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A Good Match: Wines To Drink with the Best Dishes in the Hamptons

An expert insider shares his perfect pairings for classic dishes.
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Luxury Tequila Is Booming. Does The Brand That Started It All Still Matter?

In the face of competition from artisanal brands, Patrón shifts its image from pure swagger to style with substance.  
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The House of Krug Makes a New Home for its Future

The champagne maker makes over its centuries-old property in Reims, and opens it to visitors in earnest for the first time.
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Put Down the Sake, Sushi’s Ideal Match is Actually Champagne

A growing thirst for sparkling wine in Japan is fueling a revelatory new pairing that’s now trending at home and abroad. Plus, a helpful guide...
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Hollywood's New Whiskey Baron

Filmmaker Brett Ratner’s Los Angeles home is the inspiration for his burgeoning side project: a small-batch spirit brand.
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Drink This Now: Kavalan Whisky’s Sherry and Port Cask Series

The most exciting whisky to hit the market in recent years isn’t from Scotland or Japan—it hails from Taiwan.
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A Master Class in Mother’s Ruin

A boozy course at one of London’s leading distilleries gives gin enthusiasts the opportunity to create their own recipes.
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In a Warming World, What Happens to Wine?

As global temperatures rise, viticulture will be forced to change, adapt, or disappear. 
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Switzerland’s Liquid Assets: Wines of the Valais

Decades of high tariffs kept the country’s wine producers from exporting abroad. But at long last, Swiss bottles are popping up on menus and...
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Liquid Souvenirs: 9 Bottles of Booze to Travel the World For

Local spirits have a way of distilling the essence of a place like no other keepsake.
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