It’s a New Day in Woodinville

With Chateau Ste. Michelle’s continued presence in question, Washington state’s mecca of wine tasting looks to its future

• Tim Fish

Dec 22, 2022

‘Straight Talk’ Podcast Episode 4: Wine Spectator's 2022 Top 100 Wines of the Year

Host James Molesworth and senior editor Bruce Sanderson explore the most exciting wines of the year, Dr. Vinny explains "second wines," and we ambush James with a Wine of the Year Trivia Challenge!

Dec 22, 2022

Wine and Tea Polyphenols Can Reduce Cognitive Decline

Study finds that eating leafy greens or drinking tea and wine, which all contain flavonols, improves overall brain health and may protect against Alzheimer's and dementia

• Kenny Martin

Dec 21, 2022

The Holiday Wine Conundrum: “What Should I Bring to Dinner?”

The choices are vaster than ever. So think about what you really want from that special wine

• Robert Camuto

Dec 20, 2022

2023 Will Bring Two More David Burke Restaurants and a New Oceania Cruise Ship

The award-winning chef and TV personality is bringing his flair to new locations in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, N.Y., while the luxury cruise line is introducing enhanced Champagne, wine and cocktail programs on the Vista

• Collin Dreizen
• Julia Larson

Dec 15, 2022

Unidentified Firm Buys Napa's Seven Stones Winery for $34 Million

The boutique wine brand was purchased by a holding company registered to an executive of a South Korean corporation

• MaryAnn Worobiec

Dec 7, 2022

Welcome Back, Kosta

Senior editor MaryAnn Worobiec talks to winemaker Dan Kosta about his new Sonoma Pinot Noir and Chardonnay project, Convene

• MaryAnn Worobiec

From the Nov 30, 2022, issue

France's Macron Sips California Wine at White House State Dinner

Guest of honor French President Emmanuel Macron will be treated to an all-American menu featuring U.S. wines with a noteworthy French connection

• Robert Taylor

Dec 1, 2022

Major Food Group Expands in Florida and New York, Adding Three More Restaurants

The Boston Italian hot spot Contessa comes to Miami’s Design District, and a new partnership, Japanese Bocce Club, opens at the Boca Raton. Plus, Torrisi is reborn in Nolita’s Puck Building

• Kenny Martin

Dec 1, 2022

Turning Tables: City Winery Comes to New York’s Grand Central Terminal

For its fifth New York location, the restaurant–urban winery group has taken up residence in a city landmark; plus San Francisco's Delfina and Manhattan's Molyvos return in new form after pandemic closures, and chef Aaron Bludorn adds a second Houston spot

• Aaron Romano
• Kenny Martin
• Collin Dreizen

Dec 1, 2022

Tony Parker Doubles Down in Southern France

The NBA star's newly purchased Rhône wine estate, Château St.-Laurent near Avignon, will release its inaugural 2022 vintage next year

• Kristen Bieler

Nov 30, 2022

Worth the Wait: Carmelo Anthony's 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Debuts

A first look at the NBA star’s late-release VII(N) The Seventh Estate Oath of Fidelity Châteauneuf-du-Pape, made in partnership with third-generation Rhône winemaker Stéphane Usseglio

• Kristen Bieler

Nov 29, 2022

Burgundy's Hospices de Beaune Charity Auction Hits a $32 Million Record

Thanks to enthusiasm over the 2022 vintage, 802 barrels of Burgundy raised the event’s highest total in 162 years

• Bruce Sanderson

Nov 29, 2022

‘Straight Talk’ Podcast Episode 3 Spotlights Champagne for the Holidays

James Molesworth and Alison Napjus chat with Roederer's Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon and grower Champagne star Alexandre Chartogne. Plus, Dr. Vinny goes behind the bubbles …

Nov 29, 2022