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LeBron Goes for Two Lafite Vintages; Taittinger Fills World Cup as the Beautiful Game Comes to Champagne

French football phenom Kylian Mbappé passed James a bottle of birth-vintage first-growth

Jun 19, 2019

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Inside the New Winery for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Record-Breaking Rosé

Winemaker Marc Perrin explained how he crafted a rosé to compete with elite reds and whites in quality—and a four-figure price tag

Jun 19, 2019

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Monterey Wines for the Monterey Five in 'Big Little Lies'; Will We Get a Vineyard Scene?

Plus, California wine on the line in Nancy Pelosi and Justin Trudeau's NBA Finals wager

Jun 13, 2019

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#RoséRoadTrip Hits Speed Bump

Plus, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Adam Housley open a Napa tasting room, and Christie's auctions off 350-year-old shipwreck bottles

Jun 6, 2019

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Winemaker Flies WW2 Plane from Sonoma to Normandy to Join D-Day Squad

Benovia's Joe Anderson took to the skies in his 1942 C-53 Skytrooper to commemorate the 75th anniversary

Jun 6, 2019

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From Cleopatra's Palace to the 'Bubble' Pit: Inside the Rosé Mansion

An "acid test" room, a secret garden, tarot cards and tacos are among the allurements of the 32,000-square-foot pink wine wonderland

May 31, 2019

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Parades, Parties and Pop-Art Bottles: Your Guide to Pride Month Wine

It's the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and wine, spirits and beer brands are here for it

May 31, 2019

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Roger Federer, Natalie Portman Wish Moët Imperial a Happy 150th; Presents Include New Château

Plus, Turin prison blues for winemaker who played with Barolo rules, and a Bordeaux vintner charged with dastardly watering-down of wine

May 30, 2019

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Golf Has a New Official Wine. What Do Winemaking Golfers Think?

Plus, peek inside a super-rare 16th-century German wine book; a magic Rolls-Royce Champagne chest; and serial winescammers hit restaurants across Italy

May 23, 2019

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Sonoma vs. Willamette Winemakers Bet a Ton (of Grapes) on Warriors-Blazers in Pinot Throwdown

Plus, extremely simple and brazen winecrime, and a natural winemaker fights to stop wine-cops from destroying 2,000 of his bottles

May 16, 2019

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Masseto Unveils New Ultramodern Underground Winemaking Lair

The new winery is a substantial upgrade from the previous structure, a dilapidated shack. Plus, birthday Caymus for Houston Astros' José Altuve? And new docu Harvest Season spotlights California's immigrant vineyard workers

May 9, 2019

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‘Game of Thrones’ Bordeaux Winemaker Battles HBO (Sort Of)

We talked to the St.-Emilion vintner behind the real-life Dornish Wine about his unexpected newfound fame, his GoT drinking rituals and hopes for the rest of the season

May 5, 2019

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Chrissy Teigen, Eric Ripert Raise Glasses, $4 Million; Exploding Wine Bottles Attack Missouri

The City Harvest gala and Casa de Loco winery both went off with a bang. Plus, new wine barrel–race record set in Swiss Grand Cru village, and Reims court slams gold-flaked sham Champagne

May 2, 2019

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On Wednesdays, We Drink Pink: 'Mean Girls' Wine from Lead Actor, Leading Sonoma Winemaker

Jonathan Bennett played the movie's high-school heartthrob 15 years ago, and Scot Bilbro is a vintner up-and-comer. Plus, winecrime theft and fraud in planes and automobiles

Apr 25, 2019

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Earth Day in a Big Way: Wastewater Worms, 21 Million Trees and Cabernet All Day

Your guide kicking the dirt and tilting your cup during the big green weekend and beyond in wine country

Apr 18, 2019