Megan Krigbaum is a New York City-based wine and spirits writer and editor. For the past 10 years she has been a wine editor at Food & Wine magazine, navigating the masthead from editorial assistant to deputy wine editor. There, she wrote a monthly wine column called "Bottle Service," in addition to regular feature stories pertaining to wine, spirits and beer. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband Michael and their cat Mason.
Megan Krigbaum
Contributing Editor
How Mosaic Became Beer’s Hottest Hop
Despite having entered the market just four years ago, the Mosaic hop has become a darling amongst craft brewers. Megan Krigbaum on why it's having a moment, plus five bottles…
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
Le Rosé Est Arrivé!
In early March, a giant bladder of pink wine landed on U.S. shores. But from whence did it come, and why? Megan Krigbaum on the arrival of this 22,000-liter, bag-in-a-box…
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- photos: Lizzie Munro
Testing Out the Second-Cheapest Wine Principle
Is the second-cheapest wine on a wine list really a great deal? Or is it such a popular order that it's become a means of getting gouged? Megan Krigbaum goes…
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
How to Make It As a Small Wine Importer
As wine retailers and sommeliers continue to seek out up-and-coming regions, the number of small, independent importers is booming. Megan Krigbaum on how these "little guys" are changing the market,…
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
Why Sommeliers Are Heading for Retail
A growing number of sommeliers have left restaurants behind to take on wine retail, seeking both more fulfilling interactions with customers and to bring their approach to the relatively old-fashioned…
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- photo: Michael Dillingham
Beyond BYO: Building the Chinatown Wine List
Pét-nat and Peking duck? Off-dry riesling and Sichuan food? These kinds of combinations, ordained among wine nerds, have long come by way of the BYO restaurant. But sommelier Justin Vann…
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- photo: Mala Sichuan Bistro
