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Best Autumn Wines 2026: What to Drink as the Nights Draw In

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Somewhere in late September the rosé stops making sense. The evenings shorten, the market fills with squash and mushrooms, and your palate quietly asks for something with earth in it. Autumn is the best drinking season of the year: the bridge between summer’s chilled pours and winter’s fireside heavyweights, when mid-weight wines finally get their moment. Here is what to pour in autumn 2026.

The Reds: Mid-Weight and Earthy

Autumn belongs to reds with perfume, acidity and a savoury streak, not summer’s chill or winter’s muscle.

Best Christmas Wine Gifts 2026: Every Budget

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wine is the default Christmas gift for a reason: it is consumable, it does not need to be stored or explained, and it signals effort. It is also the gift most often bought badly, usually by someone who assumes spending more solves the problem.

It does not. Wine gifting is a matching exercise, not a spending one. So this guide is organized the way people actually shop in December: by who is receiving it, and how much you want to spend. Prices are US retail ranges.

Best Thanksgiving Wines for 2026: 12 Bottles

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thanksgiving is the hardest wine pairing of the year, and it is also the one where prestige matters least. The plate is sweet, salty, tart, and rich all at once, the meal runs for hours, and half the table is not paying close attention to what is in the glass. A serious, structured, expensive bottle gets steamrolled by cranberry sauce. A versatile $25 bottle does the job.

So this list optimizes for one thing: how well a wine holds up across an entire Thanksgiving plate, from turkey to yams to the second helping of stuffing. Twelve bottles, organized from sparkling through white, rosé, light red, and full red. Prices are US retail ranges and will vary by state.