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Tasting Bordeaux Without the First-Growths
Several producers declined to submit 2020s for blind-tasting, and we do not compromise this ethical protocol for anyone.
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Pride of the Northwest
Dungeness crabs are a great point of local pride on the West Coast.
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What's in Your Wine?
On every can of White Claw, America’s best-selling hard seltzer by a wide mar-gin, you’ll see the words “Made Pure.” The company actually trademarked the phrase.
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Aaron Romano Named Senior Editor
The California native is an invaluable member of Wine Spectator's Napa Bureau
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NBA Star Tony Parker Doubles Down in Southern France
Tony Parker isn’t content to merely collect and en-joy wine, he also wants to make it.
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European Wine) Vacation
Wine tourism is improving across Europe. But even at wineries geared up for visitors, a reservation is key to entrée.
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SKI TOWN COCKTAILS
What's shaking in Aspen, Taos, Stowe, St. Moritz & bevond
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Sommelier Yannick Benjamin
The restaurateur receives $1 million award for advocacy efforts for people with disabilities
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Bordeaux Stands Firm
The ups and downs of the 2020 vintage continue a trend of extreme growing conditions and mixed results
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washisngton tasting report - ON SOLID GROUND
WASHINGTON VINTNERS FIND SUCCESS WITH THE 2019 VINTAGE AND HOLD THEIR OWN IN A CHALLENGING 2020
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WINE in AMERICA
FROM THE VINEYARD TO THE DINNER TABLE, EMBRACING THE PUTURE OF FINE WINE
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GRAPEVINE
Bordeaux's Small Grapegrowers in Crisis
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It's a New Day in Woodinville
Washington’s smaller wineries are looking to the future in an area energized by opportunities for evolution.
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SAVVY SHOPPER
Bordeaux Bound
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M. Shanken Communications Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather was released.
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Journalist's Hat, Rhône Lover's Heart
When I am wearing my journalist hat and people ask me what my favorite wine region is, I deflect. I can't play favorites while in that role.
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Champagne
THE SPARKLE AND SHINE OF THE 2008 VINTAGE
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California Chardonnay
THREE MASTERS SHARE SINGLE-VINEYARD WHITES
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Chianti Classico
GRAN SELEZIONES FROM A REIMAGINED TUSCAN REGION
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VINTAGE PORT 2020
The dark, lush 2020 Ports are in short supply but worth tracking down
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CALIFORNIA SAUVIGNON BLANC
WINEMAKERS SWEETEN THE POT WITH THIS AFFORDABLE WHITE WINE
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CALIFORNIA ZINFANDEL
GO ALL IN ON THE GOLDEN STATE'S HERITAGE GRAPE
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GLOBAL RIESLING
WHETHER FROM GERMANY, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK OR AUSTRALIA, THIS RACY WHITE RUNS THE TABLE
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THE RHONE FACES THE HEAT
ACROSS THE RHÔNE VALLEY, WINEMAKERS ADAPT TO RISING TEMPERATURES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF FRESH, VIBRANT WINES
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SURE BETS $40 for S 40 OR LESS
GREAT DEALS ARE IN THE CARDS EDITORS AS OUR STACK THE DECK WITH VALUES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
![The Case of the Meager Harvest and the Imposter Bordeaux](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/13242/1188029/Ic852ZEen1674101458229/THE-CASE-OF-THE-MEAGER-HARVEST-AND-THE-IMPOSTER-BORDEAUX.jpg)
The Case of the Meager Harvest and the Imposter Bordeaux
The trial in Bordeaux's Tribunal last October lasted just six hours, but the figures discussed were mind-boggling.
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Winter Whites in the Northern Rhône
Nearly two decades ago, I had a wine epiphany with a glass of JeanLouis Chave's 1996. Hermitage Blanc. Chave, a 16th generation Northern Rhône winemaker, had come stateside to share a few of his much sought-after wines with journalists.
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A Playful Valentine's Dessert
You can go big on Valentine's Day with opera tickets, a blue-chip dinner or even a balloon ride.
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TOP 10 VALUES OF 2022
OUREDITORS SPOTLIGHT THE BEST-PRICED WINES OF THE YEAR
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TORO
ELEGANTLY UNIQUE, RICHLY COLORFUL WINES