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ITALIAN INSPIRATION
Health Study Links Wine to Longer Life
THE [R]EVOLUTION OF CHARDONNAY
NEWS
IN BRIEF
Live Bids Tally $44 Million Across 13 Charity Wine Auctions
Spreading Some Good Southern Cheer
The Rare Air of Cognac
Vacation Vibes • In Maui, vintners Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall add island touches to modern fittings
SAVVY SHOPPER
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Lee Hudson’s Stellar Chardonnays
What’s In a Name?
THE BEST OF ITAY • DISTINCTIVE WINES HAVE BEEN CRAFTED HERE FOR GENERATIONS—AND TRADITIONAL ARTISANS PRODUCE SINGULAR LUXURY GOODS
MILAN & PIEDMONT • HIGH FASHION, DEDICATED FARMERS
INSIDER TIPS FROM GAIA GAJA • The fifth-generation scion of this blue-chip Piedmont winery has gracefully filled the shoes of her father, who put Piedmont on the map.
VENICE & THE VENETO • A SERENE CITY OF WATER IN A SEA OF WINES
INSIDER TIPS FROM GIANLUCA BISOL
BOLOGNA & EMILIA-ROMAGNA • CULTURE, CUISINE AND INDUSTRY
INSIDER TIPS FROM TOMMASO CHIARLI
FLORENCE & TUSCANY • FROM THE RENAISSANCE CITY TO HILLS OF SANGIOVESE
INSIDER TIPS FROM ALBIERA ANTINORI
ROME & LAZIO • URBAN COOL, RESURGENT WINES
INSIDER TIPS FROM DOMINGA COTARELLA
NAPLES & CAMPANIA • DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
INSIDER TIPS FROM PIERO MASTROBERARDINO
SWEET SPOT • ACROSS THE NEW WORLD, PRODUCERS DELIVER THE PERFECT BALANCE OF QUALITY TO PRICE
THE PURITY OF PIEDMONT • THE 2015 VINTAGE FOR BAROLO AND 2016 VINTAGE FOR BARBARESCO DELIVER DOZENS OF GREAT REDS
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS • Despite the challenges of the 2017 growing season in California, the vintage’s Rhône-style wines impress
TABLAS CREEK’S FRENCH ACCENT • THE PASO ROBLES WINERY SHARES OWNERSHIP AND INSPIRATION WITH CHÂTEAUNEUF’S BEAUCASTEL
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