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You don't need sommelier training to enjoy wine, but a few key mistakes could be hindering your experience. Here are the bad habits to break in 2025. Pamela Vachon Contributor Pamela is a freelance ...

A few years ago, two new hashtags began flooding my social media feeds every fall and winter: #SoberOctober and #DryJanuary – month-long challenges to stop drinking alcohol. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan ...

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The snobbish sommelier is a relic from the past—a figure from a less-enlightened time in wine. Or so I believed until a recent encounter in France. As wine service has become more egalitarian and ...

Budapest is overflowing with pubs – though defining them requires explanation. Kocsma is the venerable local term for ‘pub’, but its modern-day iteration is more of a bar. B ...

Wine is full of rules and laws -- most of them, in my opinion, are a little silly -- but some of the most interesting are around wine labels. Here are some helpful things to know. If you see the name ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — You may have passed by the Hilton Garden Inn on the Suffolk waterfront without a second thought, but the restaurant inside is worth a stop. Crust & Cork, on the Hilton's main floor, ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Abby Pendergist has brought a bit of Victorian slang to Main Street with her new natural wine bar. Half Rats gets its name from an old term for being a bit tipsy but not totally ...

An ex-Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety learned his fate at his sentencing for calling in a fake bomb threat to City Hall after growing “desperate” to get out of a virtual meeting. Brian ...