Your October 2026 NYC wine calendar: the Food Network NYCWFF (Oct 15-18), Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience Grand Tasting (Oct 22-23), and RGNY's Long Island grape stomp (Oct 24), plus new wine bars (Friars, Stars, La Compagnie, Bar Lento) and the bottles to drink now.

Your guide to NYC's fall 2026 wine season: the new wine bars opening in Manhattan and Brooklyn (Stars, Friars, Bar a Part, Bar Chimera, Humm, Pari), Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience (Oct 22-24), the New York City Wine Festival (Oct 24), Long Island and Hudson Valley harvest events, and the bottles to drink now.

A first-timer's guide to the 2026 Food Network NYC Wine and Food Festival (Oct 15-18). What to book ahead, what to decide on the spot, the three things you have to do, how to get to the Seaport, whether to drive, which day is best, and what not to do.