As the go-to Wine Guy in my friend group, I get a lot of texts or DMs from friends, family, and acquaintances asking me about such-and-such bottles, or a hastily snapped photo of a wine list and a single-word exortation: “Help!” Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
But the thing is, wine doesn’t need to be that complicated. When it comes to my work at Bon Appétit, I’m most interested in helping people loosen up around shopping for wine and just go with their instincts. Wine is not, in my experience, this big, scary thing. At its best, it’s an exclamation point in an already wonderful meal. For me and the Bon Appétit team, it’s an excuse to spend even more time around the dining table.
With that meal in mind we’ve curated an online wine shop designed for people who love to host, cook, dine and drink. Think of the Bon Appétit Wine Shop as a joyful journey around the world. We’ve partnered with wine pros and wineries from regions like France’s Loire Valley and Alsace, to South Africa’s Western Cape, to Paso Robles in California, to offer bottles asking to be poured at your next dinner party.
You’ll find everything from a sunny Sicilian white wine (sustainably grown, of course) that loves seafood, or an inky Spanish red destined to accompany braised short ribs. Or maybe you just need something classic to go with a store-bought rotisserie chicken. To that end, we’ve kept our focus on food-friendliness, acidity, body, and taste, to maximize your drinking experience. Just set the table and pour.
This isn’t just wine. It’s Bon Appétit, in every glass.
