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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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50 Years of Wine Spectator

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Napa Wildfire Triggers Felony Charges

New Owners for Napa’s Cain Vineyard

Spirits With a Kiss of Wine • Through aging spirits in former wine casks, distillers are reimagining traditional styles

California Merlot: Styles and Substance • The 2023 and 2024 vintages offer quality and choice, from elegant to bold

SAVVY SHOPPER

50 YEARS of WINE SPECTATOR • MARVIN R. SHANKEN AND HIS ROSTER OF EDITORS REFLECT ON DECADES OF TASTING, EXPLORING AND LEARNING TOGETHER

A LABOR OF LOVE

A PANTHEON OF LIVING LEGENDS

NURTURING A CULTURE OF WINE

THE NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE • A HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST ANNUAL WINE GATHERING, TOLD IN PHOTOS

BRINGING EUROPE TO AMERICA

LEARNING THE LONG GAME

A WINE TASTER’S PATH

THROUGH THE WINEGLASS

GIVING BACK: THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

MAKING FRIENDS WITH WINE

AN EVER-GROWING WINE WORLD

BREAKING WINE NEWS

HALL OF FAME • A SELECTION OF EDITORS’ AND READERS’ FAVORITE COVER STORIES OVER FIVE DECADES 1976–2026

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

LOOKING AHEAD

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS • A SEASONAL BLACKBERRY FARM MENU BY FAMILY, FOR FAMILY

THE CHANGING FACE OF MALBEC • ARGENTINE VINTNERS POLISH THE COUNTRY’S IDENTITY WITH TERROIR-DRIVEN WINES

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UNITED STATES

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