Some say that the Golden Globes is the booziest award show, but those people probably haven’t been to the Golden Vines. Organized by the company Liquid Icons, the so-called “Oscars of fine wine” celebrates the crème de la crème of the wine and spirits industry. The fifth edition of the awards took place Saturday evening at the Faena Forum in Miami, marking the first time the event has been held in the United States. Over about five hours and many, many more glasses of wine, the nine awards were doled out to wine producers from around the world. Throughout the evening, the British actor David Ajala served as master of ceremonies, even getting some guests to join him onstage for a quick boogie. The multi-course dinner was cooked up by Kyle and Katina Connaughton of the Michelin three-star SingleThread in California: A savory duck-liver parfait was paired with the sweet Château d’Yquem 2022, while guinea-hen katsu was..
