Category: Pairings

Wine bottle corks are getting a second lease on life in New York City. Earlier this month, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) project in Brooklyn cut the ribbon on newly paved pathways and playground surfaces made of upcycled corks. The first-of-its-kind installation is part of the nonprofit Public Housing Community Fund’s (PHCF) $3.2 million initiative to renovate the open spaces at four of NYCHA’s public housing complexes. PHCF

In warm weather, it’s hard to resist the allure of raw shellfish on ice. Despite (admittedly outdated) advice that warns against eating them in months that don’t contain the letter “R,” oyster sales skyrocket in the summer, when slurping bivalves on the half shell can feel like a trip to the beach. But this year, raw bar offerings across New York City may look a little different. After a harsh

It can be easy to look at the current rate of brewery openings in the United States with panic. In 2025, the number of craft brewery closures outpaced openings. The same year, the number of total breweries in the country dropped for the first time since 2005. But the 21st century has still seen incredible growth for the industry. According to data from the Brewers Association, 9,696 breweries were in

Let the pursuit of a great drink power your travel plans, and you’ll have a whole lifetime of globetrotting ahead. From European cities that have mastered the effortlessly cool wine bar to cocktail bars in Asia that never stop innovating, there are a few places that have long been acclaimed drinking destinations. But the best cities to drink in tend to shift from time to time as new spots open

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), formerly the second-largest wine and spirits distributor in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy after a yearlong shakedown. The distributor voluntarily filed for chapter 11 yesterday in the Southern District of Texas to initiate a court-facilitated process of shuttering the residual portions of its business, according to a memorandum published by the company. “The court-supervised process is intended to give us the time and

If you haven’t spent much time on the Upper East Side, you may have your own perceptions of the neighborhood depending on your cultural touchstones tied to the storied corner of Manhattan. You imagine Blair Waldorf sipping Veuve Clicquot, Ramona Singer reaching “turtle time” through a Pinot Grigio portal, finance bros toasting each other with Macallan, or frat dudes chugging macro lagers. What you probably don’t picture is a thriving

The alcohol industry has seen an influx of celebrity-owned brands in recent decades, and the wine category is not immune to the trend. Whether birthed from genuine wine connoisseurship or just a marketing ploy, celebrity wine brands now make up a considerable sector of the industry. Famous people amass dedicated followers, and that popularity is often transferred to the wines they represent. For a better understanding of the trend, we

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This is VinePair’s Booze News Weekly Roundup, where we gather the hottest headlines and product releases every Friday for a snapshot of what’s happening in the beverage alcohol industry. It’s been a relatively quiet few days, but this week, we have news on an Air Force veteran’s decade-long legal battle with Alaska, vineyard prices dropping in Bordeaux, and the newest product launches. News to know: The Supreme Court agreed to

You might have noticed roast chicken in the news lately. A Brooklyn councilman incredulously posted on social media about a $40 half chicken and kicked off a debate about the cost of food, labor, and operating a restaurant in New York City. Despite the various hot takes that came from the incident, roast chickens — both expensive and wildly affordable — abound here: They’re tasty, shareable, and a blank canvas