Is Wine “Tonging” the New Sabering?
Watch sommelier Dustin Wilson open a bottle of wine with red-hot tongs at New York City's Eleven Madison Park.
- story: Fatstache
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Fatstache
Finding Napa Valley in a (Cocktail) Glass
The Restaurant at Meadowood's Sam Levy is defining a new, more nuanced style of California cocktail. Peden + Munk capture his process both on the farm and behind the bar.…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Peden + Munk
“Whispering” Under the Influence
We took a tour of the dumping ground that is Whisper—an anonymous social media app—to bring you a peephole into the weirdest (most intoxicated) recesses of human emotion.
- story: Echo Thomas
- photos: Anonymous
Burgundy, Barolo: Meet Black Metal
Steven Grubbs explores the unlikely connection between Norwegian black metal and wine, both in his own life and via the endeavors of Satyr, one of the original members of the…
- story: Steven Grubbs
- photo: Jordan Noel
A Look at Spring/Summer 2014 Wine, Spirits & Cocktail Books
It may not feel like it, but spring has sprung. In the book world anyway. Here's a look ahead at some of the most exciting drinks books to be released…
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Punch
See How a Proper Irish Coffee is Made, Buena Vista Style
San Francisco's Buena Vista Café has been making the classic Irish whiskey drink since 1952. Watch how the pros build a line of perfect Irish Coffees.
- story: Eric Wolfinger
- photo: Eric Wolfinger
The Myth of Sommelier Certification, Debunked
Despite common belief, "sommelier" is not a certification. It's a job. Carson Demmond explores what it means to be a sommelier and why an exam has nothing to do with…
- story: Carson Demmond
- illustration: James Carpenter
What Does Wine Sound Like?
Tasting wine is one thing, but what about listening to it? Inspired by Champagne Krug's odd new marketing device, The Krug Shell, Charles Antin gets to the bottom of how…
- story: Charles Antin
- photo: Punch
The Buena Vista Café: America’s Irish Coffee Mecca
At San Francisco's historic Buena Vista Café, the Irish Coffee has become its own American ritual.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Eric Wolfinger
How to Drink Your Way Out of Dry January
It's the last weekend in dry January, which means it's the perfect weekend to slowly ease back into drinking with some low-proof drinks. This is good advice. Promise.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Why Was the Aviation Google Zeitgeist’s #1 Cocktail in 2013?
How, after never having placed in the top 10 before, did the Aviation—a classic, but obscure purple-hued gin drink—edge out all of the competition?
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Art of Drinking Alone
For most, the thought of drinking alone at bars is fraught with anxiety. But for Brad Thomas Parsons, it's taught him the virtue of familiarity.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Daniel Krieger