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With the resurgence of a cocktail culture within the past few years, cocktails have become more inventive and more accessible to the public. While most of the glory goes to classic cocktail spirits—like whiskey and gin—wine can still get in on the action. Here are 5 creative and delicious wine cocktails.Sauvignon Blanc Paloma—This cousin of the tequila-based classic Paloma is a refreshing and fun twist. This cocktail perfectly pairs with a bowl of chips and Guacamole, as well as a sunny da …

One of the many, many great things about travelling is the opportunity to bring home a part of your destination. For people travelling to places like France, Italy, California, and other famous wine destinations, this could be in the form of some wine. But how can you safely, and legally, fly with wine? Fortunately, flying with wine is quite simple. There are only a few regulations regarding flying with alcohol, making wine easy to accommodate on a flight, as long as you are prepared.In al …

Many of us know of the pomp and pretense that surrounds wine. Obvious Wines wants to circumvent wine snobbery and help all wine drinkers enjoy and learn about their wine more easily. Founded by Brice Baillie, a “reformed wine snob”, from Champagne, France, Obvious Wines began in Venice, California, after Baillie moved to the state to learn more about American wine. After spending time talking with his new American friends and family, he noticed a gap between an overall growing interes …

MauiWine is the premier Hawaiian winery. A long and storied history accompanies each bottle from this island vineyard. Having been a plantation, a ranch, and, now, a winery, their location—nestled in the southern slopes of the Haleakalā volcano—has hosted, sea captains, kings, entrepreneurs, tourists, and many more. In fact, they claim over 6 million visitors since they opened! From their website:Like so many on the island, we’re not just craftsmen but also story tellers. Our vines a …

According to Wine Intelligence’s Global Compass 2019 report, The United States has topped their list again as the most attractive wine market in the world.It said the US’ continued Compass attractiveness rating "rests largely on the willingness of American consumers to trade up in terms of the price they pay for the wine they do buy, while other categories such as craft beer and spirits compete more strongly for share of personal alcoholic beverage consumption".The top five is rou …