If you’ve ever spent time in Italy’s Tuscan seaside towns you know the dreamy days of long al fresco lunches and afternoons tasting in Montalcino or…
Master Sommelier Sur Lucero commands any room he enters, and that includes the dining room. After more than two decades in the restaurant profession, completing…
What does a Master Sommelier drink when he’s off the clock? Sur Lucero, MS spends his professional life seeking out and curating hard-to-find wines for customers…
Wine connoisseurs do one of two things when they have guests — graciously share with their family and friends or horde their best vintages away until…
The original version of this article was published on Real Simple on August 2, 2019, and can be found here. As the mercury hits its countrywide…
By Jonathan Cristaldi Although torrential downpours flooded roads and caused landslides in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 26, rays of vivid light seemed to radiate…
This week, we sat down with in-house winemaker Britt Nichols, the mastermind behind the Wine Access favorite label Nichols and our new Kinfolk brand. A Napa…
Get to Know Amanda McCrossin of PRESS Napa and SommVivant St. Helena’s Press restaurant has the deepest Napa wine list in the Napa Valley, and their…
by Brian Freedman Becoming a savvy wine collector isn’t nearly as difficult as it might initially seem. Sure, the world of wine is a huge…
We’re not going to beat around the mistletoe. Giving the gift of wine is about as festive as it gets—inspiring surprise, elation, and the kind of…