Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Wine Enthusiast Magazine is one of the most respected and quoted authorities in the world of wine and spirits. We feature the hottest trends in everything related to wine. Our seasoned editors do the work for you, with over 700 expert ratings and reviews in each issue. Plus, in-depth features on all aspects of cocktails, spirits, beer, inventive wine and food pairings, trendy recipes, savvy travel features, and more.

Wine Enthusiast • VOLUME 35, NUMBER 6

A New Era • Building a future that we can all toast to.

Out and About: Sips and Snaps Around the Globe

The Electric Kool-Aid Cannabis Test • In which a Wine Enthusiast reviewer tastes weed-infused alternative beverages

Stoned Fruit • A cannacurious exploration of an emerging, rapidly expanding, category.

Pairology: Root Down

Q&A: Avant-Garde and Eco-Friendly • Winemaker Cristián Vallejo on combining modernism with traditional, holistic viticulture at VIK Winery.

Cocktail of Month: Candy Corn Grows Up • This sippable riff on the classic confection is serious fun.

Scary Good • These cocktails put the boo in booze.

Recipe of the Month: Sweet and Sticky • A Halloween classic gets a grown-up twist with a red wine-infused caramel sauce.

County Music and Sonoma Wine • Music group The Chicks collaborate with Sonoma’s Gundlach Bundschu to launch a new label.

Full Circle • Vinyl has spun in and out of fashion, but the current trend toward analog and tactile experiences has brought a historic style of bar centered on the black circles back in vogue. Does this portend a future LimeWire or Napster bar? Probably not, if Lars Ulrich has any say.

Gamay a-Go-Go • Beaujolais’ baby takes a trek around the world

Vintage Vantage

Viewpoint: From Wine Tasting to Weed Tasting • Why THC-infused beverages deserve a serious and proper place in our fridges.

Wine Enthusiast's Future 40 List • Emerging Tastemakers and Innovators

Seaworthy Spirits • Sugar cane spirits from around the globe can take vastly different forms. Spoiler alert: It’s not all rum.

Way Out West • What some have long called the “true” Sonoma Coast finally gets its due.

Rib Rapture • Don’t relegate ribs to summer barbecues. These recipes are made for leisurely cold-weather cooking—paired with soul-warming wines or whiskey to match.

Is There Such a Thing as Saké Terroir? • It’s complicated.

Buying Guide October 2022

Bordeaux • Excellent 2019 vintage is approachable and age-worthy

The Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide

Australia

Austria

Germany

Piedmont

Portugal

South Africa

California

Washington

Spirits • Young cognac deserves some love, too

Beer • Don’t be afraid of the dark lager revival

Last Drop: Stuck in the Middle • How screenwriter and former vintner Tod Brilliant got Jimmy Kimmel to stop talking.