Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator rates over 15,000 wines per year, in every price range, to fit every occasion. Read about the world's great wineries and winemakers and visit restaurants with outstanding wine lists. Plus, each issue features delicious recipes and pairs them with the perfect wines.

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Great Guy, Great Chef

Grand Award Winners • World’s Greatest Restaurant Wine Lists

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FEEDBACK

Straight Talk

An Intersection of Wine & NFTs

The “True Sonoma Coast” Granted Wine Appellation Status

Rhône Leader E. Guigal Expands in the South

Haut-Brion Auction for a Cause Raises $6 Million

Bad Fat: Red Wine Might Help Fight It

Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia

Savoring the Golden State’s Finest

Learn to Share • Tips to make your social wine photos look like a pro’s

Open Range • South Africa offers a wider array of wine than ever before

SAVVY SHOPPER

SPECTATOR SELECTIONS

A Grand Award Remembered

The Sonoma Coast Shines at Raen

THE PALMER PRINCIPLE • All American chef Charlie Palmer steps out of the kitchen to talk about food, wine, philanthropy and his new resort project

MAJOR MILESTONES

Q&A • THE CHEF TALKS ABOUT HIS WINE PASSIONS AND THE WINE PROGRAMS AT HIS RESTAURANTS

A TASTE OF PALMER: WHERE TO EAT & DRINK

PRIDE & PROGRESS • Building on pillars set down during the pandemic, restaurants are more creative and inclusive than ever

GABRIEL KREUTHER • A Taste of Alsace in Midtown Manhattan

BRING HOME THE GOOD LIFE

PRESS • Evolution at a Napa Valley Favorite

The 2022 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 2022. We hope you’ll give them a try. Details for all winners are searchable at WineSpectator.com/Restaurants.

HOW TO ENTER NEXT YEAR’S PROGRAM

OUT OF THE GATE • The 2019 Zinfandels are ready to drink now, delivering ripe fruit in an elegant package

Tim Fish’s Recommended California Zinfandels • More than 200 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/ZinfandelAlpha083122. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

THE SERIOUS SIDE OF ROSÉ • IN FRANCE’S PROVENCE REGION, TOP ESTATES PUSH QUALITY TO NEW HEIGHTS, PROVING ROSÉ CAN BE A TERROIRDRIVEN WINE

PROVENÇAL STAR POWER

Recommended Rosés From Provence

SPECTATOR SELECTIONS

About the Buying Guide

New Wines From Around the World

Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix Fuels Up With 30,000 Bottles of Bubbly

VIBRANT WASHINGTON • Luxury Wine in the Pacific Northwest

WASHINGTON STATE of MIND

SENSE OF PLACE • FROM ACROSS THE STATE, THE WINES ARE A WONDERFUL BRIDGE BETWEEN THE RIPENESS AND FRUITINESS OF THE NEW WORLD AND THE ACIDITY AND STRUCTURE OF THE OLD WORLD

THE WINEGROWING SPIRIT • THERE’S A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT IN WASHINGTON. BY WORKING TOGETHER, GROWERS AND WINEMAKERS ARE ABLE TO CRAFT THE BEST POSSIBLE WINES FROM THEIR DISTINCTIVE TERROIRS

RECOMMENDED WINES FROM WASHINGTON STATE • EXCERPT FROM WINE SPECTATOR’S 2021 OCTOBER 15TH ISSUE

THE WASHINGTON WAY • THE WASHINGTON WINE COMMUNITY HAS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL, PIONEERING SPIRIT THAT’S RELATED TO HOW WASHINGTONIANS SEE LIFE

SIGNATURE WASHINGTON