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Robin Lail
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Staying the Cabernet Course in Napa
Spain Shines at Barcelona Wine Week
Star Chefs: From TV to Tableside
Tasting Plate: British Family Rule
The Price of Excellence
Burgundy and Rare Spirits Boom in 2019
A Golden Age for Sauvignon Blanc • Experimentation in the vineyard and cellar is pushing quality forward in California
SAVVY SHOPPER
Arrowood’s Adiós
Evolution, Not Revolution
Creating Her Own Legacy • After growing up at Napa’s storied Inglenook estate, Robin Lail blazed an uncommon path through the world of California wine
Robin Lail • remembers lying among the mustard plants between the grapevines of Napa Valley’s famed Inglenook estate in the late 1940s, gazing at the clouds. “My childhood at Inglenook was absolutely magical,” she recalls.
TEQUILA COMES OF AGE • Superpremium releases across multiple age categories of this Mexican spirit are showing wood accents
AGED EXPRESSIONS
MICHAEL JORDAN’S TEQUILA SCORE
ALDO SAYS OPEN YOUR MIND • A TOP SOMMELIER THROWS A WINE TASTING PARTY WITH COOK-AHEAD FOOD
Sparkling Wine Fried Chicken • Italy / Spain / Champagne
Sauvignon Blanc Tuna Tartine • France / New Zealand / California
Cabernet Blends Braised Short Ribs • Bordeaux / Napa / Tuscany
ROSÉ ROUNDTABLE • Sommeliers weigh in on the popular pink, from current favorites to what’s ahead for this evolving category
LAND OF CONTRASTS • A wealth of terroirs drives the diversity of Chilean wine, from world-class Cabernets to distinctive values
QUANTITY and QUALITY • THE OUTSTANDING 2017 RED BURGUNDIES ARE HERE—AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, THERE’S ENOUGH TO GO AROUND
Buying Guide
Highly Recommended • The issue’s most impressive wines. Includes top-scorers and wines that represent optimal purchases based on their combination of score, price and availability.
Collectibles • Wines that will improve most from additional bottle age and that show the greatest potential to gain in value.
About the Buying Guide
Smart Buys • Wines that deliver fine character at affordable prices and that are broadly available.
Best Values • Wines with solid scores, modest prices and wide distribution.
AUSTRALIA
FRANCE • Beaujolais
GERMANY • Mosel
NEW ZEALAND • Sauvignon Blanc
CALIFORNIA • Chardonnay
NEW YORK • Finger Lakes / Riesling
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