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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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Bordeaux Faces an Impossible Choice • NEWS | FOOD & TRAVEL | PEOPLE | COLLECTING

Arista Winery Says Adieu

Woolly Firefighters in Wine Country

Charcuterie, Simplified • Olympia Provisions salumist Elias Cairo shares tips for making winning charcuterie at home

California Sauvignon Blanc Excitement

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Are We Winning the Wine War (Gen) Z?

Don’t Expect Tariff Relief Anytime Soon

ITALY’S NEXT GENERATION • TWELVE WINE FAMILIES PROVING THE COUNTRY’S GREAT ESTATES ARE IN GOOD HANDS FOR THE FUTURE

GAJA • GIOVANNI GAJA: CARRYING A TORCH WITH GLOBAL REACH

BRUNO ROCCA • LUISA & FRANCESCO ROCCA: BALANCING BUSINESS ACUMEN AND CELLAR SAVVY

ELENA WALCH • JULIA & KAROLINE WALCH: FORGING HIGH STANDARDS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS

VILLA SANDI • DIVA & LEONARDO MORETTI POLEGATO: PARLAYING STRENGTHS INTO STRATEGIES

MARCO FELLUGA • ILARIA FELLUGA: PERFECTING THE CHEMISTRY OF COMMUNICATION

CASTELLO DI AMA • ARTURO PALLANTI: CURATING HOSPITALITY AND AESTHETICS

CASANOVA DI NERI • GIOVANNI, GIANLORENZO & MARIANNA NERI: GROWING A BRUNELLO OF THEIR OWN

FONTODI • MARGHERITA, BERNARDO & CORSO MANETTI: FINE-TUNING FOR THE FUTURE

FATTORIA LE PUPILLE • ETTORE ARTURO RIZZI: STEERING THOUGHTFUL IMPROVEMENTS

MASCIARELLI • MIRIAM LEE MASCIARELLI: SEEING OPPORTUNITY IN AN EVOLVING WINE WORLD

D’ANGELO • ERMINIA & ROCCO D’ANGELO: FUSING PASSION WITH PROGRESS

DONNAFUGATA • GABRIELLA FAVARA: BUILDING BRIDGES FOR SUCCESS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

Brilliant BAROLOS • Piedmont’s king of wines hits a new high-water mark in the 2021 vintage

Bruce Sanderson’s Recommended Wines From Piedmont • Nearly 575 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/PiedmontAlpha043026. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

Bruce Sanderson’s Recommended Wines From Piedmont • Nearly 575 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/PiedmontAlpha043026. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

NEW WINES FROM TO KALON VINES • Star winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown sources old-vine Detert Family parcels for his debut label of Napa Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

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UNFILTERED • Swiftie Sancerre Sells Out Amid “Champagne Problems”

THE DUCKHORN PERSPECTIVE • A family of world-class wineries united by a singular pursuit of excellence

DUCKHORN VINEYARDS • Five Decades In and Still Defining What’s Next

BURGUNDIAN OBSESSION, CALIFORNIA SOUL

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THE MILESTONES THAT BUILT A COLLECTION And Helped Define American Fine Wine • DAN AND MARGARET DUCKHORN set out to make wines of lasting distinction in Napa Valley. Inspired by the great wines of Bordeaux and guided by a belief in restraint, balance, and long-term thinking, they committed themselves to the vineyards and to letting place take the lead. Over time, Duckhorn became a benchmark, and the Collection it inspired reflects a shared pursuit of...