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Tastes of Italy
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Wildfires, Smoke, and the 2020 Vintage
UNDERSTANDING SMOKE TAINT
Sting Hires Riccardo Cotarella
Jackson Family Wines Takes Giant Steps
IN MEMORIAM
Mrs. Crunchy, a Sublime Sandwich
Applesauce Cake With Sauternes
Valtellina’s Distinctive Nebbiolos • Alpine viticulture succeeds with Piedmont’s noble grape
ALISON NAPJUS’ RECOMMENDED WINES FROM VALTELLINA • Nearly 75 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/ValtellinaAlpha103120. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.
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I Miss Restaurants!
Ipsus: The Creation of a Brand
Exploring Italy • From Blue Chips to Hidden Gems
The Power of Tuscany • Italy’s premier region delivers a wealth of great wines, with the 2017 vintage capping a run of excellent harvests
RATING TUSCAN RED WINE VINTAGES
BRUCE SANDERSON’S RECOMMENDED WINES FROM TUSCANY • More than 675 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/TuscanyAlpha103120. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.
Tasting a Tuscan Icon • A vertical of all 39 vintages of Antinori’s Tignanello underscores the pedigree of this modern classic
Tasting Antinori Tignanello 1971 to 2016 • The reviews below represent Bruce Sanderson’s non-blind tasting of 39 vintages of the wine at a historic event late last year. The notes are organized according to the flights in which the wines were served. See the accompanying story for details.
A Veneto to Discover • Delicious wines from three unsung DOCs worth exploration
Breganze & Colli Berici • French Grapes, Italian Terroir
Lugana • Fresh, minerally whites from the Lake Garda clime
A LOCOMOTIVE IN CAHORS • Bringing a background in luxury to a rustic terroir, Alain Dominique Perrin pivoted from Cartier to winegrowing
CAHORS ABCs
MODERN CRAFTSMAN • Dan Petroski works to revitalize Napa’s Larkmead and refine his own Massican label
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Straight Talk • Join a series of Instagram conservations between Wine Spectator editors and respected leaders in the worlds of wine and hospitality, spanning current events, business news and personal thoughts.
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