Sommelier Roundtable: Your Wine Predictions for 2019
New Year, new wine trends! We asked 9 wine pros what regions, styles and philosophies will reign in 2019—and what fads they hope …
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Sommelier Roundtable: How Do You Stay Fit and Healthy?
In a job that involves a lot of drinking, eating, stress and unusual hours, these 11 wine pros stay in shape—here's how
Sommelier Roundtable: New World Alternatives for Old World Palates
Bordeaux and Burgundy may be benchmarks, but we asked 8 wine pros to share picks from California, Australia, Chile and beyond that …
Lessons in Sommelier 'Swagger': A Day in the Life of Brooklyn Restaurateur Alex LaPratt
The co-owner of Atrium Dumbo and Beasts & Bottles teaches Burgundy at the International Culinary Center, hosts "wine Olympics," and …
Restaurant Talk: Fine Dining for All at Gabriel Kreuther
New York chef Gabriel Kreuther and his sommelier make upscale dining unstuffy, drink Rhône, and try pairing wine with a "Michelin-s…
Sommelier Roundtable: What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve?
From bad attitudes at the table to "grape-haters," 14 wine-and-food pros tell us what's bugging them in restaurants right now
Chef Talk: Chantel Dartnall's South African Wine and Food Fantasia
The chef at newly minted Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Restaurant Mosaic preaches "botanical cooking" and local wines
Chef Talk: Nicholas Stefanelli’s Juggling Act
The dynamic D.C. chef of tasting-menu destination Masseria and new 14,000-square-foot emporium Officina talks Carlo Rossi, and …
Sommelier Roundtable: What's Your Go-To Wine for a Barbecue?
From chilled reds to Champagne, here's what these 10 wine pros are drinking by the grill, pool and patio
Sommelier Roundtable: What's Your Favorite 'Against the Rules' Wine and Food Pairing?
They say rules are meant to be broken. We asked these 9 wine pros which unexpected and unconventional flavor matches hit the spot …
Two Days with the 'Wine Guy' for the Capital Grille, Seasons 52 and Olive Garden
Darden Restaurants' national wine director Brian Phillips navigates 22 interviews before lunch, a Champagne vending machine, and a …
Sommelier Roundtable: Most Common Mistakes
Dining out and hoping to impress? These 7 wine pros share the biggest wine blunders they see from diners—and how to avoid them
A Day in the Life of Rachel Driver Speckan, City Winery's Wine Rock Star
The national wine director for the restaurant and concert venue chain stops by New York for a jam-packed day of tastings, 'tails …
Charming Guests and Championing the Finger Lakes: A Day in the Life of the NoMad's Thomas Pastuszak
Overseeing a top restaurant, launching a new canned bubbly, and playing bread somm to his 2-year-old is all in a day's work for …
Sommelier Roundtable: What Advice Do You Give Wine Newbies?
Are you (or a friend) looking for pointers on how to get more into wine? These 7 wine pros offer their best advice