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Inside the Wine Cellar at Portland’s Canard
At the latest venture from the team behind Le Pigeon and Little Bird, partner and wine director Andy Fortgang is redefining what a "casual" wine list should look like.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photos: Kimberley Hasselbrink
The Life and Afterlife of Terroir
Paul Grieco's Terroir wine bar helped usher in America's wine revolution. But what does a revolutionary do when the battle is won?
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Daily News: Training Prisoners to be Somms, The Joys of Miller High Life
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - While Thailand's beer scene is dominated by a few macro lagers, one bar on the island of Koh Tao…
- story: Chloe Frechette
John Paterson, Wine Director | Frankies Spuntino Restaurant Group
Though he didn’t anticipate a career in wine, it’s no surprise that John Paterson wound up in the industry. His first job was working at his parents’ Alabama restaurant, and…
Welcome to “Possibly Useful Wine Questions”
Welcome to "Possibly Useful Wine Questions" (PUWQ), in which we ask sommeliers to pick wines for some unconventional situations. This round, East Coast vs. West Coast: Amanda Smeltz and Eric…
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
Daily News: English Sparkling Wine Wins Over Champagne, Trump Vodka Seized
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Hundreds of bottles of Trump Vodka were seized in Israel after its kosher classification turned out to be a…
- story: Chloe Frechette
The Epic Wine List Is Not Dead
Welcome to "The List," a column exploring the country's most notable wine lists. This week, New York columnist Zachary Sussman visits Rebelle, Patrick Cappiello's new Bowery wine destination with an…
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Natalie K. Nelson
Why Is the Word “Sommelier” Being Co-opted?
Recently, a spate of so-called sommeliers have cropped up in fields other than wine service. Jennifer Fiedler on how water sommeliers and mustard sommeliers are changing the definition of the…
- story: Jennifer Fiedler
- photo: Daniel Krieger
That Rosé Lyfe: The Best Pink Wines of the Season
America's sommeliers have access to some of the best wines in the world. But what are they drinking off duty? Welcome to a special edition of "That Wine Lyfe," wherein…
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
That Wine Lyfe: Taylor Parsons of République, LA
America's sommeliers have access to some of the best wines in the world. But what are they drinking off duty? Welcome to "That Wine Lyfe," the drink diary of wine…
- story: Whitney Adams
- photo: Whitney Adams
