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.

THIS ISSUE • Auberge Resorts Builds on a Vision

Wine Spectator • A Publication of M. Shanken Communications, Inc.

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GRAPEVINE • Ornellaia Winemaker Back to Bordeaux

NEWS • Wine Spectator Partners With Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

Nicolas Feuillatte Owner Buys Henriot

New Zealand Winemakers Struggle After Cyclone

EVENTS • Italy Pours Its Best at OperaWine

SCIENCE • Study Revisits Origin of Grapegrowing

TASTES • Nose to Tail Asparagus

CHEESE • Finding Cheeseburger Heaven

CHOCOLATE • Scoop de Grâce

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KRISTEN BIELER • How and Why Our Tasting System Works

MITCH FRANK • When a Wine-Friendly Bank Collapses

WINE CULTURE DRIVES LUXURY TRAVEL THE AUBERGE RESORTS STORY • AUBERGE RESORTS COLLECTION STARTED WITH A SINGLE GEM IN NAPA VALLEY. NOW, A NEW OWNER WORKS TO BUILD A PORTFOLIO OF WORLD-CLASS HOTELS

LUXURY MEETS LOCALE

NORTHERN WINE COUNTRY EVOLUTION • WHERE TO EAT, DRINK AND STAY IN SONOMA AND NAPA THIS YEAR

OLD-SCHOOL BRUNELLO • The fresh, vibrant 2018s from Montalcino are a throwback to cooler vintages

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OREGON RETURNS TO FORM • THE STATE’S VINTNERS SMILE AS 2021 DELIVERS VIBRANT REDS ON THE HEELS OF STRUGGLES WITH 2020

A CLONE OF THEIR OWN • THE WÄDENSWIL CLONE OF PINOT NOIR HAS SHAPED THE HISTORY OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY WINE

SPARKLING PERSONALITIES • We recommend 100 bubblies from around the world that bring a sense of celebration to any occasion from picnics to parties

FRANCE • Champagne and more from the home of sparkling wine

UNITED STATES • QUALITY AND VALUE UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST

ITALY • A DIVERSE RANGE OF FLAVORS AND STYLES TO SATISFY ANY PALATE

OTHER INTERNATIONAL • FROM SPAIN TO AUSTRALIA, BUBBLIES FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX DESERVE EXPLORATION

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New Wines From Around the World

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GERMANY, ITALY

SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, OTHER INTERNATIONAL

United States

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UNFILTERED • $1.7 Million in Rare Wine Missing Following Bottle Heist in Spain