Category: Pairings

When it comes to Texas wine, just about everything is being grown in the United States’ second-largest state. Chardonnay? Check. Sangiovese? Yup. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Pinot Noir? It’s got them. Indeed, Texas is still a great big wine incubator, with some wineries offering dozens of bottlings aimed at appealing to the broadest cross-section of wine drinkers. But this grow-everything-for-everybody approach may not get to the heart of Texas winemaking

No grape has experienced the simultaneous highs and lows of the wine world quite like Chardonnay. Perhaps befitting its very nature, it has existed as both the base material for many of the world’s most coveted white wines and as the basis for a veritable ocean of mediocre, soulless wine; as a darling of collectors and critics alike and the inspiration for a range of derisive and dismissive slogans and

You know Cocktail Kingdom. The ubiquitous bar supplier has you covered for glasses, shakers, spoons, or whatever other drink-making widget or whatsit, jigger or thingamajigger you may need. But do you know Cocktail Kingdom Hospitality Group? Well, the company’s lineup probably includes one of your favorite New York bars, even if you didn’t realize it. And it definitely includes one of your favorite bartender’s favorite bars. There are the cool-kid

Grüner Veltliner is the most planted grape in Austria — even more so than Central Europe’s darling Riesling. Austria’s signature white wine brings a range of possibilities, from zippy with notes of lemongrass on the palate to ripe with fuller-bodied qualities of orchard fruit. The grape may reside in the shadow of varieties more familiar to American drinkers, but Grüner Veltliner’s stateside popularity is growing. And the varietal couldn’t be

Scotch doesn’t have to be expensive. It just looks like it does. Go to your local bottle shop and you’ll likely see several fancy-looking bottles behind glass, only available to those wearing the bottle shop’s name tags or a customer with the deepest of pockets. You’ll also see colorful cardboard packages on the shelves, creating artificial — and some would argue environmentally wasteful — barriers between your hands and the

Today on the “VinePair Podcast,” Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the renewed speculation that Jack Daniel’s manufacturer Brown-Forman might be for sale: While the family-owned company rejected two reported offers in April, rumors continue to swirl that it’s on the market. Are Pernod-Ricard or Sazerac still interested? Which drinks company makes the most sense as an acquirer, and how can they attempt to rebuild and grow the brand, especially outside

After less than two years, Costco and Deschutes Brewery plan to discontinue their co-branded line of Kirkland Signature beers. Deschutes chief executive officer Peter Skrbek announced the change in a notice to distributors sent on July 1, Craft Business Daily reports. Production is set to be scaled back as soon as this month. The collaboration includes Kirkland Signature Helles Lager and Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale, which are expected to be

It’s 9:30 p.m. in New York City. A boisterous bachelorette party of eight waltzes through the West Village to its final destination. When the women arrive, they’re escorted to a sleek, brown leather banquette, greeted with a round of cocktails sporting ultra-premium Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, and handed Sennheiser wireless microphones, ones that would be better suited for an ABBA concert than a private karaoke room. Stepping into one

For such a classic cocktail, Martinis couldn’t be more “2026.” They’re chic and Instagrammable, tasty and customizable, and, well, boozy. The cocktail has an on-again-off-again relationship with American palates, falling in and out of favor over the course of its history. But as consumers today look for quick and cost-effective ways to get a buzz, the Martini has once again met the desires of contemporary drinkers. Because so many people

In a ready-to-drink (RTD) market teeming with options, few premixed cocktails have won over younger consumers like BuzzBallz. Found in bright bulbs across convenience, grocery, and liquor stores, BuzzBallz are spirits- and wine-based RTDs with flavors ranging from classic like Espresso Martini to new and zany like Pineapple Jalapeño. While they’re low in volume, BuzzBallz are high in alcohol content. The brand’s standard drink packs 15 percent ABV in a