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L.A. artist Mister Cartoon created the sculptural Lady Impala bottles for Title X's Paso Robles Cabernet-based blend.

Wine Labels Get Some New Ink

Are tattoo-inspired labels the must-have accessory of 2024? Celebrity artists Mister Cartoon and Ami James are the latest to ink wine label deals

Aug 5, 2024

Could these 19th-century sparkling wine bottles have come from one of France's most prestigious Champagne houses?

170-Year-Old Shipwrecked Champagne Hoard Discovered Near Sweden

A team of divers found the sparkling wine and more in a sunken 19th-century sailing vessel that may be linked to Russian royalty

Jul 30, 2024

Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky (left) hopes to surpass the 12 medals won by Gaderian Wines co-founder Natalie Coughlin Hall.

Katie Ledecky Chases Wine Country's Olympic Legend

Natalie Coughlin Hall, Gaderian Wines co-owner and the most decorated American female athlete of all time, is ready to splash some bubbly when her former Olympics swimming teammate breaks her medal-count record

Jul 29, 2024

Haley Bennett stars as Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin in <em>Widow Clicquot</em>, now in theaters.

Fizz Flick FanFic: ‘Widow Clicquot’

The Madame Clicquot biopic introduces some delicious fantasy to the legend of the trailblazing feminist pioneer behind Veuve Clicquot Champagne

Jul 19, 2024

The cast of Winesday—(left to right) Debra Thaïs Evan, Jennifer Diamond, Dawn Cantwell, Amanda Lea LaVergne and Shannen Hofheimer—raise a glass on stage.

Wine with a Show—A New Wine Musical

The Off-Broadway “Winesday: The Wine Tasting Musical” offers wine tasting paired with musical fun

Emily Dendinger

Jul 19, 2024

This grapeseed fossil is all that remains of a vine that thrived after the planet said goodbye to tyrannosaurus, triceratops and other Late Cretaceous dinos.

60 Million–Year-Old Grape Fossil Is Oldest in Western Hemisphere

In pip paleontology news, rare seed evidence might show that grapevines owe their success to the extinction of the dinosaurs

Collin Dreizen

Jul 2, 2024

Marchesi Antinori partnered with Maserati on an electric luxury vehicle, inspired by one of the world's most iconic vineyards.

A Luxury Ride Inspired by a Luxury Wine? Antinori and Maserati Unveil Collaboration

The Italian luxury car firm and renowned winemaker have teamed up on an electric luxury convertible, inspired by the super Tuscan wine Tignanello

Rachel Whiteman

Jul 1, 2024

Daniel Boulud leaps from the cover of <em>Wine Spectator</em> to the season 3 premiere of <em>The Bear</em>, starring Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White.

Mixed Case: Opinion and Advice

‘The Bear’ Goes Upscale with Chefs Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller. So Where’s the Wine?!

Season 3 of FX's hit series includes scenes from stages with the Grand Award–winning chefs behind Daniel and the French Laundry. But wine service is glaringly absent

Robert Taylor

Jun 28, 2024

This 2,000-year-old cinerary urn was discovered to contain liquid wine.

2,000-Year-Old Liquid Wine, Oldest Ever Found, Discovered in Spain

Archaeologists found the once-white, possibly Sherry-like wine in a Roman mausoleum in southern Spain

Collin Dreizen

Jun 21, 2024

And now we know where the cherries went: Quarter-millenium-old bottles of preserved fruit have been unearthed beneath George Washington's Mount Vernon cellar.

Presidential Pits: Archaeologists Find 29 Bottles of Cherries and Berries at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Some of the first U.S. president’s fruit preserves survive, and there’s a chance they could grow new trees

Collin Dreizen

Jun 17, 2024

Lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim was a known wine lover. Now, his wineglasses are up for auction, along with vintage games, furniture and Broadway memorabilia.

Now’s Your Chance to Drink from Stephen Sondheim’s Wineglass

The musical theater legend’s personal wineglasses, barware, books, vintage games and more will be sold June 18 by Doyle Auctioneers and Appraisers

Kenny Martin

Jun 13, 2024

Former San Antonio Spur and current Provence wine estate owner Tony Parker runs with the 2024 Olympic torch after a hand-off from fellow wine lover, tennis champion Amélie Mauresmo.

French Vintners Carry the 2024 Paris Olympic Torch

Former pro athletes, Languedoc wine and rugby legend Gérard Bertrand and NBA Hall of Famer-turned-vintner Tony Parker took their turn with the flame, as did U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg, who has his own line of wines

Kristen Bieler

Jul 29, 2024

LeBron James brought some Napa royalty with him to the Cavs-Celtics playoff showdown.

At Least the Wine Was Good: LeBron James Brought a Bottle of Opus One to an NBA Playoff Game

The Celtics beat King James’ hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he got to enjoy one of Napa Valley’s iconic Cabernet Sauvignons

Chris Cardoso

May 29, 2024

There was much more than wine aging in this cellar ...

Ancient Mammoth Bones Turn Up in an Austrian Wine Cellar

Archaeologists dug up a rare find, potentially 40,000 years old, in the basement of Kamptal winegrower Andreas Pernerstorfer

Collin Dreizen

May 23, 2024

The wine label for Corrections Reserve features artist Jesse Krimes' <em>Apokaluptein:16389067</em>, which he created during a five-year prison term.

Prisoner Wine Company's Corrections Reserve Gives a Canvas to Artists Supporting Prison Reform

The Napa-based brand famous for its Francisco Goya label art is collaborating with a formerly incarcerated artist to bring awareness and assistance to those impacted by the prison system

Chris Cardoso

May 1, 2024

One of McCartney's leather-free accessories is a bottle holder styled to fit a Veuve Clicquot bottle.

Veuve Clicquot and Stella McCartney Turn Waste into Fashion

The designer and Champagne house have turned grape waste into vegan leather for bags and accessories

Suzanne Mustacich

Apr 19, 2024

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