Drinks The Unofficial Tour de France Drinking Guide Get to know the route of the Tour de France intimately by drinking the beer, cider, wine and apéritifs native to the land it passes through. By Lauren Friel
Drinks Everything You Wanted to Know about the Effects of Oak Aging on Wine Think you hate oaked Chardonnay? Or love the toasty notes that oak imparts? By Lauren Friel
Drinks How Climate Affects Wine Grapes Growing Pinot Noir in Napa Valley is like growing apples in Puerto Rico. By Lauren Friel
Drinks To Understand Wine, Start with the Grape How does wine get its color, texture, sugar, acid and — uh — other things? By Lauren Friel
Drinks The Best Sparkling Wine Under $30 Here are ten of the best bottles of bubbly on the market. By Lauren Friel
Drinks A Learned Man’s Guide to Rose Rosé season is upon us, and while we generally advocate for consumption of pink wine year round, the same warm weather that begs for draping oneself in white linen and opening too many shirt buttons demands the freshness of a crisp, vibrant rosé. By Lauren Friel