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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

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

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

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

I'll Have What She's Pouring

Alan Richman

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Lynch

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

Watch a Master Sommelier Open a Bottle of Wine
techniques
Everyone knows how to open a bottle of wine, you say? Master Sommerlier Richard Betts has seen it done the wrong way a million times. Watch this video for how to do it properly.
Good-bye, Big Fat Wine List
Cooking
Those intimidating, leather-bound tomes are going the way of white tablecloths.

Bon Appétit

Oenophile Bling
test-kitchen
Looking at it, you might think this shiny cup is just another antique bauble from Grandma's display case, or an ornament to hang around your neck, a la Flavor Flav. You'd be wrong ...

Mary-Frances Heck

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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We Challenged a Sommelier to the Perfect Chocolate Pairing
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Sponsored: Master sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier pairs Lindt chocolates with wines.

LINDT EXCELLENCE

Why It's Okay to Send Back that Bottle of Wine
Culture
It can be uncomfortable, but sending back wine is really okay. Here's why.

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

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

Griffin Sweet