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In the April 30, 2007 Issue:




Previous issue: March. 31, 2007

 

Great Wine Values   For a lavish meal without the fuss or expense, Wine Spectator presents 80 value bottlings—15 of which scored 90 points or higher—and four easy-to-prepare menus to match with them

  • Wine Spectator Online  Use our handy Value Wines tool, which finds the best value bottlings of the past year as well as the wineries that provide the best value.
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Best Values at a Glance

Pasta Primavera With Light-Bodied Whites

Grilled Yellowfin Tuna Steaks With Full-Bodied Whites

Roast Chicken With Light-Bodied Reds

Braised Short Ribs With Full-Bodied Reds

Features

Tasting Reports

South Africa The Cape region continues to produce refined and elegant red wines, with Syrah as the star

  • Wine Spectator Online Video:  James Molesworth tastes three varietals that define South Africa's best: Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah. Plus, golf champion Ernie Els talks about his Engelbrecht-Els label.

ABCs of South Africa

Germany   2005 is a stunning year for Riesling, but a trend toward warmer weather is changing the way German wines ripen

  • Wine Spectator Online Video:  Bruce Sanderson tastes German Rieslings and explains what to look for in the excellent 2005 vintage. Plus: How to read those complicated German labels.

Dining

A Taste of Tokyo   Japan's capital is a treasure trove of unique restaurants with marvelous food and wine

Food and Drink

Discovering Sake   The subtle nuances of this ancient Japanese drink are attracting a wider audience

Recommended Sakes   Wine Spectator editors explore a range of styles to present 15 delicious sakes

How It's Made   A look at the ingredients that go into sake and how the beverage is produced

Pairing With Food   Sake's distinctive flavors make it the perfect match for many dishes

Travel

Breathtaking Sedona   Resorts with fine wine and dining offer luxury in this quiet Arizona retreat

  • Wine Spectator Online  For a complete listing of restaurants with Wine Spectator Award-winning wine lists, check our online Restaurant Search.

People

Domaine Serene   Domaine Serene Since 1989, Grace and Ken Evenstad have been dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in Oregon Pinot Noir

Departments

This Issue

This Issue

  • Wine Spectator Online Video Contest:   Win prizes by submitting your amateur wine videos to WineSpectator.com's inaugural video contest. Our editors will select the best, which will be shown on our site. Entry deadline is June 1.

Upfront

  

Guigal sets a record for most expensive Rhône release; wine thieves strike Silicon Valley; wine makes a $162 billion impact on U.S. economy; State of the Science: Resveratrol; Wine Spectator Video Contest is accepting entries and the GrapeVine

  • Wine Spectator Online  Keep up with breaking news as well as the people, places and happenings that wine lovers are talking about.

In-Depth

Problems with TBA   

Tastes

  

Goat cheese; ice cream in a can; El Injerto coffee; Los Angeles Hot Spot: Pizzeria Mozza and beefing it up

  • Wine Spectator Online  Check out our online Encyclopedia of Food, to learn about other types of cheese.

Columns

James Laube   Just say no

  • Wine Spectator Online  In his recent blog posts, James Laube has shared his tastings of new and old California Pinot Noirs, details on Sonoma-Cutrer founder Brice Jones' latest winery and his desire for a kinder, gentler Zinfandel.

Matt Kramer   The importance of finesse

Collecting

  

Wine Spectator Auction Index posts highest gain ever; Naples Winter Wine Festival brings in record $18.3 million and a wine auction raises money to fight cancer

  • Wine Spectator Online New FREE Newsletter:  Our biweekly Collecting & Auctions e-mail newsletter provides ratings of collectible wines, answers to your collecting questions, auction news and more. Sign up or view a sample.

Wine Talk

Wine Talk   Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson

The Buying Guide

View a list of all tasting notes from this issue. Or for more than 199,000 tasting notes, use WineSpectator.com's Wine Ratings Search, where you can sort by region, variety, vintage, price, score and tasting date.


VIDEO CONTEST  Submit your amateur wine videos to Wine Spectator Online's inaugural video contest and you could win a prize! Our editors will select the best videos, which will be shown on our site. The entry deadline is June 1, 2007. For complete rules and technical details, please visit www.winespectator.com/videocontest.

E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS  Wine Spectator's four free reports deliver essential wine news straight to your inbox:

  • WINE & HEALTHY LIVING  Health news, answers to your health questions and tips on how to live a healthy lifestyle
  • COLLECTING & AUCTIONS  New ratings of collectibles, auction news and expert collecting advice
  • VIDEO THEATER  New ratings of collectibles, auction news and expert collecting advice
  • SIPS & TIPS  Great value-wine recommendations, plus dining, travel and wine advice

VIDEOS   We now have more than 100 videos, coming soon:

  • GERMANY  Compare 2005 Rieslings and learn how to understand a German wine label.
  • SOUTH AFRICA  Discover which varieties the country does best and hear champion golfer Ernie Els talk about his winery.

PASSOVER  View our recommendations on recently released kosher wines for the holiday.

SPRING ENTERTAINING Coming Soon:  Celebrate the warmer weather by learning what to drink with light, Asian-inspired fare.


2006 BORDEAUX  James Suckling reports on his barrel tastings of the latest vintage.

2005 BURGUNDY  Bruce Sanderson shares his cellar notes on an excellent vintage for both reds and whites.

SANTA BARBARA  James Laube previews the region's Pinot Noirs and other wines being sold as futures.

NEW GUEST BLOGGERS  Read the musings of Wine Spectator Online's newest guest bloggers:

  • CHUCK WAGNER  The Caymus Vineyards owner talks about life as a winemaker in Napa Valley.
  • ERIC RIPERT  Le Bernardin's chef takes you into the kitchen of his award-winning New York City restaurant.

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