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Byline: Eric Asimov Choosing what to drink should be the easiest part of your holiday planning. Here's a guide to making it even more so. Here's an easy answer to [...]

Choosing what to drink should be the easiest part of your holiday planning. Here's a guide to making it even more so. Here's an easy answer to the perennial question [...]

President-elect Trump says tariffs will help American businesses, but many in the wine industry foresee few benefits and a lot of pain for all involved. The wine world is bracing [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Alemany Farm ripples with life on a steep hillside in San Francisco. Rows of broccoli and collards, tomatillos, chiles and herbs, stands of cherry and plum trees [...]

Alemany Farm ripples with life on a steep hillside in San Francisco. Rows of broccoli and collards, tomatillos, chiles and herbs, stands of cherry and plum trees -- all this [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov These longer-aged wines were once notable for being too oaky and powerful. Now, producers are letting the gorgeous purity of the sangiovese grape shine through. I could [...]

These longer-aged wines were once notable for being too oaky and powerful. Now, producers are letting the gorgeous purity of the sangiovese grape shine through. I could not have imagined, [...]

It’s hard to go wrong in this city, but at these nine casual restaurants and bars, you’ll find exceptional lists of natural wines. Montreal is one of the best cities [...]

The strike, disrupting shipments along the East and Gulf Coasts, comes as the wine industry tries to make up its sales after a downturn. The longshoremen strike that closed ports [...]

The strike, disrupting shipments along the East and Gulf Coasts, comes as the wine industry tries to make up its sales after a downturn. The longshoremen https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/business/economy/port-strike.html that closed ports [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov On a balmy late summer night, Frog, a natural wine bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was a busy place. Couples occupied the small tables lining one wall and [...]

On a balmy late summer night, Frog, a natural wine bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was a busy place. Couples occupied the small tables lining one wall and the pool table [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Great bottles are being made all over the world, but right now no country's are as exciting or compelling as Spain's. Spain is the most dynamic wine-producing [...]

Great bottles are being made all over the world, but right now no country's are as exciting or compelling as Spain's. Spain is the most dynamic wine-producing country in the [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov From the outside, Arjav Ezekiel appears to be living the dream. Mr. Ezekiel, 36, is a consummate restaurateur and sommelier. With his wife, the chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel, [...]

From the outside, Arjav Ezekiel appears to be living the dream. Mr. Ezekiel, 36, is a consummate restaurateur and sommelier. With his wife, the chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel, he owns Birdie's [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov These bottles, from small producers, often cost a little more than their European counterparts, but they are superb with singular identities. It's a question I hear frequently [...]

These bottles, from small producers, often cost a little more than their European counterparts, but they are superb with singular identities. It's a question I hear frequently after one of [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov These easygoing bottles - red, white, rosé and sparkling - are perfect for relaxing and just right for watching the Paris games from afar. The Summer Olympics [...]

These easygoing bottles -- red, white, rosé and sparkling -- are perfect for relaxing and just right for watching the Paris games from afar. The Summer Olympics begins in late […]

Byline: Eric Asimov Around the globe, much of the wine world is feeling besieged and stigmatized. Sales are down, way down for some. New studies suggest that any consumption of [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Bottles that are built for the heat: light-bodied, agile and low in alcohol, whether red, white, rosé or sparkling. I've been writing about wine long enough to [...]

Around the globe, much of the wine world is feeling besieged and stigmatized. Sales are down, way down for some. New studies suggest that any consumption of alcohol is unhealthful. [...]

His $6 bottle of Napa Valley cabernet won a historic tasting in Paris in 1976, astonishing connoisseurs and putting his Stag's Leap winery on the map. One of the biggest [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Certificates of social and environmental responsibility, like B Corp status, have become important markers for wineries that place values front and center. Grape growers and wine producers [...]

His $6 bottle of Napa Valley cabernet won a historic tasting in Paris in 1976, astonishing connoisseurs and putting his Stag’s Leap winery on the map. One of the biggest [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Ukraine is one of the world's historic wine-producing regions, with a history that stretches back thousands of years. It's also reinventing its wine culture and, despite the [...]

Ukraine is one of the world's historic wine-producing regions, with a history that stretches back thousands of years. It's also reinventing its wine culture and, despite the ravages of Russia's [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Beaujolais, and its prices, are not what they used to be. Instead of bemoaning what has been lost, the wines today ought to be celebrated. How do [...]

Beaujolais, and its prices, are not what they used to be. Instead of bemoaning what has been lost, the wines today ought to be celebrated. How do you assess the [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov When Channing Frye retired in 2019 after 15 years as a solid power forward in the N.B.A., he was at loose ends. With no long-term plans, he [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov The motto of Chicago ought to be, 'Too much to do, not enough time.' That's how I feel whenever I visit. Whether restaurants, architecture, museums or music, [...]

When Channing Frye retired in 2019 after 15 years as a solid power forward in the N.B.A., he was at loose ends. With no long-term plans, he said, he began [...]

The motto of Chicago ought to be, ''Too much to do, not enough time.'' That's how I feel whenever I visit. Whether restaurants, architecture, museums or music, Chicago overflows with [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov There's more to Austrian wines than grüner veltliner. Its reds range from juicy and refreshing to satisfyingly complex. Austria is best known for its white wines, grüner [...]

There's more to Austrian wines than grüner veltliner. Its reds range from juicy and refreshing to satisfyingly complex. Austria is best known for its white wines, grüner veltliners and rieslings [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Which came first, the fried chicken or the Champagne? The answer doesn't matter. What's important is that they belong in the same sentence, and on the same [...]

Which came first, the fried chicken or the Champagne? The answer doesn't matter. What's important is that they belong in the same sentence, and on the same table. It may [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov A new generation of exacting growers and winemakers has brought vitality to an Italian region known for its cheap wines. The Abruzzo region of eastern central Italy, [...]

A new generation of exacting growers and winemakers has brought vitality to an Italian region known for its cheap wines. The Abruzzo region of eastern central Italy, on the Adriatic [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Restaurants are bustling and dining rooms are buzzing. If you want a reservation at the newest and hottest places, you are out of luck unless you know [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov For occasions like a day that spotlights sweets, a special bottle of sweet wine might be the perfect ending. We all know that Valentine's Day is simply [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov It used to be rare, but around the wine world, and with a particular concentration in Chianti Classico, daughters are taking on leadership roles. As a young [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov Yes, a wine ought to taste good. But there's much more to consider, including farming, winemaking and intent. What makes a wine 'good'? The answer seems self-evident: [...]

Yes, a wine ought to taste good. But there's much more to consider, including farming, winemaking and intent. What makes a wine ''good''? The answer seems self-evident: If it tastes [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov The holidays require sparkling wine, there's no getting around that. But does it need to be Champagne? That's a particularly good question this year, as Champagne is [...]

The holidays require sparkling wine, there's no getting around that. But does it need to be Champagne? That's a particularly good question this year, as Champagne is more expensive than [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov A Croatian immigrant's California chardonnay was judged the top one in a famous Paris tasting. He later established his own acclaimed winery in Napa Valley. Mike Grgich, [...]

A Croatian immigrant's California chardonnay was judged the top one in a famous Paris tasting. He later established his own acclaimed winery in Napa Valley. Mike Grgich, the winemaker at [...]

Byline: Eric Asimov The best bottles are not the ones that meet certain technical standards. They tell unforgettable stories and create enduring images. Every December, as I think back on [...]