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Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

A Year in Space: Bordeaux Wine Splashes Down

NASA's first space wine mission has successfully returned to Earth, where 12 bottles of Bordeaux and hundreds of Merlot and Cabernet vines will now be analyzed

Jan 25, 2021

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Burgundy Burglars Nab $425,000 in Wine, Lob Bottles at Cops in Mario Kart–Style Getaway

A luxury hotel in France falls victim to thieves … two days in a row

Jan 20, 2021

Some aromas have come back already for Robert Camuto, such as a violet sachet he uses for scent training, but he still struggles to pick up things like cut lemon and red pepper flakes.

Getting Back My Nose After a COVID Knockout

Like countless others, contributing editor Robert Camuto lost his sense of smell. Can simple exercises help?

Jan 20, 2021

Charles Springfield wants to both teach about wine and make it fun for all people.

Wine Talk: Charles Springfield's Personal Tune

The wine educator talks about getting started, his new books and how the industry can address racial injustice

Jan 18, 2021

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Some aromas have come back already for Robert Camuto, such as a violet sachet he uses for scent training, but he still struggles to pick up things like cut lemon and red pepper flakes.

Some aromas have come back already for Robert Camuto, such as a violet sachet he uses for scent training, but he still struggles to pick up things like cut lemon and red pepper flakes.

Getting Back My Nose After a COVID KO

Like countless others, I’m struggling with the loss of my sense of smell. Can simple exercises help?

Jan 20, 2021

Charles Springfield wants to both teach about wine and make it fun for all people.

Wine Talk: Charles Springfield's Personal Tune

Jan 18, 2021

Dusty Baker takes in a college game with a glass of his own wine.

Wine Talk: Dusty Baker's Homage to Hank Aaron

Jan 15, 2021

Alois Lageder and his son Clemens overlook the steeply terraced vineyards of Alto Adige.

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From the Feb 28, 2021, issue

Even in an industry that was hit hard last year, restaurant pros are finding reasons to feel good about 2021.

Sommelier Roundtable: Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2021

Jan 13, 2021

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Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

A Year in Space: Bordeaux Wine Splashes Down

NASA's first space wine mission has successfully returned to Earth, where 12 bottles of Bordeaux and hundreds of Merlot and Cabernet vines will now be analyzed

Jan 25, 2021

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Burgundy Burglars Nab $425,000 in Wine, Lob Bottles at Cops in Mario Kart–Style Getaway

A luxury hotel in France falls victim to thieves … two days in a row

Jan 20, 2021

Chef José Andrés speaks at a National Day of Service and Remembrance event with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sept. 11, 2020.

Chef José Andrés speaks at a National Day of Service and Remembrance event with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sept. 11, 2020.

World Central Kitchen Activates All-Night Operation After D.C. Capitol Attack

“I don’t know what else to do right now … so we just started cooking,” chef José Andrés’ wrote on Twitter as his organization fed hundreds of first responders

Jan 12, 2021

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Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

A Year in Space: Bordeaux Wine Splashes Down

NASA's first space wine mission has successfully returned to Earth, where 12 bottles of Bordeaux and hundreds of Merlot and Cabernet vines will now be analyzed

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Burgundy Burglars Nab $425,000 in Wine, Lob Bottles at Cops in Mario Kart–Style Getaway

You'll never believe what 2021 has in store for us. Perhaps you're shocked already …

Unfiltered Predictions for 2021

French gendarmes apprehend one of 25 suspects in the alleged theft of more than $6 million worth of wine and whisky

Busted in Bordeaux: Crime Ring Suspected of Stealing $6 Million in Wine and Whisky

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

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Sports

Sports

Dusty Baker takes in a college game with a glass of his own wine.

Dusty Baker takes in a college game with a glass of his own wine.

Wine Talk: Dusty Baker's Homage to Hank Aaron

The former World Series champ and three-time NL Manager of the Year talks about learning wine from Willie Stargell, planting his own vineyard and his new Cabernet partnership with baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron

You'll never believe what 2021 has in store for us. Perhaps you're shocked already …

Unfiltered Predictions for 2021

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

For Saints Owner, New Wine Is a Labor of Love

NBA stars Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony compare tasting notes.

Talkin’ Dom: Carmelo Anthony Hosts Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Chris Paul and More on ‘What’s in Your Glass?’

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TV, Film & Theater

TV, Film & Theater

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

Avaline founders Cameron Diaz (left) and Katherine Power have added a Spanish sparkler to their lineup.

Cameron Diaz’s Avaline Adds Bubbles

Tori Spelling (left) and Kathryn Hall toast to their new partnership.

Tori Collection Wines by Hall Bring 90210 to Napa

Actors Juliana Guill and Jon Cor star in Lifetime's <em>Christmas on the Vine</em>.

‘Christmas on the Vine’ Brings Vineyard Romance to Lifetime Channel

American chef David Kinch returns to his roots in <em>A Chef's Voyage</em>.

Documentary Film ‘A Chef's Voyage’ Follows Manresa Chef David Kinch Through France

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What?!

What?!

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

Beneath the floorboards of this Upstate New York home, a bootlegger's secret stash …

A New Discovery of Very Smuggled, Very Old Old Smuggler

<em>Antiques Roadshow</em>'s Andy McConnell extracts a sample from a very old wine bottle …

‘Lore’ Podcast Revives Legend of Witch’s Wine

Should the Founders have anticipated joke Aperol pet toys when penning the First Amendment? From left, VIP Products' "Hairball," "Bad Spaniels" and "Grrrobert Slobbery"

Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Trademark Battle Between Dog Toy Maker and Entire Bev Industry May Head to Supreme Court

Sarah Michelle Gellar knows what you did this last summer (nothing).

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes, Haunted Wineries Ring in Hallowine Season

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Music

Music

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

NBA stars Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony compare tasting notes.

Talkin’ Dom: Carmelo Anthony Hosts Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Chris Paul and More on ‘What’s in Your Glass?’

Black Eyed Peas member Taboo (right) was diagnosed with cancer in 2014; the band has long supported the American Cancer Society.

Black Eyed Peas, NFL Hall of Famers and More Boost Wine Charity Efforts

You really can have both your mind on your gin and your wine on your mind.

Not-So Laid-Back: Snoop Dogg Releasing a New Gin, as His Wine Project Makes Big NAACP Donation

Jon Bon Jovi (right) and his son, Jesse Bongiovi, are tuning up and pouring up for Friday's festivities.

Jon Bon Jovi Is Playing at Your House to Raise COVID Relief Money with His Rosé

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Design

Design

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

A New Historic Home in Philly

The remodeled Rittenhouse Square home of restaurateurs Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari has vintage-inspired character to spare

Revel installed dramatic lighting in the cellar of Piyush Patel, who owns about 2,000 bottles.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Piyush Patel, Oklahoma City

The design of wine collector Mike McCurdie's cellar mixes stone and wood elements for a variety of textures and tones.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Mike McCurdie, Denver

The design for Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario's luminous, glass cellar was inspired by their visits to Las Vegas.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario, New Jersey

The entrance to the Charlebois' glassed-in wine cellar

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Pierre-Luc and Vanessa Charlebois, Montréal

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