barely knew—and flavors I hadn’t known agave could contain. Courtesy of Nobu Los Cabos There were spirits that tasted saline and windswept, others floral and tropical. I found wet stone, roasted pineapple, green herbs, a yogurt-like tang, damp earth, and the savory funk of a cheese rind. The smoke I knew to expect with a

Key Points Pop-up franchises like Black Lagoon help bars extend single-night Halloween crowds into a lucrative, month-long revenue stream. Immersive seasonal menus allow high-end cocktail lounges to attract group traffic and capitalize on holiday spending. Driven by a growing demand for escapism, year-round spooky bars and extended events succeed long after October ends. For many bargoers, visiting one of the myriad Christmas-themed pop-ups that roll out in December has become an

It is a warm June day in Moldova when I arrive at Mileștii Mici, home to the largest cellar complex in the world. Situated among lush green landscapes in a town of the same name, the winery is a roughly 45-minute drive from the capital Chisinau and an hour and a half from the border with Ukraine.  Courtesy of Milestii Mici Its collection made the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007, when the cellars held about 1.5 million bottles; the stock count lasted several months. Even at Mil

Before you take your first sip of Château-Chalon, the iconic wine from an eponymous appellation in France’s Jura, it has already experienced several lifetimes.  Each glass of the oxidative white wine rests for more than six years beneath a fragile veil of native yeast. The barrels are never topped up, leaving time, oxygen, and nature to slowly shape the Savagnin into something unmistakable. Even then, the story is unfinished. The bottles continue to evolve for years, often decades. Pe

It’s no wonder travelers are increasingly combining serious cycling and wine. The same geographic attributes that make for exhilarating pedaling—steep hills, sweeping vistas, and landscape diversity—also define some of the world’s most acclaimed wine regions. “Our Porto to Lisbon cycling trip has seen bookings increase 31% year over year, while our Lisbon to Algarve trip is also seeing growth, with bookings up 40%,” says Katy Rockett, regional director of North America at tour operator Explor

High Praise for Loire Wines: France’s Answer to Sustainable, Crowd-Pleasing Bottles Perfect for Any Occasion   Few viticultural areas reflect such innate diversity—as well as a commitment to sustainability—as France’s Loire region. Located south west of Paris, this dynamic wine-growing area is home to a mosaic of soil types and grape varieties, which lead to a versatile lineup of wine styles and flavor profiles. From the coastal Nantais vineyards to the central

In the corner of northeast Switzerland, an hour’s drive away from Zurich, the Appenzell region is home to many charming curiosities: its own distinct regional variety of Swiss German, an annual cattle parade where farmers lead a herd through town while wearing enormous cowbells, and a health-focused resort with the largest wine cellar in the country.  Courtesy of Huus Quell Hotel It belongs to Appenzeller Huus, an alpine retreat in the town of Gonten (population: 1,477) with three dis

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The end of summer is always a little bittersweet. But the cooler weather paired with the last burst of summer produce is a sweet spot worth celebrating.  Cookbook author and master entertainer Chloe Crane-Leroux’s Tian Provençal makes the most of the season. Similar to ratatouille, but made with a slightly different technique, thinly sliced zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes are paired with a robust sauce of roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs. It is then baked in the oven until

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Not long ago, Rajat Parr was living the life of the most sought-after sommelier on the planet. The Calcutta-born, Hyde Park-educated supertaster was jet-setting from San Francisco to Paris, consulting on restaurant openings, writing award-winning books, tasting the best wines ever made, and hanging out with the world’s wealthiest collectors. He was making more money than he knew what to do with, and could have ridden that train all the way to a princely retirement. But today, Parr looks more

.corner-seat-past-editions__item { border: none; }.corner-seat-past-editions { border: none;} Come Together, Right Now, Over Me Live events are helping us heal. I’m coming off a pretty great four-month run of live events. I’ve been lucky enough to attend both Phillies and Yankees games this summer, a 25-year anniversary tour for Jimmy Eat World, the World Cup Final, the Eagles season opener (go Birds!) and, possibly best of all, Robyn at Barclays Center.  I’m not telling y

Nelson German understands how flavors work. He’s the chef-owner of alaMar Dominican Kitchen and the Afro-Latin cocktail lounge Sobre Mesa in Oakland, California, and was a contestant on Top Chef Season 18. Yet, when he began writing his new book, Caribbean Cocktails, which centers German’s exploration of the Spanish-speaking African diaspora, he realized the flavors he grew up with—plantains, braised meats, rich spice blends—weren’t just Dominican; they were African, too. Further, he found t

Wine has a way of fueling weddings. Its roles may include, but are not limited to: Champagne toasts to the happy couple, glasses that enliven the dance floor, and pours that buffer interactions with quirky relatives and old flames. While grocery store bottles will certainly be on budget for all of the above, sommeliers (and picky family members) will argue that weddings are special, so it’s not the time to opt for ordinary or everyday wines.  “It’ssuch a thoughtful touch to avoid the

With its tall bottles and aromatic whites, Alsace wine has been easy to pigeonhole. An outlier in France, often feeling closer in structure to Germany than to its home country, the region is known for winemaking that combines German precision with French finesse. And for the past several decades, at least, Alsace has been defined by its white wines, while reds remained a sidebar. But something has shifted, under the radar. Without the marketing muscle of Burgundy or the rising buzz of German

How hard can it be to find Filipino wine in the Philippines? Turns out, the task isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. Picture the world’s renowned wine-producing regions. Your first thought likely isn’t this Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of islands. But there’s an inherent natural abundance in the Philippines, a country of mountains, coasts, volcanoes, and jungles. A plethora of fruits—calamansi, banana, mango, pineapple—thrive in its tropical climate. For centuries, produce h

Italian wine hardly needs a sales pitch. But like everywhere in the wine world, Italian pros are grappling with how best to set the industry up for success amid changing consumer tastes, a warming climate, and a tumultuous economic landscape—all while enjoying what we love about Italian wine in the first place. “Italy is a state of mind. That’s the secret,” says Salvatore Napolitano, executive managing director of Terlato‘s Italian portfolio. At the end of the day, he argues, we need to

Fresh from the Market: September’s Farm-to-Table Dinner Party Celebrate the late-summer harvest and the legendary wines of Rombauer Vineyards with an unforgettable menu that pairs eight wines to eight peak-season dishes. Drawing from the vibrant energy of a September farmers market, this Editor’s Table guide pairs Rombauer’s iconic lineup with produce-forward recipes. From heirloom tomatoes and Japanese eggplants to garden herbs and fresh fruit, we’ve lined up an impr