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2019 Restaurant Wine List Awards
Great restaurant wine programs involve more than just bottles in a cellar. Created by entrepreneurial owners and passionate wine directors, serious programs help develop and support communities of wine.
Cover Stories

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Downtown Houston

The 2019 Restaurant Awards

Restoring Stonehouse

Wine Spectator's Grand Award Winners

Mastro’s Steakhouse at the Post Oak Hotel
Tasting Reports

Catching a Break

Alphabetical Guide to Washington

Making Waves

Alphabetical Guide to Australia
Features

Bang for the Buck on Wahluke Slope
Grapevine

U.S. Wineries Stung by Trade Wars

Wine Spectator Revamps Website

Virginia's Wine Dominion

Vinexpo Focuses on Climate Change

Rethinking Gin

New from the Northwest, French Finds, Tuscan Tipples
Departments

Wine, Restaurants and Community

Feedback

Once and Future Sonoma

Lamb Loin with Pinot Noir
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- A Perfect Match: Lamb Loin with Pinot Noir: Find out more about this pairing—and get the recipe from chef Dustin Valette of Valette in Healdsburg, Calif.
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