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Culture: Does Your Favorite Beer Taste Different? The Brewer Might Have Changed the Recipe

The beer industry in 2023 will be remembered for many things, but for longtime craft drinkers, the year will be

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Culture: In Praise of La Hora del Vermut, Spain’s Cherished Vermouth Hour Tradition

I’ve been missing Barcelona lately—where not long ago, I explored wine bars in search of new-wave Spanish wines—so on a

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Culture: How Beer Spiking Can Elevate Your Next Fireside Brew

On the cold nights when, huddled around the blazing fire pit and still bundled up against the elements, I want

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Culture: Instant Coffee Gets a Craft Reboot

If the words “instant coffee” conjure visions of a muddy-tasting last resort, it may be time to change your outlook.

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Culture: With a New Prosecco, Issa Rae’s Go-to ‘Insecure’ Drink Gets a Story Arc

In a scene that could have well passed for an episode of HBO’s Insecure, on Wednesday night in a moody

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Culture: Are You a Wine Snob? 8 Red Flags to Spot

From peppering every conversation with industry jargon to over-relying on a decanter, wine snobbery can take on many forms. You

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Culture: How to Spot Ladybug Taint, a Downright Gross Wine Flaw

Any seasoned drinker can catch a corked bottle. It’s easy to flag if a wine has spent too much time

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Culture: The Vino Swindler: A Serial Dater’s Unlucky Brush with a Wine Tinder Swindler

Two months before The Tinder Swindler was released on Netflix, I had my own run-in with a “diamond-exporting,” truth-bending, wine-stealing

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Culture: Can Lowering Mile-High Tasting Room Fees Lure the Next Generation of Wine Drinkers?

Those who visit wineries in Paso Robles may be in for a shock these days. Tasting room fees have jumped

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Culture: As Texas Wine Gathers Strength, 6 AVAs Are on the Horizon

Any Texas winemaker can readily recite this fact: Texas is far larger than France, which is home to 11 major

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