Wine news August 5, 2015

On Eater experts share BYOB tips. "8) Choose Wine That Goes With Everything: "My standard go-to is a magnum of Champagne, which works with everything from potato chips through dinner," explains Bobby Stuckey of Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado."

The Scaramento Bee rates celebrity wines. "While Vince Ferragamo, former quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams, now an Orange County vintner, also took home gold with his ripe, floral and tarry Tenuta di Ferragamo 2013 Orange County Caressa J. Super Tuscan ($55), a blend of sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon."

The Wine Enthusiast on where to drink around the world in 2015.

The Drinks Business on the most overused wine quotes. “Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing." Christopher Hitchens

Jancis Robinson interviews Alder Yarrow.