Ten-Year Rule: 2016 Wines Ready to Open This Autumn
Ten years on, 2016 wines from Barolo, Brunello and Bordeaux are entering their window. What to open this autumn and how to serve it.
This Month
The current issue: this month’s stories in wine, spirits, food and travel.
Which Restaurants Serve Lab-Grown Meat? The 2026 Guide
Lab-grown meat is on a handful of U.S. menus in 2026, from José Andrés’s barmini to Kann in Portland. Where to try it, and whether fast food uses it.
The Case for Buying Champagne Now
The case for buying Champagne before November: grower Champagne, new vintage releases and prestige cuvées worth stocking up on.
The Art of the Autumn Dinner Party
How to host an autumn dinner party: a four-course seasonal menu, the wine for every course, glassware, temperatures and timing.
Where the Tomahawk Meets the Tide
At Latitude 23.5 Steak House in Los Cabos, a bone-in Angus ribeye and a carefully chosen Mexican red make the case for eating steak within earshot of the surf.
I Moved to Barcelona and Eat Tapas Every Week. Here’s What It’s Like.
Two months in, a family’s newest ritual is vermut at noon, bravas by the plate and an eight-year-old in charge of the toothpicks.
Inside a Harvest: A Day in the Vines
What really happens during a wine harvest, from pre-dawn picking and the sorting table to the cellar and the end-of-harvest feast.
Game Season Starts Here
Grouse, pheasant, venison and duck: a game wine pairing guide with cooking notes and the Pinot, Syrah, Nebbiolo and Bordeaux to pour.
Relais Villa Grazianella: A Montepulciano Wine Estate With Big Plans
Below one of Tuscany’s great wine towns, a family estate is turning its abandoned farmhouses into a wine resort.
Stock the Cellar for Winter
What to buy in October to stock your wine cellar for the holidays and the years ahead, from house Champagne to bottles worth laying down.
New Zealand’s Carrot Capital Has a New Gin Distiller
In Ohakune, beneath Mount Ruapehu, a former school principal is distilling the town’s famous crop into an award-winning gin.
Harvest Escapes: Five Wine Regions to Visit in October
Five wine regions to visit in October, from the Langhe to Sonoma: one hotel, one table and one cellar visit in each.
The Greek Island Making Wine Fit for a King
On tiny Lipsi, a family winery’s dessert wine made it to a royal state banquet in Athens. It has never left Greece since.
Climate and the Calendar: When Harvest Starts in July
Picking now starts in July in parts of France. How climate change is reshaping the wine harvest, from styles and grapes to appellation rules.
Spirit of Revival: Belfast’s Whiskey, and Its People, Find Their Way Back
On a whiskey walk through a city once off-limits to its own neighbors, the drams tell only half the story.
Wine Divination Is the Real Practical Magic
Tarot is having a moment. The older art of reading wine is the one worth pouring.
Small but Mighty: Napa’s 2026 Crop
The Napa 2026 harvest came early and light against a soft grape market. What it means for quality, prices and allocations.
Wild Mushroom Season
Porcini, chanterelles and more: how to cook the season’s mushrooms, and the wild mushroom wine pairing guide, from Burgundy to Etna Rosso.
Autumn in the Langhe, Hour by Hour
A 48-hour Langhe itinerary for truffle season: where to stay, eat and taste in Barolo and Barbaresco, with the practical details that matter.
The Truffle Pairing Rulebook
Truffle wine pairing, explained: white vs black truffles, the dishes, and why Barolo, aged Champagne and white Burgundy are the wines to pour.
