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Booze News Weekly Roundup: Wildfire Aftermath Lingers in Bordeaux, Marijuana Users Outpace Drinkers, and More
This is VinePair’s Booze News Weekly Roundup, where we gather the hottest headlines and product releases every Friday for a snapshot of what’s happening in the beverage alcohol industry. It was a pretty quiet week on the Booze News front, but we have updates on marijuana users outpacing alcohol drinkers, the lasting effects of the now-tamed wi

One of New York City’s Best Bottle Shops Is Hiding in Penn Station
It’d be an understatement to say that no one enjoys Penn Station. When most New Yorkers and out-of-towners trek through the sterilely lit and highly trafficked train station, they have one goal in mind: Get in, and get out. But if there’s one reprieve for travelers slugging their suitcases through the Midtown terminal, it’s Penn Cellars. For m

The VinePair Podcast: Wine Has to Offer Value in Restaurants. Here’s How It Can.
Today on the “VinePair Podcast,” Adam, Joanna, and Zach take a look at another reason why wine is struggling in restaurants: The drinking public is unable to perceive value with much of what’s on offer. The article The VinePair Podcast: Wine Has to Offer Value in Restaurants. Here’s How It Can. appeared first on VinePair.

BeatBox Is Turning Anheuser-Busch into a Top ‘Wine’ Seller
A lot of people lost their minds in the ’80s. Compared to the decade’s cocaine-addled and clinically insane, August Busch III, the legendary head honcho at the macrobrewer that bore his name, stayed very much in control. But even the steely “Three Sticks” was not totally immune to the siren song of flash-in-the-pan fads, slick marketing, and c

A Timeline of the Bar Industry’s Darling Spirits
Back bars are inadvertent storytellers. The bottles on their shelves provide a glimpse of the spirits industry’s zeitgeist, conveniently grouped by category. After a night of bar-hopping or regular visits to a few neighborhood spots, attentive bar guests can get a sense of which spirits are trendy, which have run their course, and which are et

We Asked 9 Bartenders: What’s the Best Low-ABV Cocktail?
Martinis and Negronis are great, don’t get us wrong. But some occasions, like a chill night in or day drinking in the park, simply call for more sessionable cocktails. Luckily, when the time comes to dial back the booze, there are plenty of options out there. Some low-ABV cocktails lean into the light and refreshing vibes like bubbly spritzes

The Buildout Podcast: Handshake Speakeasy
This episode of The Buildout is brought to you by Farmer’s Gin. It’s brought to you by the same amazing people that brought you Michter’s, and it’s actually the gin that I use at home for my Martinis. It’s clean, crisp, unfussy — perfect for building any kind of Martini that you would like. Farmer’s Gin is made in Idaho at the first organic di

Wine 101: What Does Tradition Mean in Wine?
Recently on the VinePair Podcast, Adam and Zach tackled the idea of tradition in wine. Give it a listen! I haven’t stopped thinking about it, and I thought I would riff a little on the matter, with some historical context. Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Follow Keith on Instagram @VinePairKeith. Rate and review this po