Unfiltered: What Do You Drink When You're the President? Plus, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes Ring In Hallowine Season; Wine Crimes and Blunders Run Rampant

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Thomas D. Mcavoy/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images Franklin Delano Roosevelt once called Prohibition a "stupendous blunder." What Do You Drink When You're the President? New Wine Book Tells All From "Madeira Man" George Washington to JFK's obsession with James Bond–approved Champagne to the wine trick known as "pulling a Nixon," Wine and the White House reveals 1600 Pennsylvania pours of lore, told by an author who was there. Plus, never-before-published photos from the cellar in the president's residence. Kurt Iswarienko / Apothic Wines Sarah Michelle Gellar knows what you did this last summer (nothing). Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes, Haunted Wineries Ring in Hallowine Season The Vampire Slayer's Apothic adventure, ghostly winery tours, wine flights of fright, bedeviled beers, "scream cheese" and a different kind of adult costume will thrill and chill this Halloween. Plus, learn about the Terrors of the Terroir and the tale of the too-haunted Texas winery. SPONSORED CONTENT Taste the Sta. Rita Hills Watch this tasting to discover the cool-climate Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays of Sta. Rita Hills as Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning sommeliers taste two wines from pioneering producer Sanford. With guest winemaker, Trey Fletcher. View Tasting Buy These Wines Twitter / RadioAlbacete The wines yearned for free run at Bodegas Vitivinos in Spain. Punctured Tanks to Pilfered Grapes, Global Wine Crimes and Blunders Run Rampant A Frenchman tries a self-checkout scam with a classified-growth Bordeaux. A famed wine merchant falls prey to an elaborate heist. A wine distributor defrauds investors with a Shark Tank product. A truck flips, a giant tank erupts, a grape crop goes missing, and on, and on. Misdeeds or mistakes? Read for yourself. More Stars of Wine Join Us on Instagram Live! 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, California Cabernet ace and Favia proprietor Andy Erickson stopped by. Next, we'll be catching up with Napa craftsman Dan Petroski, who pursues very different styles at Larkmead and Massican wineries, on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. ET, and with German Riesling leader Katharina Prüm on Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. ET. Watch past convos, see the full lineup and tune in! Quiz: New Discoveries in Wine Science Researchers have found everything from shockwaves in a wineglass to unexpected tricks for protecting vineyards from disease. How well do you know the latest in wine sci? Take our quiz! Wine Spectator Goes to Comic-Con: A Video Interview with 'Drops of God' Manga Authors Shin and Yuko Kibayashi, creators of the now-famous wine graphic novel, joined us for a conversation about wines as characters, challenging food pairings and much more. Check it out soon on Wine Spectator's website and at the Storytelling Across Media virtual symposium on Oct. 24. Follow Wine Spectator Sign up for our newsletters! Sips & Tips • Unfiltered • Healthy Living • Ratings Flash • Video Theater • Collecting • Private Guide to Dining • Breaking News and Wine Intel Learn how we choose our newsletter content For newsletter-specific questions, please send a message to our newsletter editors For other questions about Wine Spectator, visit help.winespectator.com

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