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Phil Mickelson raises the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Will Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Raise Another Wine-Filled Trophy at the U.S. Open?

The six-time major champion poured his favorite Napa Cabernet in the Wanamaker Trophy to celebrate his PGA Championship

Jun 16, 2021

Artist James William Edmund Doyle's 1864 depiction of King Henry VI (seated) and the Duke of Somerset accusing Richard, Duke of York, of high treason.

Wine History Mystery: The Case of the Holy Bone Luge and the King’s Missing Arm

New research suggests that King Henry VI’s wild ride may not have ended with his death

Jun 17, 2021

Portrait of Carly, a Beagle

Gallery of Readers' Dogs: 1,300+ Photos!

We’re highlighting the furry friends who keep our readers company wherever they're enjoying a glass of wine. Share your own photo!

Jun 15, 2021

NBA legend and Wine Spectator cover star Carmelo Anthony is teaming with Möet & Chandon.

Moët & Chandon Gets Assist from Basketball Stars Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird

The Champagne house’s new campaign features video interviews with stars revealing their “under pressure” moments

Jun 15, 2021

People

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Monica Raspi sold her veterinary clinic to take over from her mother at Fattoria Pomona, but she still has the constant company of her dachshund Zoe.

Monica Raspi sold her veterinary clinic to take over from her mother at Fattoria Pomona, but she still has the constant company of her dachshund Zoe.

New-Generation Chianti Classico, Part 3: Pomona’s Monica Raspi

The veterinarian-turned-vintner achieved success with Sangiovese by learning to understand what the vines were telling her

Jun 15, 2021

Grand Award–winning wine director Jason Irving has a favorite California sparkler to match with fried foods like chicken nuggets and fries.

Sommelier Roundtable: Guilty-Pleasure Wine Pairings

Jun 4, 2021

Michele Braganti walks the hilly vineyards above Monteraponi.

New-Generation Chianti Classico, Part 2: Monteraponi

Jun 1, 2021

Regine Rousseau believes the secret to introducing new people to wine is to help them realize there are no barriers to entry.

Regine Rousseau Loves to Break Down Walls for Wine

May 28, 2021

Istine's Angela Fronti says Sangiovese rewards those who put the effort in.

New-Generation Chianti Classico: Istine

May 25, 2021

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Artist James William Edmund Doyle's 1864 depiction of King Henry VI (seated) and the Duke of Somerset accusing Richard, Duke of York, of high treason.

Artist James William Edmund Doyle's 1864 depiction of King Henry VI (seated) and the Duke of Somerset accusing Richard, Duke of York, of high treason.

Wine History Mystery: The Case of the Holy Bone Luge and the King’s Missing Arm

New research suggests that King Henry VI’s wild ride may not have ended with his death

Jun 17, 2021

Phil Mickelson raises the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Phil Mickelson raises the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Will Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Raise Another Wine-Filled Trophy at the U.S. Open?

The six-time major champion poured his favorite Napa Cabernet in the Wanamaker Trophy to celebrate his PGA Championship

Jun 16, 2021

NBA legend and Wine Spectator cover star Carmelo Anthony is teaming with Möet & Chandon.

NBA legend and Wine Spectator cover star Carmelo Anthony is teaming with Möet & Chandon.

Moët & Chandon Gets Assist from Basketball Stars Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird

The Champagne house’s new Greatness Under Pressure campaign features video interviews with stars revealing their “under pressure” moments

Jun 15, 2021

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Extra, Extra

Artist James William Edmund Doyle's 1864 depiction of King Henry VI (seated) and the Duke of Somerset accusing Richard, Duke of York, of high treason.

Artist James William Edmund Doyle's 1864 depiction of King Henry VI (seated) and the Duke of Somerset accusing Richard, Duke of York, of high treason.

Wine History Mystery: The Case of the Holy Bone Luge and the King’s Missing Arm

New research suggests that King Henry VI’s wild ride may not have ended with his death

The final series of Drops of God translations has arrived … and there's a sequel coming.

Good to the Last Drop: Final Volumes of Manga Hit 'Drops of God' Come to U.S.

Twelve bottles of 2000 Pétrus were stored in capsules on the International Space Station for 14 months.

Pétrus in Space: A Comparative Tasting of Terrestrial and Interstellar Bordeaux

Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

A Year in Space: Bordeaux Wine Splashes Down

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Burgundy Burglars Nab $425,000 in Wine, Lob Bottles at Cops in Mario Kart–Style Getaway

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Sports

Sports

Phil Mickelson raises the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Phil Mickelson raises the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Will Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Raise Another Wine-Filled Trophy at the U.S. Open?

The six-time major champion poured his favorite Napa Cabernet in the Wanamaker Trophy to celebrate his PGA Championship

NBA legend and Wine Spectator cover star Carmelo Anthony is teaming with Möet & Chandon.

Moët & Chandon Gets Assist from Basketball Stars Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird

Isn't it ironic? At the Preakness Stakes, Rombauer overtook Midnight Bourbon, born and raised in the stables of Jackson Family Wines' Barbara Banke.

Belmont Stakes and Wine Preview: Like a Bay Colt in Your Chardonnay

Midnight Bourbon takes a lap at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Kentucky Derby.

Jackson Family’s Barbara Banke Makes Another Run for the Roses (and Rosés)

California Pinot Noir is the star for wine-loving NBA players T.J. McConnell, CJ McCollum and Doug McDermott.

Wine Players of the NBA

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TV, Film & Theater

TV, Film & Theater

Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi contemplate a world where Hampton Water rosé is candy bears …

Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi contemplate a world where Hampton Water rosé is candy bears …

Famous Faces, New Rosés (and Rosé Gummies)

Jon Bon Jovi's Hampton Water partners with Sugarfina, Ford Mustang legend Lee Iacocca honored by Tuscan Kiss rosé, Avaline's new Spanish rosé sparkler and rock band All Time Low heads to Oregon

Here's hoping George Clooney can soon fill his glass with something a little more pink.

George Clooney Buys Provence Wine Estate … or Does He?

Shelby Company Ltd. St.-Emilion Grand Cru, hand-packed by the Peaky Blinders themselves …

From Bordeaux to Birmingham: Peaky Blinders Grand Cru

Metallized Francis Ford Coppola bottles were served at the 2021 Academy Awards.

Oscars Light Up with Piper-Heidsieck Champagne and Gold Coppola Bottles

Proceeds from sales of the Dom Pérignon x Lady Gaga bottles will benefit Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.

Dom Pérignon Goes Gaga

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What?!

What?!

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

Beneath the floorboards of this Upstate New York home, a bootlegger's secret stash …

A New Discovery of Very Smuggled, Very Old Old Smuggler

<em>Antiques Roadshow</em>'s Andy McConnell extracts a sample from a very old wine bottle …

‘Lore’ Podcast Revives Legend of Witch’s Wine

Should the Founders have anticipated joke Aperol pet toys when penning the First Amendment? From left, VIP Products' "Hairball," "Bad Spaniels" and "Grrrobert Slobbery"

Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Trademark Battle Between Dog Toy Maker and Entire Bev Industry May Head to Supreme Court

Sarah Michelle Gellar knows what you did this last summer (nothing).

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes, Haunted Wineries Ring in Hallowine Season

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Music

Music

Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi contemplate a world where Hampton Water rosé is candy bears …

Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi contemplate a world where Hampton Water rosé is candy bears …

Famous Faces, New Rosés (and Rosé Gummies)

Jon Bon Jovi's Hampton Water partners with Sugarfina, Ford Mustang legend Lee Iacocca honored by Tuscan Kiss rosé, Avaline's new Spanish rosé sparkler and rock band All Time Low heads to Oregon

The Royal Opera House may soon welcome back live performers with the help of generous donors like Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta.

London's Royal Opera House Gets Magnum-Size Italian Wine Assist

Snoop Dogg's Spaghetti de la Hood is a crackalackin' collab with a bottle of 19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red.

Wine and Dine Like the Doggfather: Snoop Dogg’s Recipes Go Digital

Proceeds from sales of the Dom Pérignon x Lady Gaga bottles will benefit Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.

Dom Pérignon Goes Gaga

CJ McCollum gets in some off-court recreation at Adelsheim in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

New Rosés from NBA Star CJ McCollum and Snoop Dogg

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Design

Design

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

A New Historic Home in Philly

The remodeled Rittenhouse Square home of restaurateurs Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari has vintage-inspired character to spare

Revel installed dramatic lighting in the cellar of Piyush Patel, who owns about 2,000 bottles.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Piyush Patel, Oklahoma City

The design of wine collector Mike McCurdie's cellar mixes stone and wood elements for a variety of textures and tones.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Mike McCurdie, Denver

The design for Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario's luminous, glass cellar was inspired by their visits to Las Vegas.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario, New Jersey

The entrance to the Charlebois' glassed-in wine cellar

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Pierre-Luc and Vanessa Charlebois, Montréal

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