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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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Big Wine Players Target Pinot Noir

Harvey Chaplin • Southern Glazer’s Chairman

Warren Winiarski • Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Founder

Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation • Forty years of making a difference for future generations of wine and hospitality leaders

A Grand Tour for Wine Spectator

Sweet Harvest • Chef Dustin Valette shares childhood orchard memories and a recipe for warm plum cake

A Welcome Taste of Lyon

Pink Perspective • A high quality 2023 vintage in southern France encourages discovery of some new names in rosé

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Silverado Vineyards Charts Its Future

Can Sensory Analysis of Wine Deter Dementia?

DANIEL BOULUD’S AMERICAN DREAM • The French-born New York chef has built an international restaurant empire, but remains hungry

PROSPERING WITH WINE • Restaurant wine programs are energizing dining rooms everywhere, reflecting a renewed investment in creative, well-chosen lists

GRASING’S • Dining Synergy in Carmel-by-the-Sea

LAZY BEAR • California Love in San Francisco

LE BISTRO DE L’HÔTEL • A Temple of Burgundy in Beaune

THE YEATMAN • Portugal’s best shines in the Douro

Wine Spectator’s 2024 RESTAURANT AWARDS

WHISKY ADVOCATE’S WhiskyFest

SPAIN NEVER BETTER • Newly released vintages of the country’s prestige reds and a variety of distinctive whites invite exploration

Alison Napjus’ Recommended Wines From Spain • More than 550 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/SpainAlpha083124. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

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