As the year comes to a close, we revel in the paradox that was 2021. Moments of joy and celebration were bookended by fear and trepidation. We felt a return to comfort while welcom ...

PINKNIC This rosé-themed festival returned to New York City’s Governor’s Island in September, for its fifth year. Over the course of Labor Day Weekend, the island was decked o ...

“It’s like the holy grail, to make wines that age, that you can enjoy 20, 30 or 40 years later,” says Rick Small, who founded Woodward Canyon Winery with his wife Darcey in L ...

A LITTLE SPARKLE As 2021 draws to a close, we’re celebrating with the very finest. In this issue, you’ll find our Wine Star Award winners and our Best of Year bottles. When it ...

Pops of white peppercorn, a squirt of a juicy peach and a racy line of minerality—these are the characteristics that bring fans of Austrian Grüner Veltliner to the table. A natu ...

Champagne houses used to ferment their base wines in oak barrels, which enhanced ageability and added richness, creaminess and notes of coconut and vanilla. This practice had all b ...

• CYCLING • Owned by the family behind Clif Bar, Clif Family Winery in Napa Valley’s St. Helena has partnered with a local bike shop for a range of wine and cycling experienc ...

This playful mash-up of the Espresso Martini and White Russian—originally called The Mocha Joe, based on a character in the TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm—celebrates the deliciou ...

Paul Hobbs, who has spent the past four decades hopscotching hemispheres to consult with winegrowers, owns and makes wine at his own label in Sebastopol, California, and in 2011, h ...