Saturday, December 27, 2025

🚂6 Luxury Trains for Wine Lovers

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Wine Enthusiast Out of Office
 
           
 
New Jersey Wine (Yes, Really) Is Turning Heads in the Warren Hills AVA
 
 
 
Talk to anyone who knows this AVA, and it sounds like they're describing some of the world's famous cool-climate growing areas—not the Garden State.
 
 
 
 
Maison Wessman 2022 Hot Blood Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon (Bergerac), $17
 
 
87
points
 
Best Buy
 
 
Juicy and softly texture this is an immediately accessible wine. With a licorice aroma and red berry fruits, the wine is nearly ready to drink. Just wait until 2026.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fettercairn 24 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, $650
 
 
97
points
 
 
Honey washes over the palate from start to finish, interspersed with nutty tones and gentle nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, creating a spiced honey effect on the fade.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coli 2021 Villa Montignana Riserva Sangiovese-Merlot (Chianti Classico), $33
 
 
90
points
 
 
Black cherries and tart blackberries kick off the palate, before a hot, unifying finish which brings back the soil, wild herbs and salty citrus of the nose.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Tasting Rooms
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weekend Reads
 
 
 
 
Riesling, Waterfalls, and a Thriving Dining Scene Await In the Finger Lakes
 
 
 
With biodynamic vineyards, boundary-pushing young winemakers and an unbeatable landscape, the Finger Lakes is a wine region worth visiting.
 
 
 
 
 
Tuscany Is Still the Center of the Italian Wine Universe
 
 
 
Despite the rising popularity of competing wine regions like Alto Adige and Sicily, the central Italian home of the Renaissance still reigns supreme.
 
 
 
 
 
6 Luxury Train Vacations for Wine Lovers
 
 
 
There's another way to see wine country that's worlds more fun than flight. Book these train journeys for a different flavor of travel.
 
 
 
 
 
Corfu's Rare Wines Are Flying Under the Radar
 
 
 
Corfu, best known as a resort-studded getaway, is on its way to becoming Greece's next wine destination.
 
 
 
 
 
The Pairing Collection: Exceptional Wines, Perfect Pairings
 
 
 
 
This pairing collection brings together exceptional wines and thoughtfully chosen recipes, designed to highlight balance, flavor, and the pleasure of a well-set table.
 
 
 
 
 
Drink Service
 
 
 
 
This Fernet-Spiked Negroni Is a New Winter Classic
 
 
 
If you love mint, you need to have this riff—which features two minty liquors—on your radar.
 
 
 
 
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A Geography Lesson You'll Actually Enjoy
 
 
 
It's the Tour de France... but for your palate. No bicycles required, just a corkscrew. Scratch off regions, vintages, and grapes as you taste them to reveal a colorful masterpiece of your own making.
 
 
 
 
 
Travel Back in Time
 
 
 
 
Travel Back in Time
 
 
 
Settling scores and smashing stereotypes 🍷 Back in October 2008, we weren't afraid to ask the big questions: "Are women better tasters than men?" We tackled that hot-button debate and smashed a few stereotypes along the way. Inside, we also uncovered hidden gems in southern Italy, cooled down with crisp Austrian whites, and chatted about food and wine with actress Julia Ormond.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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