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U.S. Wine’s Canada Conundrum

La Tour d’Argent Offers Visits to Underground Cellars

IN MEMORIAM

Charlie Palmer’s Wine Country Hotel

Reimagining and Restoring a Napa Icon

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Delivers Culinary Celebration

Breaking the Mold

The Allure of Port • Across a range of styles, these rarefied wines have never been better

JAMES MOLESWORTH’S RECOMMENDED PORTS • This chart includes the 10 2023 Vintage Ports tasted for this report, along with a selection of the tawny Ports and Late Bottled Vintage Ports under review. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews using the online Wine Ratings search.

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Northern Impact

From Indiana to Sonoma County

The 2025 NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE • CREATING WINE MEMORIES TOGETHER

TASTING THE TOP 10 WINES OF 2024 • Diversity, power and elegance define an elite group led by a Chilean Cabernet

A Rare Champagne Master Class • The elite label from Piper-Heidsieck pours four vintages of rosé and Brut back to 1998

WINE STAR • Rebekah Wineburg | QUINTESSA Sauvignon Blanc Napa-Sonoma Counties Illumination 2023

Château Cheval Blanc: Grand Vin and Beyond •  The famed Right Bank estate presents top examples from its diverse portfolio

California Chardonnay’s New Era • Top Sonoma bottlings reflect a renaissance for the state’s signature white

WINE STAR • Johann Rupert | ANTHONIJ RUPERT Cabernet Franc Franschhoek 2019

Chefs’ Challenge • Star restaurateurs return for the annual wine-pairing bout

THE FOOD & WINE PAIRINGS

Reds of Beaune • Four esteemed producers share their premiers crus Pinots

WINE STAR • Carmelo Anthony | VII(N) THE SEVENTH ESTATE Oath of Fidelity Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020

Opus One Vertical • Five vintages spanning 45 years reveal the evolution of the groundbreaking Mondavi-Rothschild project

Hermitage à la Chapoutier • Reds and whites from the Rhône vintner articulate the terroir of the famous hill

WINE STAR • Renzo Cotarella | ANTINORI Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala 2019

Brunello di Montalcino 2020 •  A new generation of leaders bring elegant Sangioveses to the table

WINE VALUE OF THE YEAR FOR 2024 • Andy Robinson | SEGHESIO Sonoma County Zinfandel 2022

THE TOP 10 VALUES OF 2025 • Our editors spotlight the best-priced wines of the year

SMART BUYS for SMART BUYERS • 125 bright ideas for getting the most for your money

DRY CREEK SAUVIGNON BLANC • THIS SONOMA REGION YIELDS AN ARRAY OF DYNAMIC BOTTLINGS

SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR • LOOK TO VINEYARD BLENDS FOR OUTSTANDING YET AFFORDABLE OPTIONS

OREGON’S DUNDEE HILLS • ELEGANT REDS AND WHITES ABOUND IN THIS SUBREGION OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY

AUSTRALIAN WHITES • VINTNERS GO THEIR OWN WAY WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF STYLES

NEW ZEALAND PINOT NOIR • SUN-DRENCHED VINEYARDS PRODUCE VIVID AND EXPRESSIVE RED WINES

CHILEAN SAUVIGNON BLANC • VINTNERS SOURCE THEIR DIVERSE GROWING AREAS FOR FRESH, LIVELY WHITES

CASTILLON CÔTES DE BORDEAUX • DISCOVER AFFORDABLE BOTTLINGS FROM FRANCE’S PREMIER WINE REGION

WHITE BURGUNDY • EVEN IN THIS ELITE CATEGORY, THERE ARE WELL - PRICED WINES ON...