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Walter Bolzonella OGs Cipriani Venice
Places

Walter Bolzonella Knows His Way Around a Bellini

The bartender at the original Cipriani in Venice has been serving a roster of A-listers and regulars since 1978.

  • story: Tyler Zielinski
  • photo: Colin Dutton
Chuck Sypult St Elmos
Cocktails

For Chuck Sypult, Bartending Isn’t About Drinks

The St. Elmo’s bartender has been regaling Indianapolis regulars for 25 years.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Zach Dobson
Ken Ellis Rainbo Club
Cocktails

Ken Ellis Has Pulled a Lifetime of Leinenkugel

The bouncer-turned-bartender has held court at Chicago’s iconic Rainbo Club for nearly four decades.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Matt Haas
Tree Sequoia Stonewall Inn NYC
Places

Tree Sequoia Is the Spirit of Stonewall Inn

For the 81-year-old bartender, the pandemic is just another chapter in the story of one of America’s most important bars.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: PUNCH
pool bar jim
Places

Pool Bar Jim Is Always on Vacation

The Hilton Head bartender has been serving “the best frozen drink you’re ever going to get” for 22 years.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Beau Kester
tom riley bartender donohues nyc
Places

Tom Riley Is the Definition of Old School

The Donohue’s bartender has been mixing Martinis for New York City regulars, including Drew Barrymore and Gay Talese, for 49 years.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eric Medsker
tara wright 21 club nyc
Places

At the “21” Club, Tara Wright Is in Charge

She’s the first woman to hold the position of bartender at the historic boy’s club, but that’s not the only thing she’s modernized.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eric Medsker
bartender liz pounds tulsa
Places

Liz Pounds Taught Tulsa How to Drink

For half a century, the Oklahoma bartender has witnessed her town go from Prohibition to cocktail Renaissance—with a star-studded Hollywood pit stop along the way.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Jeremy Charles
The Wines of Right Now
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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