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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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Culture: Is Alcohol the New Tobacco?

For most of my adult life, moderate social drinking has been viewed as part of a healthy lifestyle. Indeed, for

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