  Courtesy of VIP Products Does the First Amendment apply to joke Aperol pet toys? The Tennessee whiskey has been locked in a yearslong legal dispute with a company that makes parody pet toys and that has managed to draw the ire of the world's leading wine, beer and spirits players in the process. Now the Supreme Court may decide the right to say, "Bad Spaniels: The Old No. 2 on Your Tennessee Carpet."
 © Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto, "The Drops of God" (2020), ComiXology and Kodansha Comics Shin (left) and Yuko Kibayashi; a cover from a just-released volume of The Drops of God We interviewed manga authors Shin and Yuko Kibayashi at Comic-Con about the unlikely smash success of their wine-themed comic series, the art of making wines into characters, and much more. Watch an exclusive, extended cut of the discussion, or read an excerpt of the conversation. Plus, get a preview of newly published issues, in which Drops heroes head Down Under.
SPONSORED CONTENT  Watch this tasting with winemaker, Chris Kajani, as we unveil what makes the historic Carneros District so meaningful. Its unique climate of steady fogs and winds along the northern edge of San Francisco Bay is the gateway to Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Hosted by Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning Sommeliers from Mastro's Steakhouse at the Post Oak Hotel.
 Courtesy of the Disgusting Food Museum 5 wild drinks that will make you the death of the party! Beer bottled in a dead squirrel. Gin infused with ants. More beer, brewed with whale testicles smoked in sheep dung. And you thought you were an "adventurous" drinker. The curator of the now-infamous Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden told us what it was like to taste through the new collection of concoctions in his temple to ghastly gastronomy.
We've got more star guests coming up on our Instagram Live series, Straight Talk with Wine Spectator! The virtual chats with chefs, winemakers, somms and more are airing every Tuesday and Thursday. This week, German Riesling leader Katharina Prüm stopped by. Next, we'll be catching up with Mosel maestro Nik Weis of St.-Urbans-Hof, on Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. ET, and with Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, chef de cave at Champagne Louis Roederer, on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. ET. Watch past convos, see the full lineup and tune in!
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