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When In Doubt: Champagne

Champagne is a sommelier favorite for many reasons. One being how incredibly food friendly it is. Furthermore (with or without the party this NYE), Champagne is celebratory and festive. In other ...

Best Wines for Aging

Dyed-in-the-wool oenophiles love to talk about the wine aging process. An inherent aspect of crafting this timeless fermented libation, aging your best bottles can help to bring out deeper, more co...

Best Kosher Wine for Hanukkah

The Jewish Festival of Lights is a wonderful autumnal gift-giving opportunity, as well as a time to celebrate life with dear friends, family, and fare around a traditional menorah. Wine and Judaism...

Best Wine for Football Games and Tailgates

I mentioned the title of this article to a few friends earlier this week and they all seemed shocked. “Wine doesn’t go with football, that’s a beer-drinking sport!” they all said. Apprehensive comm...

Food & Wine Pairing - Find the Perfect Match

Looking to dive into the world of food and wine pairing in a fun-yet-educational way? You’ve come to the right place. Here at Argaux, we believe that wine education should be informative and approa...

Best Wine for Scallops

Their shells symbolize beauty, grace and love, and their succulent and delicate meat is unlike any other seafood we’ve ever tried. A mouthwatering mollusk which is also capable of producing pearls,...

Best Sweet Red Wine for Beginners

Wine can be a bit of a challenge if you’re not already a fan of the genre. And we don’t mean the culture, history, or complex tasting techniques -- you don’t have to know anything about any of that...

Best Wine for Autumn

Summer is winding down. The hot-weather party animals are packing up their barbecues, pulling back from the beaches, and getting ready to go back indoors. The party still rages on -- just in a much...

'Gaux to the World of Natural Wine

No category of wine sparks debate like that of natural wine. Love it, hate it, or simply just don’t understand it, this hands-off style of winemaking is becoming more and more popular amongst consu...

Best Wine for Thai Food

Thai cuisine is complex and expresses many different flavor profiles ranging from bold and bright, to sweet and subtle. Even individual dishes can be difficult to nail down, as Thai food often lean...