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Wine Spectator rates over 15,000 wines per year, in every price range, to fit every occasion. Read about the world's great wineries and winemakers and visit restaurants with outstanding wine lists. Plus, each issue features delicious recipes and pairs them with the perfect wines.

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The Year in West Coast Winery Deals

2024 Vintage Chart

Duckhorn To Buy Sonoma-Cutrer For $400 Million

IN MEMORIAM

South African Winemakers Grapple With Flooding

A Healthful Polyphenol Might Cause Red Wine Headaches • Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation will fund additional research

Matches Made in Port Heaven

From Cradle to Glass • A tool for pouring large-format bottles with precision and ease

California’s Alternative White Wines • Quality is on the rise for this diverse group of food-friendly offerings

SAVVY SHOPPER

SPECTATOR SELECTIONS

The Necessary Luxury

Reaching the Hispanic Wine Market

THE TOP 10 VALUES OF 2023 • OUR EDITORS SPOTLIGHT THE BEST-PRICED WINES OF THE YEAR

141 GREAT WINES for EVERYDAY MOMENTS • SMART BUYS FOR WEEKNIGHT DINNERS, MOVIES AT HOME, SUNDAY BRUNCHES AND ALL THE DAILY OCCASIONS IN BETWEEN

LESSER-KNOWN SOUTHERN RHÔNE • LOWER-PROFILE CRUS SUCH AS LIRAC, RASTEAU, CAIRANNE, VINSOBRES AND GIGONDAS OFFER GREAT VALUE

CAMPANIA • THIS SOUTHERN ITALIAN REGION YIELDS BRIGHT WHITES AND EXPRESSIVE REDS AT WALLET-FRIENDLY PRICES

ITALIAN VERDICCHIO • THE SIGNATURE WHITE OF ITALY’S MARCHE REGION PRODUCES VIBRANT, MINERALLY WINES

GERMAN RIESLING • THIS VERSATILE WINE OFFERS A VERSION FOR EVERY PALATE—AND PRICE POINT

PORTUGUESE REDS • RISING QUALITY HAS MADE THE COUNTRY’S DRY REDS A GO-TO SOURCE FOR VALUE

SPANISH BUBBLY • CAVA IS ONLY THE START WHEN IT COMES TO SPAIN’S DELICIOUS, AFFORDABLE SPARKLING WINES

CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR • ACROSS THE STATE, VINTNERS DELIVER HIGH QUALITY AT REASONABLE PRICES

CALIFORNIA RHÔNE-STYLE REDS • BARGAINS ABOUND IN SYRAH, GRENACHE AND HEARTY BLENDS

CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY • LOOK FOR DEALS AMONG REGIONAL BLENDS AND WITHIN UNDER-THE-RADAR APPELLATIONS

WASHINGTON REDS • DYNAMIC CABERNETS, SYRAHS AND MORE OFFER BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

OREGON WHITES • VALUE IS PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE STATE, AS VINTNERS TURN OUT ELEGANT WINES FROM PINOT GRIS AND CHARDONNAY

NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANC • ABUNDANT SUNSHINE PRODUCES OUTSTANDING VERSIONS SHOWING BRIGHT CITRUS FLAVORS

ARGENTINE MALBEC • ESTATE-GROWN GRAPES LINK TASTE TO PLACE WITH TERROIR-FOCUSED BOTTLINGS

CHILE • THE BOUNTY OF THE COUNTRY’S MANY MICROCLIMATES YIELDS AN ARRAY OF VALUES

Vintage Port Drink Now or Hold • Tastings of the newly released 2021s and a retrospective of top 2003s reveal buying opportunities

2023 NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE • MEMORIES, INNOVATIONS AND FRIENDSHIP

TASTING THE TOP 10 WINES OF 2022 • A DELICIOUS SELECTION OF THE WORLD’S BEST

ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE • Taittinger, Bollinger and Piper-Heidsieck highlight their pink bubblies

WINE • STAR Pierre-Henry Gagey

CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL • A Châteauneuf-du-Pape quartet from the visionary Perrin family

WINE • STAR Gérard Bertrand

WASHINGTON’S CAYUSE • A vertical tasting of the terroir-driven Wallah Wallah Special Syrah

WINE • STAR Tony Soter

CHEFS’ CHALLENGE • The annual pairing showdown pits culinary celebrities against one other and a Wine Spectator editor to win audience applause

CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES • In a tribute to the late Jean-Charles Cazes, four vintages show the Bordeaux...