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Something old, something new. Wine has a magical way of being both timeless and innovative. Winemakers are rooted in tradition, but always looking for new ideas for improving the quality of their wines and tending the land that produces the wines we treasure. Both of those qualities were on full display at the 2023 New

Imagine you’re invited to a fantastic reunion of family and friends. Now imagine those friends each brought some of their favorite wines, to the tune of more than 260 of the best bottlings in the world. That gives you an idea of what the opening night of the 2023 New York Wine Experience was like,

Ford Fry Opening Little Sparrow and Bar Blanc in Atlanta Along with other French-influenced dishes, onion soup gratinée helps add Paris bistro flair to Ford Fry’s Little Sparrow. (Little Sparrow) Who’s behind it: Chef-restaurateur Ford Fry and his Rocket Farm Restaurants hospitality group. Fry has built a portfolio of restaurants across the South, including Wine

The owners of Napa Valley’s Vine Cliff Winery recently sold its winery in Oakville to the SCW Fund Corp., a business entity run by Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Crétier, who also owns the nearby Roy Estate. The sale price was not disclosed. The deal includes the winery, 23 acres of vineyards and all other business-related assets, including unplanted acreage

Plenty of premium wines and lively bidding raised about $1.3 million for Northern California charities at the annual Sonoma County Wine Auction last month. Organized by the Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF), the auction funds community grants for nonprofit organizations in education, health, the environment and arts, as well as SCVF’s Emergency Relief Fund. “It

Star chef Michael Chiarello—who helped put Napa Valley on the culinary map and became a pioneering restaurateur, author and TV food personality—died Oct. 6 after an acute allergic reaction led to anaphylactic shock. He was 61. Chiarello had been hospitalized at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa for several days before his death,

All along the West Coast, the original inhabitants of North America’s prime wine regions are investing in their nations’ future by putting down roots in vineyards. For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Wine Spectator spoke to representatives from four native communities leading the way in the world of wine, to find out how their enterprises have evolved over the past

Don’t miss this Straight Talk podcast exclusive: Never-before-heard highlights from Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken’s one-on-one interview with Napa Cabernet legend Chuck Wagner of Caymus Vineyards. Host James Molesworth also welcomes Napa winemaker Maya Dalla Valle to the studio—and don’t miss James and Maya’s full conversation in our Bonus Episode! Also in

French Concept Bistro du Jour Expands to Capitol Hill Who’s behind it: Knead Hospitality + Design, the group behind Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners the Grill and Succotash Prime. When it opened: Sept. 18 Why you should know about it: This is the second Bistro du Jour restaurant from Knead, a leading hospitality group in the

Sotheby’s recently announced it will sell what it hopes will be the most valuable wine collection ever to come to the auction market, encompassing 25,000 bottles from the private collection of Taiwanese businessman and art collector Pierre Chen. Though only a portion of Chen’s collection, the bottles hold an estimated top value of $50 million,

Scientists have long known that drinking alcohol impacts women and men in different ways. Women metabolize alcohol differently than men, and studies have linked drinking to an increased risk of some cancers, including breast cancer. But for breast cancer survivors, there’s another question: Should they reduce the amount they drink, or stop drinking entirely? A

The biggest business news in Napa this summer was E.&J. Gallo’s buying spree, scooping up Rombauer Vineyards and Massican in a matter of days. The two wineries could not be more different. Rombauer produces 350,000 cases a year and owns more than 700 acres of vines in Napa Valley, Carneros and the Sierra Foothills. Massican,

Who wants an encore? Fresh off his first Wine Spectator video contest win, in 2022, Steve Jacobson has earned the grand prize for the second year in a row with his latest video, “Love the Wine You’re With,” dedicated to all the enophiles out there. “I started working on this literally the weekend I got

We’re welcoming the one and only Sarah Jessica Parker in this episode of Wine Spectator‘s Straight Talk podcast. If you only know her as an award-winning actress and producer, let us show you her winemaking side! Host James Molesworth welcomes back senior editor MaryAnn Worobiec for a look at the New Zealand wine scene, and

While a dish dubbed “thousand-layer lasagna” is likely to pique your interest, things get even more intriguing when you add an Italian-heavy wine list that pays particular attention to Barolo, Tuscany and Franciacorta. Last week, Vine Hospitality debuted Rollati Ristorante, a modern Italian-American restaurant in San Jose, Calif. This is the first Italian-focused restaurant from

Virginia’s state Court of Appeals has ruled that a wine shipping merchant that facilitates sales between wineries and consumers is violating state law and must either obtain licenses for each winery it orders from or cease selling wine in the commonwealth. The ruling comes after Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) challenged California company Vinoshipper’s

Hubert Trimbach, the sales director of his family’s winery in Alsace for more than 50 years, has died. He was 85 years old. His family announced his passing on Sept. 14. Today Maison Trimbach is a well-known and venerated name from France’s northeastern Alsace region. But that wasn’t the case when Hubert joined his older