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Chocolate Step Aside — Here are the Most Extraordinary Advent Calendars Out Right Now
2022 has taken Advent calendars to an entirely new level — Cheese, wine, Chapstick and makeup are just a few of the things you can look to unbox during the month of December
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Toast to the New Year: Finding the Perfect Bubbles for Your NYE Celebration
Wine director Benjamin Appleby shares top picks for sparkling wine that won’t break the bank for your New Year’s Eve toasts.
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Wine Down on Cape Cod: Provincetown Food and Wine Festival
Are you looking for something to do this weekend? The Provincetown Food and Wine Festival runs November 2nd through November 6th.
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Raise a Glass to Adele's ‘I Drink Wine' Music Video
Adele dropped the wine-soaked video for “I Drink Wine” off her latest album “30.”
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The Best Wine to Fall for This Season
TJ Douglas, co-owner and CEO of The Urban Grape, shares his favorite fall picks for wine this season.
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Favorite Fall Wine Picks From the Urban Grape
Co-founder and CEO of the Urban Grape, TJ Douglas, stopped by the Hub Today to discuss his favorite fall wine picks that are a must-try.
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Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Could Threaten California's Wine Grapes
It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when – the spotted lanternfly has already spread from Pennsylvania to 11 states, and the species could be established in California as soon as 2027. The state’s winemakers, who make about 80% of the nation’s wine, are already worried about how the bugs will impact their grapes on the vine....
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Drew Bledsoe Has Outplayed His Own Expectations as a Winemaker
On a stretch of land seemingly not close to much of anything, a game of patience is playing out. The man in charge is a pro at surveying the field — though the desired results are far different than this former NFL star could have ever imagined. We here in New England know Drew Bledsoe as the former Patriots quarterback,…
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Drew Bledsoe: Winemaker
Former Patriots quarterback has seen a lot of success in the field of wine in the years after his NFL career.
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Why Cork Is a Go-To Sustainable Material for More Than Just Wine Stoppers
The bark of cork trees is mostly used for wine stoppers, but it has other uses in sneakers and trains.
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What's the Link Between Sneakers, Happy Hour and Infrastructure?
You can find a relationship between any three things by asking the right questions and connecting the dots. In this final episode of the Connect the Dots series, Teneille Gibson explains the link between the sneakers you wear, the wine you drink and the trains you ride.
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How Do You Prevent Wine Bottles from Ending up in Landfills? Turn Them into Sand
After retiring from a career buying wine for a grocery store chain in Washington state, Chris Lueck realized there wasn’t a way to recycle glass wine bottles in rural parts of his state. Because of that, many of those bottles were ending up in landfills. Lueck created Ground2Ground, a company that pulverizes used bottles and turns them into sand that...
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France Is the Most Visited Country in the World. Here's Why
France has the most international tourist visitors in the world, followed by Spain and the U.S. French residents rate it for its landscape, culture and food.
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Barefoot Wine and Oreo Have Teamed Up for an Unexpected Pairing
Oreo cookies and milk. Red wine and chocolate. Oreo cookie wine?
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Glass Bottle Shortages Put Pressure on Wine and Spirits Companies Ahead of Key Holiday Season
Glass bottles are in short supply, putting pressure on winemakers and distillers ahead of the holiday season.
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Canned Cocktails Are Gaining Momentum in the Push for Lower State Tax Rates But Beer Brewers Push Back
The spirits industry is pushing for states to lower taxes on canned cocktails to more closely mimic those placed on beer and hard seltzer.
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These People Moved to Their Dream Destinations During the Pandemic — Here's What Life Is Like 1 Year Later
The pandemic ended some jobs and turned others remote, allowing people to make life-changing moves to places like Greece, Napa Valley and Costa Rica.
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Texas Marks First Sunday With New Law Allowing Earlier Beer, Wine Sales
Texas law no longer prohibits the sale of beer and wine before noon on Sundays — a change that took effect days before the Labor Day weekend.