Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. More than 100 wildfires are burning in 12 Western states this week, creating unhealthy air quality in many regions and causing new complications during the crucial ...

To boost your wine knowledge, Wine Spectator editors share their favorite memoirs, explainers, histories and reference books from over the years—from how to taste and what foods to pair to dramatic ...

Last March, Philippe Faure-Brac, one of France's best-known sommeliers, shuttered his Paris restaurant, Bistrot du Sommelier, as France entered its first national COVID-19 lockdown. Two weeks later, ...

Wine has been largely absent from the raging debate over inflation in recent months. While the wholesale price of beef is up by 20 percent and gas costs are at their highest level in seven years, a ...

Winemaker Marco Cappelli gave up “the bright lights of Napa Valley” for the serenity of the Sierra Foothills 20 years ago. He was ready for a change after 17 years as winemaker at Swanson Vineyards, ...

Should wine lovers have the right to buy wine from retailers in other states? The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it won’t decide—at least not in this session—declining to hear Sarasota Wine ...

For centuries, Grignolino was a coveted wine of the area, but it’s easy to understand how it dwindled. The vines demand the best, well-exposed hillsides but produce little fruit, less juice and—as ...

Lally Brennan (left) and her cousin Ti Adelaide Martin (right) co-own New Orleans staple Commander's Palace, a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner since 2012. At center are executive chef Meg Bickford ...

Scores and tasting notes from Virginia wineries Barboursville, RdV and Trump Winery reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor Thomas Matthews. Join today and get immediate access to this article, and ...

Longtime fans of the lauded Russian River Valley Pinot Noir label, now part of Roederer's portfolio, won't be disappointed. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth tastes recent vintages.

Wine Spectator has learned that Jackson Family Wines is acquiring Brewer-Clifton, one of Sta. Rita Hills' top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers; the winery's 2012 Pinot Noir earned the No. 8 spot on ...

Before we take our first steps into the new decade, Wine Spectator's editors would like to take a few moments to remember those from the wine industry that passed this year—pioneers, standard-bearers ...