Category: Pairings

Made with a commitment to both honoring tradition and embracing innovation, G4 Tequila is the latest brand to win over the bar industry amid the artisanal tequila renaissance. With deep family roots in the industry, Felipe Camarena founded the distillery that houses G4’s production in 2007 before its official opening in 2011. The brand didn’t reach shelves in the United States until 2014, but in the past decade, it’s become

Today on the “VinePair Podcast,” Joanna and Zach discuss how American winemakers and grape growers should respond to consumer preferences swinging toward white wines and away from full-bodied reds. The latter have been the domestic wine industry’s backbone at all price points, but will changing tastes and climates force U.S. producers to make more high-end white wine? Zach is reading: We Asked 11 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Overrated Red Wine?

For years, the comedian Ron White has done a joke about the time he almost got in a plane crash. It’s an all-timer that unravels over the course of a few minutes, and you really owe it to yourself to watch the whole thing. I hate to spoil the punch line, but the joke is about 30 years old, so with respect to Mr. White, here goes: The guy sitting

Drinking beers and household chores never had much in common, but now, you can “set the table” while knocking back a half-goblet of lager. In the latest beer challenge to sweep the internet, people are guzzling Birra Moretti in an attempt to align the liquid’s surface with the mustachioed man on the beer’s label. The goal: make it look like his arm is resting on a table of beer. This

Being a brewer requires a well-honed palate and a keen sense of what is and isn’t good. Brewers exist somewhere on the spectrum of artist to scientist, managing a very precise process while also imbuing their own flourish. Their taste buds and sense of smell are just as important as their fermenters and brew kettles. A brewer is going to know what a good beer is, because they have to

Napa and Cabernet Sauvignon are intrinsically linked. The grape brought fame to the region, and in return, the region elevated the grape’s qualities in ways that stood apart from classic winegrowing regions, like Bordeaux. Today, over half of the vineyard acreage is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, according to Napa Valley Vintners. There’s no shortage of marquee names in Napa. From cult Cabernets such as Screaming Eagle and Harlan Estate to

This episode of The Buildout is brought to you by Farmer’s Gin. It’s brought to you by the same amazing people that brought you Michter’s, and it’s actually the gin that I use at home for my Martinis. It’s clean, crisp, unfussy — perfect for building any kind of Martini that you would like. Farmer’s Gin is made in Idaho at the first organic distillery in the United States. It’s

There’s a line in John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” that seems to sum up our collective attitude toward the state of California winemaking today: “It never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years.” While it’s no surprise that, over the nearly 300-year history of winemaking in California, it has had its

Sauvignon Blanc has been here in the U.S. for a long time. From when viticulturist Charles Wetmore, founder of Cresta Blanca Winery, imported original grape cuttings from Bordeaux’s famed Château d’Yquem in the 19th century to when Robert Mondavi coined the rich, oak-aged Fumé Blanc style in Napa Valley. Since then, the variety has happily existed in California and eventually traveled across the various wine regions of the U.S., from

On Tuesday, Maker’s Mark announced the 2026 release of its Cellar Aged series. The fourth edition of this coveted, age-stated collection, Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2026 is a combination of 11-, 12-, and 14-year-old bourbons, each bottled at cask-strength and blended to 112.1 proof. Maker’s Mark first debuted the Cellar Aged series in 2023 with a blend of 11- and 12-year-old bourbons, the brand’s then-oldest release to date. Last year’s