At Giant, a Carefully Curated Nod to the New Casual
Committing to a single bottle of wine comes with an opportunity cost. When you decide on one bottle, you’ve given up the chance to drink all the others. It’s different from the opportunity cost of...
View ArticleAt Ruffian, an Antidote to Wine Bar Sameness
Once upon a time, in the dark ages before everyone took their wine advice from Instagram, a wine list had the ability to genuinely surprise you. A further shock: In these olden times, back about a...
View ArticleIs Wine by the Glass Dead?
Not so long ago, a wine list’s by-the-glass section was a sanctuary for a curious drinker on a budget. At its best, it was a place for experimentation and discovery—a place where Beaujolais and...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Broke Wine
It’s not until episode 58 of Wine Library TV, the wine vlog that became a sensation in the late aughts, that the show really discovers what it’s about. Up to that point, it had seemed like a corporate...
View ArticleThe New Who’s Who of Wine Cool
Among America’s most progressive wine lists, which producers act as universal touchstones in 2020? The post The New Who’s Who of Wine Cool appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleAll the Wine That’s Fit to Print
What can 60 years of New York Times restaurant reviews tell us about wine's journey in America? The post All the Wine That’s Fit to Print appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleIt’s Time to Decolonize Wine
The wine world's culture of gatekeeping, racism and silence is antithetical to its true spirit. Now is the moment for real change. The post It’s Time to Decolonize Wine appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleWho Will Fix Wine Education?
A conversation between Jirka Jireh and Cristie Norman, two sommeliers on a mission to rebuild a broken system. The post Who Will Fix Wine Education? appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleThe New Vocabulary of Wine
The words we use to talk about wine often say more about us than what's in the glass. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to determining what kind of wine talker you are—or want to be. The post The New...
View ArticleBarbera d’Asti Is a Sommelier Secret Weapon
Versatile and food-friendly, see why sommeliers consider Barbera d’Asti the “essential everyday wine.” The post Barbera d’Asti Is a Sommelier Secret Weapon appeared first on PUNCH.
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