Author: Sara L. Schneider

The very best of the other bubbles.

These delectable Chardonnays prove some whites get better with age.

From frozen vineyards, winemakers extract the hard-won nectar that is icewine.

Seven Champagnes we can’t resist popping for a party.

The master distiller who broke ground 15 years ago is bringing a new gin to market.

The distillery’s ‘1926 60 Year Old Sir Peter Blake’ is set to shatter the record at Sotheby’s.

The Hôtel de Crillon taps into its 40,000 bottles of wine for an extraordinary food and wine exploration this fall.

Long gone are the days when the hotel lobby bar was a fall back – the easy meeting place where the focus was on the meeting, not the generic drinks at hand. Having morphed into a rather grand lounge with top-shelf spirits, the lobby bar has become a smart hotel’s draw – its statement of […]

Of California’s many AVAs, Sonoma and Napa Valley have dominated the world stage. But over time, other regions – especially those along the state’s Central Coast, like Paso Robles – have developed their own distinct character and have gained recognition for some exquisite Rhône and Bordeaux styles. The newest Golden State AVA to receive accolades […]

The Tonella family can speak to “Rutherford dust,” that almost mythical expression of terroir ascribed to the central Napa Valley region. “After more than 100 years and four generations of growing,” says Steve Tonella, “I thought it was time to make the finished wine.” The four-generation pact with Rutherford fruit began with a serendipitous meeting […]