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Laurie Jervis: Santa Barbara County Wine Industry Remains in My Sights - and Glass
To start, let me apologize to the professional tractor-trailer rig drivers who traveled northbound alongside me on Interstate 5 one recent Friday. Yes, that was me behind the wheel of a 26-foot rental truck packed with 37 years worth of my life in…
Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair opens with expanded spirits zone and global exhibitors
The Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair opened on Thursday with more than 620 exhibitors from over 25 countries and regions, including first-time participants from Georgia, Brazil and Italy's Calabria region. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
'An empire builder': One of California's wine's most quietly influential figures has died
The California wine industry pins much of its soaring growth throughout the 1980s, '90s and aughts on three things: the 1976 Judgment of Paris blind tasting ; the 1991 60 Minutes “French Paradox” segment, which linked wine to heart…
5 NES Games That Basically Aged Like Fine Wine
Nobody expects a 40-year-old NES game to stand the test of time. That is simply too much of an ask for a project released during the gaming industry's fledgling days, and 8-bit games show their age way more than their 16-bit counterparts. Still, as…
Europe's cheapest Christmas market a 3-hour flight from UK has 82p mulled wine
A Christmas market with 82p mulled wine in a fairy-tale city might be the perfect winter escape It's that time of year when we start making plans for how we'll celebrate the festive season, with Christmas markets often at the top of the list. After…
Food & Wine Classic Charleston 2026: Dates, Chefs, Tickets
Charleston's Food & Wine Classic returns Nov. 13-15 for its third year, with more than 40 engagements planned across three days. The schedule brings national culinary figures including Andrew Zimmern, Carla Hall, Nancy Silverton and Tyler Florence…
The Birkin Fund Cashing In on the Hermès Luxury-Resale Market
Investors have looked to capitalize on the rising prices of hard-to-find Rolex watches and rare French wine. A new fund offers the prospect of profiting by flipping exclusive Hermès handbags. Luxus, a New York-based asset-management firm…
US Treasury sanctions 45 targets linked to Prince Group network
The United States imposed sanctions on 45 targets linked to Prince Group on Nov. 5 for helping sustain its criminal operations and evade earlier sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said. The action expanded sanctions imposed on Oct. 14, 2025…
Oobah Butler Sets HBO Series 'Scams for a Better Tomorrow'; Professional Hoax Artist Takes On Wellness Industry, Royal Families and More
Oobah Butler, the gonzo journalist and professional hoax artist, is taking on the worlds of wine, wellness, royalty and more in a new HBO series, “Scams for a Better Tomorrow.” The show, produced by A24, will see Butler pulling off…
Burgundy Is Trending for Fall And a Bomber Cardigan Is the Perfect Way to Try the Style
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. When we wave goodbye to summer and refresh our wardrobes accordingly, it's often all too easy to abandon color altogether: to reach…
Exclusive: U.S. Treasury Sanctions 46 Targets in Global Scam Network Crackdown
The Treasury Department announced Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on dozens of individuals and companies connected to international criminal operations accused of defrauding Americans through online scams, as the Trump administration moves…
The Wit's Guide to Wine
“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.” Ah, but there's so much for us lightweights to say about fermented grape juice that we had to create a whole separate language!
Medieval town with charming snow-covered Christmas market is one of the best in Europe
This market needs to be on your list November is here, and that means that across the UK and Europe, Christmas markets are beginning to set up. Although in the UK it's a bit of a coin toss as to whether there will be snow at Christmas, there is one…
Adam Lambert on the Future of Queen: 'If That's That, Then That's That
Over the past 15 years, Adam Lambert has played many of the largest concert venues on the planet as the frontman of Queen + Adam Lambert, often facing audiences of well over 50,000 people. But on Oct. 30, he found himself onstage at New York City's…
Exploring Portugal's uncrowded corner of olive groves, cork oaks and medieval castles
It is easy to underestimate Portugal beyond the usual Algarve beaches. Small on the map, pressed against Spain and facing the Atlantic, it was once the centre of a remarkable maritime empire, sending ships around Africa, into India, across Asia and…
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