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

A Grand Tour for Wine Spectator

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

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

Big Wine Players Target Pinot Noir

When the going gets tough, the tough look for opportunities.

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

LAZY BEAR

California Love in San Francisco

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.

Paneer: A Simple Recipe to Make at Home

There's a lot to like about paneer, the fresh cheese that's a major staple of Indian cuisine.

Scientists Identify Byzantine Era Grapes

Archaeologists digging in the Negev desert in southern Israel have uncovered evidence of a booming wine industry dating back more than 1,500 years.

Château Haut-Brion Owner Buys Significant Wine Book Collection

In April 2022, Sonomabased antiquarian bookseller Ben Kinmont oversaw the sale of the Thackrey Library, a valuable collection of more than 700 tomes and documents assembled by California winemaker Sean Thackrey.

Jean-Michel Cazes

IN MEMORIAM

Rethinking Agave

As the weather cools, keep TEQUILA and MEZCAL on your bar cart to use in classic cocktails

WHERE TO WINE AND DINE ITALIAN IN THE U.S.

A selection of Wine Spectator award winners across America that put Italian wine front and center

Austria Homes in on Terroir

A heightened focus on place is resulting in the country's best-ever Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings