The Mag

Bring this abundant Italian-American tradition to your home this Christmas Eve. 

Get bottles for The Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian-American tradition, a multi-course meal enjoyed on Christmas Eve when the holiday table sings with fresh seafood, quality ingredients, and tasty wine. Here’s how to bring the experience into your home.

Selecting gifts from the thousands of tempting bottles in the Verve Wine inventory can be a bit tricky. Let’s narrow that down and score a smile. Here are the top 5 wine gifts for the people on your list. 

No matter your personal style, there is a way to authentically include wine in your Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s a look at a few common personalities. Choose what feels right to you for inspiration. Plus, answers to the most common questions about wine at Thanksgiving.

Simple ways to elevate the meal and stress less this holiday season. Chef Ryan Epp, of Verve Wine + Provisions in Chicago, shares his top three tips to improve your holiday spread, how to brine a turkey, an elevated alternative to mashed potatoes, and the holy grail of how-to-prep advice.

Behind every great wine dinner is an essential ingredient: everyone is having a great time. If you’re the one turning on the burners and setting the table this year, consider this your low-stress guide to holiday entertaining.

Here’s a peek at key Sauvignon Blanc regions around the world to explore for your next dinner — and yes, it does belong on the Thanksgiving table.

While Provence wines are often considered to be summer indulgences, people living in the South of France appreciate their local wines in any season, and you should too. Taking inspiration from the rhythm of the fall season, discover how Provençal reds, whites, and rosés belong on the table year around.

There’s much to enjoy about Beaujolais, regarded as one of the most food-friendly, refreshing, and approachable French wines available. Always a staff favorite at Verve, this world-class wine region deserves to be on your table and in your cellar.

People are often surprised to discover that there’s plenty of quality Bordeaux wines under $50, under $30, even under $20. In fact, much of the wine coming from this world-class region is actually approachable. Never assume that Bordeaux is too expensive or rare — you’ll be surprised by the gems hiding in plain sight.

There are dog people and there are cat people. There are Pinot Noir people and there are Cabernet Sauvignon people. But who says that we can’t mix and match? Here are recommendations to sub out what you know you like, with something that you’ll probably enjoy just as much!

It’s one of the most impressive sites in the wine growing world, the sloped and clinging vineyards of France’s Northern Rhône Valley. The environment is rugged, thrilling, and forceful. And some would say that the wines of this origin deliver a stamina that reflects their situation. Hit the highlights with us.

In vineyards all over the Northern Hemisphere, this time of year signals one of the wine world’s essential seasons: harvest. When to pick is a highly refined process unique to each farmer, winemaker, or vigneron and the decision impacts what’s in your glass.