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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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