Located in the well-know Napa County boasting its exquisite wine industry, the Merus Winery constructs a different perspective on winery design. Napa Valley, California was the perfect location to experiment with an inviting, inspiring interior design. The Merus Winery was created by UXUS Design – a breathtaking composition of lines and lights, textures and natural [...]

Wiroa Station Wine Cellar was designed by MAP Architects and is located in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand. The project consisted of a modern concrete building that acts as a viewing platform and has the ability to shelter hundreds of precious wines. Even though its architecture may inspire a completely independent dwelling, Wiroa [...]

(Photo above courtesy of Dr. Myhrvold’s book, Modernist Cuisine — read our previous post: Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking by Nathan Myhrvold) While the average oenophile decants a bottle of red wine using a glass carafe, Nathan Myhrvold decants using a blender. The very idea of pouring an expensive bottle of vino [...]

A Swiss designer has reinterpreted the concept of wine-in-a-bag for the sophisticated, female oenophile in the form of luxurious French goatskin and Swiss workmanship. Claudia Eicke’s Weekender bag is for the wine-loving female whose retail therapy involves a good bottle of wine as much as a show-stopping pair of heels, or the woman who routinely [...]

If you’re looking for a relaxing vino escape while in the Hamptons, head to Wölffer Estate Vineyards, located in Bridgehampton in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York. Described by its staff as “an American Winery in the Classic European Tradition,” the 175-acre estate features an inviting tasting room that opens up onto a [...]

Moët-Hennessy has invested in a vineyard in the mountains of China that will produce red wine for the domestic Chinese market. Luxury brand LVMH has signed an agreement with a major alcohol, wine and spirits distributor in China, VATS, to develop 30 hectares of vineyards at an altitude of 2,400 m in the mountains of [...]

California leather goods maker Mulholland brings us this handsome insulated nylon liner designed to keep chilled wine or champagne at temperature and to protect red wines from temperature extremes. This is the perfect bag for carrying wine to a picnic or traveling across continents. It features a carrying handle and padded shoulder strap. Although Mulholland [...]

Ian Hutechon, an astronomer from Britain, has created wine from a 4.5 billion year old meteorite. The Cabernet Sauvignon is labelled Meteorito, and was created by placing a meteorite inside a wine barrel. The base wine was from Hutcheon’s own vineyard, in the Cachapoal Valley of Chile, which he bought in 2009. The specially chosen [...]

Here’s outtakes of Orson Welles, director of Citizen Kane, drunk as he films a commercial for Paul Masson Wine (watch it on YouTube here). The Paul Masson brand is best remembered for its 1970s marketing association with Orson Welles, who promised for Masson: “We will sell no wine before its time.” The infamous outtakes for [...]

Anthony Giglio is a wine expert that wears many hats – he’s a sommelier, journalist, author and educator all wrapped in one. Giglio currently serves as a wine columnist with La Cucina Italiana magazine, a writer with Food & Wine magazine, and a contributing editor with Wine & Spirits magazine. On top of that, he [...]

Argentina is a New World wine producer with an Old World sense of history and culture and this is just one of the many paradoxes of this unique nation. American journalist turned Buenos-Aires resident, Ian Mount delivers a through examination of Argentina’s oenological history in this new book rest will appeal to any wine lover [...]

Learn how to make perfect, restaurant quality steaks at home. Restaurant chef secrets are revealed in this how-to segment that teaches you how to make the best steaks. Featuring Lobel’s Steaks of NYC and wine from Robert Mondavi of Napa Valley, enjoy an easy culinary creation for a gourmet meal at home. Ingredients: Steaks – [...]

Everyone, from the casual wine drinker to top sommeliers, has different thoughts about Thanksgiving Day wine pairings. Those who think the most important part of choosing wine is determining what will go with turkey generally gravitate towards middle of the road selections, light reds like Beaujolais Nouveau or Pinot Noir, or fuller whites like Chardonnay. [...]

Clothing company Banana Republic has teamed up with a California winery to create limited-edition holiday bottles that target the female wine sipper with hand-sketched labels of the little black dress and fancy, sweeping red frock. Banana Republic’s party dresses, rendered by the company’s creative director Simon Kneen, will be embellished on Clos du Bois’s most [...]

A 300-bottle collection of Chateau Lafite Rothschild has sold for almost $540,000 in Hong Kong, setting a world record price for a single wine lot auctioned this year, organisers said. The collection spanning 1981 to 2005 was knocked down for HK$4.2 million ($539,250) at Christie’s two-day Autumn wine sale, which is expected to rake in [...]