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Jon Bon Jovi (left) and bartender Nigal Vann celebrate Vann's Hampton Water Rosé Rock Star Competition victory with a guitar signed by Bon Jovi.

Meet the Hampton Water Rosé Cocktail Champion

Jon Bon Jovi crowns Chicago’s Nigal Vann winner of the first Rosé Rock Star cocktail competition, and we've got the recipe

Aug 12, 2022

Pop star to pop tops: Joe Jonas' latest hit is Fizzy Sangria.

Joe Jonas Adds Some Sparkle to Sangria Season

The latest star to step onto the ready-to-drink cocktail stage is partnering with Ohza to create Fizzy Sangria

Aug 4, 2022

Pommery and spectacle went hand in hand at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.

Champagne Pommery Storms the Hamptons Fine Art Fair

The event's opening-night Bastille Day vernissage benefited the local Guild Hall cultural center

Jul 27, 2022

NBA star James "The Beard" Harden says J-Harden x J-Shed isn't just about taste—it's about swag.

Sixers Star James Harden Puts the Beard on the Bottle

The NBA superstar and fashion icon teams with Jam Shed Wines to create J-Harden x J-Shed California Cabernet

Jul 25, 2022

Judy and Scott Pruett have yet another new accolade to celebrate.

California Vintner Scott Pruett Races into Motorsports Press Hall of Fame

The Sierra Foothills’ speediest Syrah star will be inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in January 2023

Shawn Zylberberg

Jul 21, 2022

Actresses Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson and Ashley Benson celebrate their Thomas Ashbourne Margalicious Margaritas.

All-Star Roster of Celebrities Launches Thomas Ashbourne Cocktail Collection

Partners Sarah Jessica Parker, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cena and more swing big on ready-to-drink cocktails

Shawn Zylberberg

Jul 14, 2022

In France, the dedicated gendarmes who investigate these wine crimes are members of an elite squad known as the <em>Vin</em>-vestigators. These are their stories.

Bordeaux Château Owner Nabbed in Counterfeit Wine Raid

The fake Bordeaux scam is suspected to have involved hundreds of thousands of bottles of wine

Suzanne Mustacich

Jul 6, 2022

Diving brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell examine a few of their finds recovered from the wreck of the <em>HMS Gloucester</em>.

Stars and Stripes Forever: Did 340-Year-Old Shipwrecked Wine Belong to George Washington’s Family?

The HMS Gloucester sank off the coast of England in 1682, bringing hundreds of bottles of wine with it, including one fit for a Founding Father

Collin Dreizen

Jul 1, 2022

An actor portrays Thomas Jefferson in <em>Eastbound Westbound</em>, a new documentary film about the American Founding Father's ties to France.

‘Eastbound Westbound’ Explores Thomas Jefferson’s Love Affair with French Wine

The new documentary uncovers how wine shaped lasting ties between France and the United States

Kenny Martin

Jun 29, 2022

The buck stopped at Cleveland's Stokes U.S. Courthouse for an alleged U.K.-based wine and whisky fraud.

FBI Busts Fraudulent $13 Million Wine and Whisky Investment Scheme

A British citizen stands accused of masterminding a grift swindling elderly victims across the U.S. through promises of big returns on investments in rare wines and whiskies

Shawn Zylberberg

Jun 28, 2022

Growing up under segregation and Jim Crow laws in New Orleans inspired Iris Rideau to publish her memoir on Juneteenth.

Trailblazer Iris Rideau’s Memoir to Be Published Juneteenth

From White to Black recounts the childhood and remarkable career of the pioneering entrepreneur and winery owner, from New Orleans to L.A. to Santa Ynez Valley

MaryAnn Worobiec

Jun 17, 2022

In this artist's rendering, a German U-boat sends thousands of bottles of wine to the bottom of the Atlantic.

Champagne Stash Discovered in World War I Shipwreck Remains Out of Reach … for Now

A U.K.-based team is working to save bottles of Champagne, brandy and more in the wreckage of the S.S. Libourne, sunk by a German U-boat in 1918

Collin Dreizen

Jun 15, 2022

From left: Denver Broncos Javonte Williams, Bradley Chubb and Russell Wilson, with Wilson's wife, Ciara

NFL Greats, Top Chef Alums Raise $120,000 for Charity at Jordan’s 50th Anniversary

New Broncos QB Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, led Jordan’s Big Bottle Squad parade in Denver

Robert Taylor

Jun 9, 2022

A new lawsuit filing on Brad Pitt's behalf claims that his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, "contributed nothing" to the success of Château Miraval.

Brad Pitt Says Angelina Jolie Sought to Inflict Harm on Château Miraval

A new claim ups the stakes in the celebrity ex-couple’s battle over the famed Provence wine estate, and impugns the motives of new Miraval stakeholder Yuri Shefler

Kristen Bieler

Jun 7, 2022

At the 2022 Trooping the Colour, Queen Elizabeth II was joined on the balcony of Buckingham Palace by (from left) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Prince Louis of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

God Save the Fizz: Wines of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

Which wines are fit for a queen celebrating 70 years on the throne?

Robert Taylor

Jun 2, 2022

Carmelo Anthony's newest endeavor is a wine project with Rhône vintner Stéphane Usseglio.

Carmelo Anthony Launches VII(N) Châteauneuf-du-Pape with Stéphane Usseglio

The wine-loving NBA veteran is taking his talents to the Southern Rhône

Shawn Zylberberg

Jun 2, 2022

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