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"which wines would sommeliers like to see less of in 2026?" An interesting take on the wine list and at first glance a controversial list. But read the article to get the whole picture and nuance. By @vinepair.com
We Asked 17 Sommeliers: Which #Wine Should Disappear From Lists This Year? (2026) | #VinePair zurl.co/29AqO
We Asked 17 Sommeliers: Which Wine Should Disappear From Lists This Year? (2026)
We asked 17 wine professionals from around the nation for the wines they think should be ditched this year. Here's what they said.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:14 AM
"which wines would sommeliers like to see less of in 2026?" An interesting take on the wine list and at first glance a controversial list. But read the article to get the whole picture and nuance. By @vinepair.com
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Filed a quick newser for @vinepair.com with what we know. Note that while trade press has reported the statement from RBG, the memo from RNDC's Sachs is previously unreported. Will be updating this story throughout the day:
In Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy Out Its Ops in Seven Markets (Developing)
Less than one year after Republic National Distributing Company’s catastrophic collapse in California, VinePair has learned that the country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a po...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Filed a quick newser for @vinepair.com with what we know. Note that while trade press has reported the statement from RBG, the memo from RNDC's Sachs is previously unreported. Will be updating this story throughout the day:
The country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a portion of its national operation to the country’s largest beer distributor: Reyes Beverage Group. vinepair.com/booze-news/r...
In Middle-Tier Mega-Deal, RNDC Says Reyes Will Buy It in Seven Markets (Developing)
Less than one year after Republic National Distributing Company’s catastrophic collapse in California, VinePair has learned that the country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a po...
vinepair.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a portion of its national operation to the country’s largest beer distributor: Reyes Beverage Group. vinepair.com/booze-news/r...
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NEW: I have obtained an internal memo from RNDC's new prez/CEO stating that Reyes Bev Group (US' largest beer distro) has agreed to acquire RNDC in 7 markets. Trade press this morning reported RBG spox saying it was in "active discussions" for such a deal; RNDC memo suggests it's happening. More TK.
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
NEW: I have obtained an internal memo from RNDC's new prez/CEO stating that Reyes Bev Group (US' largest beer distro) has agreed to acquire RNDC in 7 markets. Trade press this morning reported RBG spox saying it was in "active discussions" for such a deal; RNDC memo suggests it's happening. More TK.
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Cutwater's triple-digit sales growth in 2025 wasn't strictly due to the TikTok trend of housing/getting housed by a 4pk of the stuff and filming the results. But that didn't hurt! At @vinepair.com I laid out the needle A-B has been threading to cash in on heavy users without marketing heavy use.
Anheuser-Busch Is Selling Cutwater Like Crazy — and Keeping Quiet About the Viral #Challenge
The song is called “Cut Wader,” by Lex OnGoo and LadyBouncee, and it opens like this: She want some Cutwater All these b*tches see us bounce, me and my homegirl on the roof. We drinkin’ Cuts but that’...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Cutwater's triple-digit sales growth in 2025 wasn't strictly due to the TikTok trend of housing/getting housed by a 4pk of the stuff and filming the results. But that didn't hurt! At @vinepair.com I laid out the needle A-B has been threading to cash in on heavy users without marketing heavy use.
@dinfontay.com recounts what are, in his opinion, the most important storylines and turning points for the beer industry in 2025.
The 7 Stories That Defined the Beer Industry in 2025
Here we are again, reader. The last column of 2025. I hope you had a lovely holiday, full of good cheer and other things of that nature. But now it’s back to business: one final recap on the biggest s...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@dinfontay.com recounts what are, in his opinion, the most important storylines and turning points for the beer industry in 2025.
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My father, Nick Infante, adored the American beer business. A week ago, he passed away. My column today at @vinepair.com is a tribute to his lifelong passion for the trade, and a challenge to its leaders to hold close all that makes it unique.
The Beer Industry Is Special. My Dad Taught Me That
I love beer, and I love covering the beer industry, and those are two different things. I am constantly explaining to people — angry readers, new sources, confused strangers — that while I personally ...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My father, Nick Infante, adored the American beer business. A week ago, he passed away. My column today at @vinepair.com is a tribute to his lifelong passion for the trade, and a challenge to its leaders to hold close all that makes it unique.
🍻 Even in a challenging year, brewers pushed forward to open impressive new breweries in 2025. Here are 26 of the best, according to the pros.
The 26 Best New Breweries of 2025, According to Beer Pros
As a writer, finding negative narratives in craft beer is a breeze. Sales are declining. Closures are climbing. Let’s blame all those IPAs! Or Gen Z! Or THC! Instead of focusing on deflating news, tho...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🍻 Even in a challenging year, brewers pushed forward to open impressive new breweries in 2025. Here are 26 of the best, according to the pros.
In a country dominated by artificially carbonated keg beer, cask ale can be challenging to serve well. These breweries are pulling it off. vinepair.com/articles/bre...
British-Style Cask Ale Is a Challenge, but These Breweries Are Making It Work in the U.S.
At Gigantic Brewing Company in Portland, Ore., brewer and co-owner Van Havig has a response ready for whenever customers ask what cask ale is. “You look them right in the eye, and you say, ‘It’s the w...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In a country dominated by artificially carbonated keg beer, cask ale can be challenging to serve well. These breweries are pulling it off. vinepair.com/articles/bre...
Czech brewers are making low-alcohol beers that are complex, rich, and fun to drink, offering a blueprint for other brewers to do the same.
How Czech Brewers Make Low-Alcohol Lagers With Big Flavor
Beer fans who make it to Prague before the weather turns will find exactly what they’ve been told to expect: a beautiful Old World city where classic Pilsner-style beers are everywhere, with hundreds ...
vinepair.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Czech brewers are making low-alcohol beers that are complex, rich, and fun to drink, offering a blueprint for other brewers to do the same.
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VOS Selections, the lead plaintiff on this suit, is a ~4-decade family-owned wine/spirits importer out of NY. As the owner told @vinepair.com after the initial win in the Court of International Trade in late May: "When they asked me to be lead plaintiff, I thought ‘Somebody needs to step up.’"
August 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
VOS Selections, the lead plaintiff on this suit, is a ~4-decade family-owned wine/spirits importer out of NY. As the owner told @vinepair.com after the initial win in the Court of International Trade in late May: "When they asked me to be lead plaintiff, I thought ‘Somebody needs to step up.’"
Chardonnay remains the most celebrated white variety in the world, but what cult whites do collectors seek out outside of the grape?
The Prized White Wines Collectors Covet Most — That Aren’t Chardonnay
All too often, when the world’s white cult wines are lined up, Burgundy, and its star grape Chardonnay, steal the show. Even beyond the Côte de Beaune — from Sonoma to South Africa to Australia — Char...
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September 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Chardonnay remains the most celebrated white variety in the world, but what cult whites do collectors seek out outside of the grape?
From classic Provence expressions to thought-provoking bottles from the Finger Lakes, here are the best rosés under $25.
The 10 Best Rosés Under $25
About two decades ago, rosé took the United States by storm. Spurred on by chic beach goers spending their summers “out east,” the pink wines captured the American imagination and have yet to truly lo...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From classic Provence expressions to thought-provoking bottles from the Finger Lakes, here are the best rosés under $25.
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Bapple's comeback boomed, but ABI has once again stopped shipping the brand—leaving competitors an angle on the national thirst for apple-flavored beers. At @vinepair.com I evaluated the macrobrewer's scarcity strategy in context of another LTO gambit: McDonald's infamously successful hog arbitrage.
Busch Light Apple Is the McRib of Beer
You don’t have to be an expert gambler to understand why it’s verboten to interrupt a craps player’s hot hand at the casino, nor a historian of America’s pastime to grasp why a baseball team won’t say...
vinepair.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Bapple's comeback boomed, but ABI has once again stopped shipping the brand—leaving competitors an angle on the national thirst for apple-flavored beers. At @vinepair.com I evaluated the macrobrewer's scarcity strategy in context of another LTO gambit: McDonald's infamously successful hog arbitrage.
Busch Light Apple's return to shelves this year has been nothing short of triumphant, begging the question: Why isn't it around year-round?
Busch Light Apple Is the McRib of Beer
You don’t have to be an expert gambler to understand why it’s verboten to interrupt a craps player’s hot hand at the casino, nor a historian of America’s pastime to grasp why a baseball team won’t say...
vinepair.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Busch Light Apple's return to shelves this year has been nothing short of triumphant, begging the question: Why isn't it around year-round?
Prosecco is famous for its fizz, yet, much to the confusion of everyone, the confounding era of bubble-free Prosecco is here.
Is Still Prosecco a Clever Bid or a Branding Blunder?
There comes a time in the lifespan of wildly successful products when it seems the world is not enough. Think: Crystal Pepsi, Facebook’s pivot to Meta, and non-alcoholic hard seltzer. Prosecco, that c...
vinepair.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Prosecco is famous for its fizz, yet, much to the confusion of everyone, the confounding era of bubble-free Prosecco is here.
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And your Hop-ocalypse Now from the latest @vinepair.com Hop Take 🤯: vinepair.com/articles/hop...
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
And your Hop-ocalypse Now from the latest @vinepair.com Hop Take 🤯: vinepair.com/articles/hop...
The THC drinks category is undeniably exploding, but can the growth predictions actually hold up? If it's going to happen, now is the time.
It’s Now or Never for Cannabis Drinks
Cannabis, marijuana, weed, pot, hemp, the devil’s lettuce — call THC products whatever you like, but they aren’t going away any time soon. And once again, they have the alcohol industry on edge. Since...
vinepair.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The THC drinks category is undeniably exploding, but can the growth predictions actually hold up? If it's going to happen, now is the time.
With the cocktail renaissance well into its third decade, it's time to step back and consider the greatest bar teams of all time.
The Bar Teams That Defined the Craft Cocktail Revival
When debating the greatest sports teams in history, rabid fans always defend their hometown heroes. They don’t just anoint the Chicago Bulls the greatest basketball team of all time, they exalt the vi...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With the cocktail renaissance well into its third decade, it's time to step back and consider the greatest bar teams of all time.
Currently, three of the top five breweries in the United States aren't breweries at all, they're meaderies.
How Mead, the Drink of the Vikings, Came to Dominate Untappd Rankings
At first glance, Untappd’s list of highest-rated breweries looks kind of weird: Currently, three of the top five producers in the U.S. aren’t breweries at all. Instead, Pips Meadery (#2), Schramm’s Me...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Currently, three of the top five breweries in the United States aren't breweries at all, they're meaderies.
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🎧 It's always a treat to join The @vinepair.com Podcast to talk about my recent coverage. In this episode, I recapped the state of play for the hemp-beverage business and my reporting at the Hemp Beverage Alliance's 2025 Hemp Beverage Expo: pod.link/1402310626/e...
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July 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🎧 It's always a treat to join The @vinepair.com Podcast to talk about my recent coverage. In this episode, I recapped the state of play for the hemp-beverage business and my reporting at the Hemp Beverage Alliance's 2025 Hemp Beverage Expo: pod.link/1402310626/e...
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What can today's distillers learn from the last bourbon bust? I try to answer that question, with the help of some folks who actually lived through it (ahem Eddie Russell) in my latest article for @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/bou...
What Can Bourbon Distillers Learn From the Last Big Bust?
The bourbon industry is looking at some tough times right now. Sales are down, supply is way up, and distilleries are facing bankruptcy, lawsuits, and even closure. Words like “glut” and “bust,” which...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What can today's distillers learn from the last bourbon bust? I try to answer that question, with the help of some folks who actually lived through it (ahem Eddie Russell) in my latest article for @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/bou...
The first beer can was sold in 1935, and from that point forward breweries and manufacturers have revolutionized its form.
The 10 Most Iconic Beer Cans and Innovations of All Time — and How They Changed Packaging Forever
Please consider the beer can. The aluminum cylinder is one of beer drinking’s greatest inventions, equally a standard accessory at bars, concerts, and backyard BBQs, and a status symbol for drinkers s...
vinepair.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The first beer can was sold in 1935, and from that point forward breweries and manufacturers have revolutionized its form.
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having gotten a sneak preview of @timmckirdy.bsky.social's new mezcal miniseries for @vinepair.com i can't emphasize enough how stoked i am for the show
The VinePair Podcast: The Complex Impact of the Mezcal Boom
Roughly two years ago, VinePair managing editor and “Cocktail College” host Tim McKirdy received an invite from Los Angeles-based restauranteur Ivan Vasquez to travel down to Oaxaca and get a behind-t...
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July 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
having gotten a sneak preview of @timmckirdy.bsky.social's new mezcal miniseries for @vinepair.com i can't emphasize enough how stoked i am for the show
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Part 2 of Cocktail College's new series on traditional mezcal!
Mezcal's taste as we know today was shaped by prohibitions, corruption, and outside meddling...and all more recently than you think. Listen for yourself.
open.spotify.com/episode/4faV... @vinepair.com @timmckirdy.bsky.social
Mezcal's taste as we know today was shaped by prohibitions, corruption, and outside meddling...and all more recently than you think. Listen for yourself.
open.spotify.com/episode/4faV... @vinepair.com @timmckirdy.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Part 2 of Cocktail College's new series on traditional mezcal!
Mezcal's taste as we know today was shaped by prohibitions, corruption, and outside meddling...and all more recently than you think. Listen for yourself.
open.spotify.com/episode/4faV... @vinepair.com @timmckirdy.bsky.social
Mezcal's taste as we know today was shaped by prohibitions, corruption, and outside meddling...and all more recently than you think. Listen for yourself.
open.spotify.com/episode/4faV... @vinepair.com @timmckirdy.bsky.social