Brittany Martin

Jan 9, 2025 | newwinereview.com | Brittany Martin |Patrick Comiskey |Aleks Zecevic |Susannah Skiver Barton

In so many of my wine conversations over the years, the most challenging question from consumers that always pops up is this: Why are some wines so much more expensive than others? Often, the question is posed as a variation of this: What’s the real difference between a $50 bottle and a $15 wine? Or even more accusingly: Can you really tell the difference between a $100 wine and a $20 wine?

Aug 12, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Renske De Maesschalck |Jason Wilson |Brittany Martin |Sarah Parker Jang

I had my first sip of Lambrusco when studying abroad in Valencia. The bottle cost roughly 2 euros. It was sweet, bubbly, and very easy to drink. Then: a dinner, around a decade later. We were discussing what to drink with grilled meat—and a chilled Lambrusco appeared on the table. It was dry with a crisp acidity, aromas of black fruit and pepper, and paired wonderfully with a plate of charcuterie and grilled steak. This wine was nothing like I remembered from that hazy night in Spain.

Aug 8, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Brittany Martin |Sarah Parker Jang |Jason Wilson |Susannah Skiver Barton

Here’s what’s happening on the wine internet this week:🫰 QPR friends! If you know and care enough about what you’re drinking, there’s tremendous value to be found: “Wine markets aren’t even close to being perfectly efficient—and thank goodness for that.” (And also: “Spending more money on wine has been scientifically proven to make you enjoy it more.”)🤔 Why do the WSJ and Washington Post wine columnists think Virginia is the next big thing?

Apr 24, 2024 | timeout.com | Brittany Martin |Danielle Goldstein

Photograph: Courtesy The BiltmoreThe indoor pools at these hotels mean you never need to worry about weather getting in the way of your pool dayWritten by Brittany MartinContributor Danielle GoldsteinWednesday April 24 2024FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppAdvertisingIndoor pools are relatively rare around Los Angeles, where many of the best hotels with pools opt for outdoor facilities.

Sep 13, 2023 | newwinereview.com | Brittany Martin |Virginie Boone |Kaitlyn McInnis

Los Angeles wasn’t always a wine town—but when Steve Wallace opened the original Wally’s Wine & Spirits in 1968, he helped usher in a new era of wine appreciation in the Southland. Wally’s, now a group of retail and dining destinations with locations in California and Nevada, “played an essential role not only in the cultivation of L.A.’s collector culture, but in the shaping of the tastes of Hollywood’s elite,” Patrick Comiskey wrote in a lengthy history of the store.