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New Game Plan as Yellow Tail Charges Back to the Super Bowl

The brand returns wine to the airwaves, but with an entirely new ad theme, "Tastes Like Happy"; here's how they made it happen

Jan 30, 2019

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Inside the NBA's Latest Wine Country Adventure

The New Orleans Pelicans go wine tasting at McEvoy Ranch. Plus, a notorious Australian prison is rehabilitated as a maximum-security wine cellar, and agents bust "special" "club" Champagne bottles (filled with 96 liters of ecstasy)

Jan 24, 2019

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It's Harvesttime for Wine in … Tahiti?!

Polynesia's only vineyard is celebrating its 50th harvest—in 20 years. Here's how. Plus, an unlikely Australian critter gives a vineyard a "seal" of approval, a Prosecco protest goes viral (sorta), and … why are Tesla owners pouring red wine all over their car seats?

Jan 17, 2019

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'Game of Thrones' Dornish Wine Brought to Real Life by St.-Emilion Vintner

Thibault Bardet researched the climate, soil and flavor of Tyrion Lannister's beloved fantasy cuvée to create an IRL version. Also in Unfiltered, a nail salon puts tiny Champagne flutes, vodka bottles at/on your fingertips, and Scots call for House of Lords to be disgorged over Champagne habits

Jan 10, 2019

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Predictions for 2019: Wine-Inspired Royal Baby Name; #WineBeerEmoji Campaign

What's on the horizon for wine moods in 2019? Unfiltered bets on baby names, LeBron James, a Mariah Carey cult-wine movement, and the drama and thrills of direct-to-consumer wine shipping comes to the big screen

Jan 3, 2019

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Best of Unfiltered 2018

Your favorite wine and pop culture moments of the year, starring Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan, King James, Pope Francis and an unknown Frenchman who grooved to cannabis wine 2,000 years before it was cool

Dec 27, 2018

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Soccer Great Ronaldo Now 'Commander' of Ribera Wine Castle; Cam Newton Trots Out Lucky Wine Cleats

Plus, Italians work overtime to fight winecrime with fake "Prosecco-Franciacorta," 5 million liters of compromised wine; battle over "Nazi" grape name in Austria; and Champagne Ruinart rocks Art Basel Miami Beach with "Disappearing Man"

Dec 20, 2018

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New Mouton 2016 Art Label Is Here to Party

The Rothschilds told us about the piece, which depicts a Bacchic boogie-down; plus, a new collector's set of Mouton bottles goes to auction to raise money for Versailles restorations

Dec 17, 2018

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Extreme Winemaker Rowing 3,000 Miles Solo Across the Atlantic Right Now

The New Zealander, supporting mental-health causes, could be alone at sea for three months. Also in Unfiltered, "escape the cellar" game comes to Sonoma, and green-hued cannabis wine joins growing field of weed drinks, jokes

Dec 13, 2018

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Scott Pruett Designs Custom Lexus Wine Car; Bugatti Gets a Carbon-Fiber Champagne

With a wine fridge, stemware case, bottle chiller and barrel-stave accents in the trunk, Lexus and Pruett's ride has everything an on-the-go enophile could need

Dec 11, 2018

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Silver Oak at Golden State: Winery Unveils Throwback Warriors Logo Bottles, Becomes In-Arena Pour

It all started when Draymond Green won a big wine bet against LeBron. Also in Unfiltered, Three Days of Glory film follows five months of misery in Burgundy's brutal 2016 vintage, and Ezra Miller's fantastic contraption is a Champagne-flute-pen (Cham-pen?)

Dec 6, 2018

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Wu-Tang's Raekwon Cooks Up 'Special Potion' Lambrusco-Based Wine

The rap icon told us about the Sicilian inspiration behind his new Licataa sparkler—and how it connects to Staten Island. Also in Unfiltered, Anna Faris and Tituss Burgess "sleigh" in Barefoot's holiday music video

Nov 29, 2018

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In the Red Zone: Drew Bledsoe Builds New Walla Walla Winery

The former NFL star and Doubleback vintner told us his plans for the snazzy new 14,000-square-foot facility. Plus, Mira Sorvino leads "High-Powered High Heels" panel at Hall winery, robot "sheep" come for Bordeaux's vineyards, and Alfred Hitchcock, GoFundMe, take on direct-shipping bans

Nov 15, 2018

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Mouse Wine? Frog Juice? New 'Disgusting Food Museum' Delights, Disgusts

A frank conversation with the "chief disgustologist." Plus, new Château de Beaucastel cellar powered by the winds and rains; artist-label, porcelain-bottled Champagne; and a vintner-restaurateur-hotelier is headed to the California Governor's Mansion

Nov 8, 2018

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Wine Fest Drone Show Ends in Wine Fest Drones Crashing Out of Sky

Plus, French prez Emmanuel Macron is up to his wine tricks again; world history of wine: the comic book out now; and, what's the word? Thunderbird is back, baby

Nov 1, 2018