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The vineyard Wednesday morning after about 1.5 feet of water had receded (left) vs. in drier times; the 1966 floods submerged vineyards for two days.

Record Flood Swamps Venice's Unique Vineyard

The audacious but risky Venissa project in the Venetian lagoon was hit by the city's highest tide in 50 years. Plus, a wine photog goes off the beaten path in Burgundy in a new book

Nov 14, 2019

Explorers Crack 'Most Extreme' Shipwreck to Find 100-Year-Old Booze, Actually Taste It

For 20 years, researchers have tried to salvage the S.S. Kyros, sunk in the Baltic in 1917. Here's how they finally dredged up 900 bottles of Cognac and Bénédictine

Nov 15, 2019

TV host Kayla Nicole, presumably at an away game (fiancé Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, who don't have the wine yet)

Actually, the Official Wine of the NFL Is a Bubbly Rosé Called Babe

Here's how a seemingly unlikely contender took home the trophy

Nov 7, 2019

Where no wine has gone (to be studied) before!

Houston, We Finally Have a Space Wine Mission!

We wanted to believe, and now a case of wine has arrived at the International Space Station for the first-ever study of wine in orbit. Here's how it went down (er, up)

Nov 7, 2019

Rustic but charming locally-made drinking vessels from the Heuneburg, 6th century B.C. (left) vs. fancy imported Greek ware found at the nearby Celtic site of Kleinaspergle, circa 450 B.C.

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New Study Finds All for Wine and Wine for All in Early Celtic Society

2,700 years ago, a love of imported wine united all classes in a German town—until haughty elites took it all for themselves

Shawn Zylberberg

Nov 6, 2019

Valeria the Mexican Witch holds court in SoHo and Beyond.

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'Death' Magazine Comes Alive at Tequila Bar of Terror!

We communed with Valeria the Mexican Witch at a spooky soiree to benefit the arts on Día de Muertos

Oct 31, 2019

Their powers combined! From left: Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri, Chris Cosentino and other WCK chefs with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (dish rag on shoulder)

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Star Chefs Assemble Super-Team to Feed California Fire Victims

Tyler Florence, Dustin Valette, Guy Fieri, Traci Des Jardins and more are on the scene cooking thousands of meals for first responders and evacuees with José Andrés' World Central Kitchen

Julie Harans

Oct 31, 2019

Of ice and men: John Steinbeck in 1964 (left); Steinbeck's engraved, silver-plated wine cooler

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You Can Now Buy 'Grapes' Guy John Steinbeck's Wine Cooler, Decanters, Tastevins

The Grapes of Wrath author was known to enjoy his wine, and some of his personal vinous accessories are now up for auction. Plus, Keanu Reeves takes the red glass in Sonoma, and an Illy coffee brew-off

Oct 24, 2019

Dominique Crenn is making this dinner personal, with a silent auction to benefit the cause.

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Dominique Crenn’s Tour de France Dinner Series Heads to Champagne for Breast Cancer Fundraiser

The chef, who was diagnosed this year, has revealed the menu of her latest region-inspired dinner. Plus, Sutter Home and OneHope also rally for the cause

Aaron Romano

Oct 23, 2019

The remastered English-language covers for Vol. 1 and Vol. 9; the latter has been translated for the first time.

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Beloved 'Drops of God' Wine Manga Gets Full English Translation

The 44-volume hit comic series about high-stakes wine adventures will finally be available for English-speaking readers

Ben O'Donnell

Oct 14, 2019

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Hangtime at Dom Pérignon for Katie Holmes, Alain Ducasse

Plus, the first major-league team to get an official Champagne? Vegas, baby

Ben O'Donnell

Oct 10, 2019

Anthony Bourdain filming Parts Unknown in Vietnam in 2014

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Anthony Bourdain's Art, Tools, Manuscripts Up for Auction

The auction of eclectic items from the late chef's personal collection benefits the Anthony Bourdain Legacy Scholarship

Peter Lane

Oct 10, 2019

The vineyard bear gets midnight munchies (right) and clears his plate (aftermath, left).

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Vineyard-Crashing Bear Finds Bearings, Pinot Pairings

Navarro Vineyards in the Anderson Valley has found itself host to a persistent, opportunistic new visitor—with excellent taste in grapes

Peter Lane

Oct 4, 2019

Curtis and la familia Stone: The chef meets a kindred spirit in the village of Tondeluna in Rioja, Spain.

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Chef Curtis Stone Scours the Globe for Wine, Cheese and Tasty … Pigeons on New Show

Plus, kitchen from hell escape room locks you up with deranged chef and turns up the heat—literally

Oct 3, 2019

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NHL's Cam Ward and Tim Gleason Make Wine, Promptly Drink It from Stanley Cup

Trading sticks for stems, the former goalie and defender have teamed up in Napa

Shawn Zylberberg

Sep 26, 2019

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Paso Glows with 60,000-Bulb 'Field of Light'; Champagne Corks Blast at Supersonic Jet Power

Plus, an Italian winemaker goes to the Emmys and tells all

Sep 26, 2019

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Record Flood Swamps Venice's Unique Vineyard

Explorers Crack 'Most Extreme' Shipwreck to Find 100-Year-Old Booze, Actually Taste It

Actually, the Official Wine of the NFL Is a Bubbly Rosé Called Babe

Houston, We Finally Have a Space Wine Mission!

New Study Finds All for Wine and Wine for All in Early Celtic Society

'Death' Magazine Comes Alive at Tequila Bar of Terror!

Star Chefs Assemble Super-Team to Feed California Fire Victims

You Can Now Buy 'Grapes' Guy John Steinbeck's Wine Cooler, Decanters, Tastevins

Dominique Crenn’s Tour de France Dinner Series Heads to Champagne for Breast Cancer Fundraiser

Beloved 'Drops of God' Wine Manga Gets Full English Translation

Hangtime at Dom Pérignon for Katie Holmes, Alain Ducasse

Anthony Bourdain's Art, Tools, Manuscripts Up for Auction

Vineyard-Crashing Bear Finds Bearings, Pinot Pairings

Chef Curtis Stone Scours the Globe for Wine, Cheese and Tasty … Pigeons on New Show

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Paso Glows with 60,000-Bulb 'Field of Light'; Champagne Corks Blast at Supersonic Jet Power

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