September is festival season for NYC wine lovers: the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival celebrates 25 years in Rhinebeck Sept 12-13, NYCWFF returns to the Seaport Oct 15-18 with Nobu and more, and new wine-and-sake bars Noury, Somssi, and Dean's redefine the city's pour.

September resets the NYC wine calendar: orange wine goes mainstream, chillable reds and Portuguese value picks lead fall trends, Popina's James O'Brien brings an enoteca to the Williamsburg waterfront, and the month's best tastings from Eataly to Union Square Wines.

New York's 2026 Wine Classic medals are in, orange wine sales are up as much as 167 percent, Bar Chimera and the Same Same team lead the new NYC wine bar wave, and NYCWFF tickets for October 15-18 are on sale now.