Summer — specifically the 4th of July — has been an opportunity for drinks brands of all kinds to (sometimes literally) wrap themselves in the American flag to move product. Yet even with the country’s 250th anniversary just days away, it seems like relatively few are doing so this year. Is that because the current American political landscape is so fractious? Are patriotism and American pride at a low point,
In 2016, Peyton Manning turned some heads by plugging the King of Beers from the field after emerging victorious in Super Bowl 50. “I’m gonna drink a lot of Budweiser tonight, Tracy,” the then-quarterback of the Denver Broncos told CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson. “I promise you that.” Anheuser-Busch InBev quickly followed up with the media to make sure everybody knew it hadn’t paid Manning — who owned stakes in a
This fall, when fans of rustic farmhouse ales meet up again at their annual three-day festival in Hornindal, western Norway, they can raise their glasses to a pair of milestones: 2026 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Kornølfestival, the main gathering of the Norwegian farmers who brew their own beer and those who love it. Additionally, this year counts as more or less a full decade since kveik, the
Long before bourbon became America’s native spirit, locals were distilling fruit. Colonial farmers transformed apples into Applejack throughout the Northeast, fermented peaches and pears when harvests exceeded demand, and produced grape brandies wherever vineyards could survive. Brandy wasn’t just a European luxury or a niche after-dinner drink; it was one of the country’s earliest and most widespread spirits. Yet while bourbon evolved into a global category and American wine earned
When the VinePair team isn’t busy working at HQ, we’re in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. Here are the cool, current, and flat-out excellent bars and restaurants you should visit in New York right now, according to our editors. Check here each month for an updated list of where to drink in New York City. New
Beer isn’t immune to trends. Certain styles gain steam while others fall out of favor; ingredients cycle in and out of season; and new techniques take the place of traditional ones. It’s hard to believe it, but there was a time when the hazy IPA wasn’t ubiquitous. To make room for these new approaches, some beloved brews get cut from production. And beer nerds never forget a beer that blew
In the summer of 1784, Alexander Hamilton sat down in New York to write one of the stranger letters of his early legal career. The recent peace had allowed transatlantic wine commerce to restart, British blockades had vanished, and claret could once again reach the palates of the American elite in place of rum. Hamilton’s client, a London wine merchant named Hugh Seton, was owed 7,400 pounds — roughly half
This article is part of our Cocktail Chatter series, where we dive into the wild, weird, and wondrous corners of history to share over a cocktail and impress your friends. A Chicago dog is a rainbow served in a paper tray. A strict set of criteria rule the Windy City’s hot dog: It must be an all-beef frank enveloped in a poppy seed-studded bun topped with diced white onion, neon-green
Wineries of all types strive to develop an estate identity through their liquid, but nowhere is that brand recognition as important as it is in Champagne. The flagship product for most Champagne maisons is the “house style,” a proprietary blend of grapes from assorted plots and vintages. No two non-vintage recipes are the same. Beyond the stipulation that a wine must be produced in Champagne to be labeled as such,
Buffalo Trace Distillery is resurfacing five historic American whiskey brands for the third installment of its Prohibition Collection. This year’s edition features a lineup of five distinct whiskeys, including a high-proof rye, an uncut bourbon, and a blended whiskey, each representing a now-defunct brand that operated during Prohibition. The five whiskeys represent brands — Cove Spring, Henry Watterson, John G. Carlisle, Kentucky River, and Walter B. Duffy — produced under