Natural Wine
EthicDrinks May Be France’s Most Sustainable Wine Brand
In the French wine world, change is often met with resistance. After all, the French have perfected the art of winemaking — and why would you mess with perfection? But while French wine is often considered the best in the world, the historic industry has not progressed much when it comes to sustainability efforts, from ...
Wine Term Glossary: Your Guide to Terroir, Tannins, Tasting Notes & Types of Wine
Want to learn to speak like a sommelier? Or maybe just master the lingo to help zero in on your next favorite bottle of wine? We’re here to help break down the often complex language surrounding wine, from describing the flavor to decipheringpi the different types of wines that exist all over the world. Here, ...
Château de Minière Blends History and Sustainability in France’s Loire Valley
“I make wine for people who just want to appreciate wine,” Château de Minière founder Kathleen Van den Berghe muses. “I don’t want to make it too technical.” Van den Berghe sees wine as something to be simply enjoyed, but while her approach to drinking wine is decidedly non-technical, her path to making it is ...
Our Sommelier Picks the Best Holiday Wines For Our Favorite Dishes
The perfect wine can take a meal to new heights. So when we need to pick the perfect pour to go with whatevemr’s on our plates, we consult Josh Nadel, a celebrated wine expert and the curator of Thrive Market’s selection of top-quality clean wines.
The Best Summer Drinks for Backyard Hangs, Pool Parties & Beach Days
Hot days call for cool drinks, so we rounded up some of the best beverages to keep you hydrated and refreshed this summer.
Clean Wine Pairings for All Your Favorite Summer Dishes
You likely already know that red wine pairs well with steak, but what about white wine? Or rosé? Or a bubbly Prosecco? Pairing wine with a meal elevates the experience, but it’s not as straightforward as simply grabbing a bottle and pouring your guests a glass. This summer, we’re Thriving Outside by taking all our ...
Summer Wine Guide + Summer Wine Cocktail Recipes
Warmer temps mean sandals, shorts, bathing suits, and wide-brim hats. Your clothing must-haves help you beat the heat—why should your wine picks be any different? Our clean wine collection is ready to help you make the transition to hotter days, so consider this post your guide to a summer wine wardrobe.
What Is Galentine’s Day? + Tips on How to Plan the Best Celebration
We have Leslie Knope to thank for Galentine’s Day. In a 2010 episode of “Parks and Recreation,” Knope made celebrating female friendship an official holiday. It takes place on February 13, celebrating close girlfriends before romantic partners. Needless to say, we’re on board. To celebrate the friends you love, we’ve rounded up the best desserts ...
The Easiest Rosé Ice Pop Recipe
[schema description]Have you tried Thrive Market’s clean wine collection yet? In today’s installment of Prep School, Megan Mitchell whips up a make-ahead (adults-only) recipe that turns sustainably produced rosé into an icy treat. Grab your favorite bottle, blend it up with fresh fruit and sweetener of your choice, then pour into molds and pop in ...
This Spanish Rosé Will Be Your Sip for the Rest of Summer
Rosé is a quintessential warm-weather sip, and the pale pink color always has us dreaming of relaxing evenings spent with friends and sunsets with a view. We’ve recently added a few curated bottles to our clean wine collection, and today we’re pouring a crisp and fruity bottle you’ll want to keep chilled in the fridge ...
The Spanish Wine You Need to Know About
If you’re looking for a wine that’s right at home alongside a juicy, grilled steak, look no further than the Las Cepas Rioja Costalarbol. This bottle is made from three grape varieties grown on a Spanish vineyard that’s been producing wine for the past 500 years. The estate transitioned to organic farming in 1996, and ...
Qupé Winery’s Bob Lindquist on Why Biodynamic Farming Yields Better Wine
It’s a cold October morning, well before sunrise, and a handful of Thrive Market employees are huddled in the Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria, a haven for winemaking in California’s Central Coast region. It’s chilly, even for California, but there’s an electric feeling in the vineyard, fueled by the occasional mysterious vortex of warm ...
No Way … It’s Rosé! Meet Your New Summer Sip
The sip of summer is here! Our first rosé has arrived from the Terra Domitia estate in the South of France and it’s ready to help you ease into the warm months ahead. Nestled between Nîmes and Avignon, the estate (which dates back to 1930 and was named after a local flowering plant) benefits from ...
Cooking With Wine: Tips, Recipes, and More
If you’ve ever gone wine tasting you probably know that, while delicious, wine is also profoundly complex. Each varietal brings with it a different sensory experience from color to aroma to taste. Sometimes just knowing whether to select white or red wine to pair with a particular meal can feel like a daunting task. So ...
Red Wine vs. White Wine
We hope the launch of Thrive Market Clean Wine has encouraged you to think about what you don’t want in your wine—but also that it’s given you an opportunity to learn about what makes our wines so remarkable. So here are some suggestions on the most important aspect of our wines—how to enjoy them. Whether ...
Ask the Sommelier: What’s Decanting?
It’s time to decode decanting—an easy way to help your bottle of clean wine taste its best. But why does your wine need oxygen, and what type of container should you use? Our Master Sommelier is on hand to answer all these questions and more!
Discover Clean Wines With Our Master Sommelier
Josh Nadel spent 10 years studying the world of wine on his journey to become a Master Sommelier—including passing an arduous three-part exam that Forbes has dubbed “the world’s toughest test.” We sat down with him to learn more about his love for clean wine and the incredible effort that went into his curation of ...
What’s Clean Wine? Plus the Wine Industry Dirt You Should Know
Over the last six months, we’ve been hard at work developing a clean wine collection for our members—and during that process, we were shocked at how difficult it was to find wines that met the same quality standards we’ve set for our food and household products. For us, this means wine in its most honest ...