It’s Summer. Sip This.

Pool party, barbecue, or summer soirée: Our VP of Wine Eduardo Dingler is a fixture on the Napa Valley social scene, and it seems like he…

The Springtime Pairing Challenge

Spring is here in force, and it has us heading straight for the wines that allow the season’s ingredients to shine.  The abundance of this “green”…

The 2023 Personality Gift Guide

There’s nothing like the joy of watching a loved one open the perfect gift—but “perfect” can be tough, especially when you’re shopping for a cast of…

Our Master Somm’s Go-To Fall Pairings

Master Sommelier Sur Lucero commands any room he enters, and that includes the dining room. After more than two decades in the restaurant industry and earning…

2022 En Primeur

In April, we attended Bordeaux’s En Primeur event to claim the best wines of the vintage for Wine Access members. Early word is that the 2022…

Our Top-Rated $30 and Under Wines

Sure, we pay attention to ratings, but none mean more to us than the Wine Access member-ratings. We’ve got a TON of bottles on the site…

Top-Rated Wines of 2022

This might be our favorite task.  The last week of December, we gather round and compile a list of our top-rated wines of the past year.…