Rachel Paley

1 month ago | epicurious.com | Lukas Volger |Rachel Paley |Alaina Chou

And while not a primary consideration in this review, the Dome also works very well as a dehydrator, thanks to the size of the basket and the ability to set the temperature to a very low 140°F. Dried orange or apple rings, or even chiles to make your own chile flakes are easy and rewarding projects. Overall, the Typhur feels sturdy and durable, and is a functional fashion statement of an air fryer.

1 month ago | wineenthusiast.com | Rachel Paley

Every year, Wine Enthusiast releases a new edition of its vintage chart, a tool that’s long been critical to collectors. Vintage charts help pinpoint bottles peaking in quality—and those that may be past their prime. The most recent version debuted in the Winter Issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. But in a time when climate chaos—unprecedented periods of drought, heat waves, floods, fire and more—is rampant, how should one read a vintage chart? And can we still trust them?

Oct 2, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | Rachel Paley

“I’ll never forget the first day on the job, at my first job,” winemaker James MacPhail recently remembered. “I told myself, ‘This is it.’ I just loved it… I was probably scrubbing a tank or something [in] blue jeans and a T-shirt. Like, this is great.”In the latest installment of The Wine Enthusiast podcast, sponsored by Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, MacPhail—the winemaker of The Calling and a Wine Star Award nominee for 2024 Winemaker of the Year—talks about how winemaking became his calling.

Sep 5, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | Rachel Paley

Getty Images A Drinking Guide to the 2024 ElectionHopeful? Scared? Burying your head in the sand? There’s a drink for that. By Rachel Tepper PaleyWhew, what a whirlwind few weeks it’s been. Chances are that the political junkies among us have experienced enough whiplash to buy their chiropractors a second home. Between the breaking news alerts, internet memes and constant speculation about whether or not the American experiment is in a death spiral, most of us are feeling it.

Aug 21, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | Rachel Paley

Have you ever noticed a bottle’s label prominently displayed during a pivotal scene in a favorite television show or film, and wondered: “Was that on purpose?” It just might be. That’s increasingly thanks to people like Anastasia Tarasova, the founder of Bottles on Set, a product-placement agency that delivers expertise in wine and liquor to film and television productions. If you’re a student of pop culture, there’s a high likelihood you’ve seen the fruits of Tarasova’s labor.