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New Zealand's Success Story - From small beginnings, the country's wines have ascended to global prominence

Since then, New Zealand has become one of the world’s most successful wine nations. Currently there are 102,000 acres planted, and 40 million cases were sold in 2023, according to the New Zealand Winegrowers. The tiny country produces less than 2% of the global wine supply, but it’s the world’s sixth-largest exporter of wine by value. Another thing that’s evolved? The image of corks no longer applies, as most vintners there eschew cork (only about 15% of the wines we review still use the closure).

Wine Is Healthiest Choice for Drinkers - Decades of research has linked light to moderate drinking, especially of wine, to a range of health benefits.

There’s also strong evidence that alcohol consumption raises the risk of certain cancers and that heavy drinking carries serious health risks. But the reasons why moderate drinking seems to be neutral or beneficial for some people and harmful for others remains a mystery.A new study sought to solve that puzzle. Looking at health and lifestyle information for a large population, the researchers found that while any alcohol posed risks for adults with existing health problems from poorer areas, healthy adults from wealthier areas suffered no additional risks from moderate drinking, and those who drink wine with food even enjoyed better health.

In Pursuit of the Perfect Crust

“Dough is always the hardest challenge for any home chef,” explains chef and restaurateur Tony Gemignani. “But it’s the foundation of any great pizza.”

SEAVEY VINEYARD

In Napa’s Conn Valley, a family-run winery marches to its own drum

CALIFORNIA RHONES Show Their Range

RECENT VINTAGES DELIVER EXCELLENT REDS AND WHITES IN AN ARRAY OF STYLES

Tuscany Comes of Age

Anchored by the 2021 vintage, Tuscan reds set a new standard of quality

The Absolute Best Places to Eat and Drink in America

PROFILES OF THE 63 WINE SPECTATOR GRAND AWARD WINNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, AS THE PROGRAM MARKS ITS 44TH YEAR

Events- A Grand Tour for Wine Spectator- a perfect day with an evening of outstanding wines.

A young couple in shorts and festival shirts sped into the ballroom of the New Orleans Marriott on a mission.

Big Wine Players Target Pinot Noir - Plenty of small winery owners are cashing out, either because they're looking to retire or they see selling as the best way to keep their label growing

Plenty of small winery owners are cashing out, either because they’re looking to retire or they see selling as the best way to keep their label growing

Restaurant Awards- Lazy Bear- Lazy Bear bills itself as a modern American dinner party. But it's so much more.

Lazy Bear bills itself as a modern American dinner party. But it’s so much more. This Mission District restaurant effortlessly strips away the formality of a multicourse dinner and replaces it with conviviality, nostalgia and curiosity. With reverence for time and place, Lazy Bear is an ode to California where guests dine in concert with the season and can explore diverse wines, including an impressive collection of older California vintages.

KRISTEN BIELER

Can Sensory Analysis of Wine Deter Dementia?

JAMES MOLESWORTH Silverado Vineyards Charts Its Future

Silverado Vineyards is located prominently on the Silverado Trail, its winery facility perched atop a hill overlooking its 216-acre estate.

A Welcome Taste of Lyon

You’ve got to love a dish they call silk worker’s brains. You’ve also got to wonder how it acquired such a quirky name.

Sweet Harvest

Chef Dustin Valette shares childhood orchard memories and a recipe for warm plum cake

Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation

Forty years of making a difference for future generations of wine and hospitality leaders

Warren Winiarski

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Founder

Harvey Chaplin

Southern Glazer's Chairman

SPAIN NEVER BETTER

Newly released vintages of the country's prestige reds and a variety of distinctive whites invite exploration

THE YEATMAN

Portugal's best shines in the Douro

LE BISTRO DE L'HÔTEL

A Temple of Burgundy in Beaune

GRASING'S

Dining Synergy in Carmel-by-the-Sea

PROSPERING WITH WINE

Restaurant wine programs are energizing dining rooms everywhere, reflecting a renewed investment in creative, well-chosen lists

DANIEL BOULUD'S AMERICAN DREAM

The French-born New York chef has built an international restaurant empire, but remains hungry

Drouhin Expands its Burgundy Acreage

Maison Joseph Drouhin has purchased two estates in Burgundy, totaling nearly 50 acres of vineyards: Château de Chasselas in St.-Véran and the Rapet estate in St.-Romain.

Gallo Buys Notable Pinot Noir Player

America's largest wine company continues to expand, particularly with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Brad Pitt and the Perrin Family Get in the Gin Game

After a decade of building the Côtes de Provence-based Miraval brand together, Brad Pitt and Famille Perrin have decided to partner in the spirits industry with Gardener gin.

Jack Daniel's, Bad Spaniels and the Supreme Court

\"This case is about dog toys and whiskey, two items seldom appearing in the same sentence.\"

THE MARTINELLI STORY

LOVE SONOMA PINOT NOIR AND ZINFANDEL? THANK THE HARD WORK OF FIVE GENERATIONS OF THIS CALIFORNIA GRAPE-GROWING FAMILY

Exploration Brings Rewards

Part of the beauty of wine is the opportunity to expand horizons. Often there's also a value element to less-known wines.

2020 Cabernet Intel: Spottswoode

The Napa winery was able to thread the needle, with most of its harvest already fermenting before the smoke rolled in.