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Sommelier Roundtable: What's Your Favorite 'Against the Rules' Wine and Food Pairing? (Wine Spectator)
They say rules are meant to be broken. We asked these 9 wine pros which unexpected and unconventional flavor matches hit the spot for them
Unfiltered: Wine's Wild Ride at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Parachute Stunts, Rosé Rebels with a Cause (Wine Spectator)
Plus, WineaPawlooza stars Beckstoffer/Bevan "Unique Barrique," jolly 200-pound pig; new hybrid supergrapes emerge to fight disease; and spirits world discovers goat yoga
Middle-Aged, Moderate Drinkers May Be Less Likely to Develop Dementia (Wine Spectator)
In a new British study, both nondrinkers and heavy drinkers exhibited higher likelihoods of experiencing the degenerative brain condition
Joël Robuchon, Legendary French Chef, Dies at 73 (Wine Spectator)
Arguably the world's most decorated chef, Robuchon pushed Nouvelle Cuisine to new heights, from Paris to Tokyo to Las Vegas
California Wine Country Braces for Another Fire Season (Wine Spectator)
As Mendocino Complex fires spread to Lake County, vintners are on high alert
Unfiltered: Robot Bartender Makes 100 Drinks per Hour, Awkward Banter; White-Wine Emoji Campaign Narrowly Avoids Hot Mess of Drama (Wine Spectator)
A new video of the robot in action! Plus, blue wine washes up in France, and Kelly Clarkson defends red wine in Twitter take
Restaurants Big on Large-Format Bottles (Wine Spectator)
Wine is big—literally—at these 10 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners
Restaurant Spotlight: Osteria Mattone (Wine Spectator)
A taste of central Italy in northern Georgia
Turning Tables: Lettuce Entertain You's New Chicago Wine Bar; Biggest Wine Cellar Yet for Del Frisco's (Wine Spectator)
Plus, Legal Sea Foods opens a wine bar in D.C.'s Union Station, and Vallone's in Houston closes
Sommelier Talk: Two Days with the Wine Director for the Capital Grille, Seasons 52 and Olive Garden (Wine Spectator)
Darden Restaurants' national wine director Brian Phillips navigates 22 interviews before lunch, a Champagne vending machine, and a Chinese wine tasting
Spanish Authorities Bust Wine-Counterfeiting Ring Allegedly Producing Fake Vega Sicilia and Pingus (Wine Spectator)
The culprits may have netted an estimated $1.7 million since 2014 from selling counterfeit bottles
8 & $20 Recipe: Summer Couscous with Rosé (Wine Spectator)
In this chilled dish, tangy tomato, feta cheese and herbs sing with a Provençal rosé
Wine Talk: NBA's Dwyane Wade Gets into the Wine Game (Wine Spectator)
The basketball star makes reds and rosé in partnership with Napa's Pahlmeyer family
Unfiltered: Pearl Jam's Big Return to Seattle—with Washington Wine (Wine Spectator)
We talked to the winemakers behind the band's labels, made in honor of their homecoming concert. Plus, Fukushima wine on Colbert, a vinous legacy for an LGBTQ activist legend, and more spacewine
Perfect Match Recipe: Whole-Wheat Fettuccine with Arugula Basil Pesto and Ricotta Salata (Wine Spectator)
A bright, fresh pesto pasta, paired with fruity, herb-tinged Grechetto
Radioactive Isotopes in California Wines? Don't Panic (Wine Spectator)
Bordeaux scientists find (harmless) evidence of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Napa Cabernets
Long Island's Paumanok Vineyards to Buy Neighboring Palmer Vineyards (Wine Spectator)
Both wineries have been making wine in New York for 35 years; the sale includes Palmer's 49 acres of vineyards
Sonoma's Wind Gap Wines Sold to Charles Banks' Former Wine Company (Wine Spectator)
Founder Pax Mahle sells his 50 percent share to Terroir; will focus on his own brand, Pax
8 & $20 Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Spicy Mango Salsa (Wine Spectator)
A chile-lime salt brings the heat, while a juicy Sauvignon Blanc makes a cooling match
France’s AXA Millésimes Buys Outpost Winery in Napa Valley (Wine Spectator)
The insurance company gains a Howell Mountain property; winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown will remain
