Wine

You're not in a World Series locker room. The smooth handling of a sparkler is one of the hallmarks of a wine sophisticate

Here's how to do it the right way

Rule No. 1: BA's Wine Insider has no time for stemless, so get 'em out of here

Expert picks from our wine guy David Lynch

We've got some ways to help you step up your wine game

And other rules to drink by from BA's Wine Insider, David Lynch

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Our new series is here to help (but dont' call them "soms")

Because the world of wine is an enigma wrapped in a jeroboam, our new series Ask a Sommelier is here to help

Or, "What I Learned Too Late to Enjoy My Free Trip to Napa"

You'll probably want to be brushing up on your Spanish pronunciation skills for summer wine drinking

France's richest wine region boasts some of the most expensive bottles in the world. But you don't have to be part of the 1 percent to drink like it

With dishes like chicken liver, borscht, and charoset, you're gonna need to break out the big guns. Here are our six picks

Things are getting a little weird at the tops of bottles

At this time of year, when gatherings tend to be bigger and economies of scale need to be exploited, wines like these are very welcome finds.

We held a blind tasting with three New York sommeliers to find out

Sheer deliciousness plus the ability to amuse and entertain no matter which football team is winning

Expert picks for bird-friendly bottles

With a fledgling vineyard on his land and the Spanish road movie The Way arriving in theaters this month, the Brat Packer-turned-urban farmer spills on all things edible, quaffable, and smugglable from Spain.

Those intimidating, leather-bound tomes are going the way of white tablecloths.

Riesling pairs with just about any cuisine, whether it's Sichuan or seafood.

Big all-American Zinfandel is not just the best pair for your craziest and most full-throttle summer barbecue recipes, it's also the easiest good wine to find in average American supermarkets.

Txakoli isn't just delicious, it's one of those rare wines that you can buy like a branded product. Pick up any Txakoli you can find in America, any at all, and it'll probably be pretty great.

Cremants tend to be of very high quality; they're brisk, fruity, bubbly, and well made. They're also somewhat baffling to world consumers, so they're underpriced. Expect to pay $15 to $30 for a bottle of something very nice--a price you'll never see good Champagne going for.