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How to Order Wine to Find a Bottle You Love
Lifestyle
Expert sommeliers give us tips on how to ask better questions and pick out the perfect bottle. (Hint: Price isn't everything.)

Sam Stone

How to Get the Most Out of Your Somm Experience
Culture
Ask a lot of questions, but please not “what’s your favorite wine?”

Marissa A. Ross

The 15 Best Wine Gifts
Shopping
All the best stemware, wine keys, and other thoughtful accessories for the budding sommelier in your life.

Oset Babür-Winter

How a Sommelier Handles BYOB
Shopping
Hint: You should absolutely bring your own wine key too.

Elyse Inamine

A Sommelier’s Insider Guide to the Food and Wine of Champagne and Paris
events
A Bon Appétit Culinary Getaway to the World’s Only Champagne Region

Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors

What Should I Bring to a Dinner Party? (That Isn’t Wine)
Cooking
Nobody’s mad at an extra bottle of Pinot Noir, but these other items might be more helpful to the host.

Kendra Vaculin

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

Bon Appétit

Make Ordering Wine Less Terrifying--Ask a Sommelier! We Did
Culture
Our new series is here to help (but dont' call them "soms")

Bon Appétit

How to Order Wine at a Restaurant
Culture
Ordering wine in a restaurant shouldn’t be a stressed-out showdown. Here are five ways to make nice with the sommelier—and get the perfect bottle every time

David Lynch

The New Wave of Wine: 6 Sommeliers to Watch in 2015
Culture
The new wave of young women and men helming the beverage program is just as smart about wine—and won’t make you feel clueless for not knowing a Verdicchio from a Vermentino

Belle Cushing

Why You Should Get Down with an All-Beer Pairing Instead of Boring Old Wine
Culture
If you pour that beer into a fancy glass, even better.

Alex Beggs

I'll Have What She's Pouring

Alan Richman

We Launched a Wine Shop for People Who Love to Eat
Drinks
These highly curated bottles are asking to be poured at your next dinner party.

Joseph Hernandez

The Beer Lovers Gift Guide
Shopping
All the best gifts for your friend who gets nerdy about heirloom hops.

Griffin Sweet

What Do NYC's Top Sommeliers Drink at a Chinese Restaurant?
Restaurants
When NYC's top sommeliers gather for Peking duck, they bring magnums, corkscrews, glassware... and secrets

Matt Duckor

The Best Gifts for Home Mixologists and Cocktail Connoisseurs
Shopping
Essential tools, gift-worthy mixers, and elegant glassware for your resident wannabe bartender.

Alaina Chou

Where to Drink Wine in Paris, According to a Sommelier for Michelin-Starred Restaurants
Restaurants
The wine buyer from the Michelin-starred COTE shares her eight favorite wine spots.

Victoria James

7 Rules for Serving Wine at Your Dinner Party
Culture
Serving wine at your next dinner party doesn't have to be complicated or induce a panic attack. Follow these simple rules to get the most out of your vino

David Lynch

How a Wine Shop Helped Me Make Peace With My Age
Culture
I was always worried that, the older I got, the less interesting I would become.

Liz Riggs

11 Summer Party Hacks Sure to Impress
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Sponsored: Home entertaining really can be easy—especially with the help of a few shortcuts here and there.

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6 Wines a Sommelier Would Bring to Thanksgiving Dinner
Culture
Expert picks for bird-friendly bottles

David Lynch

Padma Lakshmi's Guide to Fun, Stress-Free Dinner Parties
Culture
The 'Taste the Nation' host cooks 70 percent of the menu in advance and has tips for breaking the ice between guests.

Dawn Davis

Bring Your Host This Wine and Win At Being a Dinner Party Guest
Culture
If your friends shopped, cleaned, and cooked for you, the least you could do is bring them this bottle.

Emily Schultz