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The Moment We’ve Been Waiting For
Grand Award Winners • World’s Greatest Restaurant Wine Lists
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First-Growths and Bitcoin
Sonoma’s Sebastiani and Clos du Bois Wineries Shuttered
IN MEMORIAM
“Better for You” Wines
Lamb: The Black Sheep of Grilling
Italy’s Bufala Cheeses Grow Up
France’s Southern Frontier • The diverse terroirs of Languedoc and Roussillon deliver a range of exciting values
Austrian Duet • Grüner Veltliner and Riesling both excel in 2019, showing personality and finesse
SAVVY SHOPPER
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Neither Snow nor Rain … nor Pandemic
A Life in Music and Wine
The Great Comeback • America’s Restaurants Welcome Back Wine Lovers
Road to Recovery • As vaccines multiply, diners are going out to celebrate
Brennan’s • A dining treasure restored in New Orleans
Le Bernardin • Serenity and seafood in New York City
SingleThread Farms • Garden-to-table nirvana in Sonoma County
Grand Awards Fondly Remembered • These iconic restaurants are no more, but the wine standards they set abide
Canlis • Wine Pairings, Meal Kits, Drive-In Movies and More
Eleven Madison Park • Putting the Team to Work for Charity
Commander’s Palace • Music and Happy Hour on Zoom
Marcello’s La Sirena • Dinner and Wine To-Go
Mastro’s Steakhouse • Optimizing Outdoor Space
The 2021 Restaurant Awards • In the pages that follow, you’ll find listings for all of the restaurants that earned a Wine Spectator award for their wine program in 2021. We hope you’ll give them a try. Details for all winners are searchable at WineSpectator.com/Restaurants.
A Tribute to Restaurant Award Winners Now Permanently Closed After the Pandemic
READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP • AUSTRALIAN PRODUCERS ARE POISED FOR A BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT IN THE U.S.
MaryAnn Worobiec’s Recommended Wines From Australia • More than 425 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/AustraliaAlpha083121. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.
Buying Guide
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About the Buying Guide
New Wines From Around the World
George Clooney Buys Provence Wine Estate … Or Does He?