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America Is Back!
Aug 31, 2021

America Is Back!

It's go-time at restaurants across the country, as the massive vaccination effort puts diners back at tables with friends and family to share some laughs over a meal that comes straight from the chef's kitchen instead of a take-out container.

Cover Stories

The Great Comeback

The Great Comeback

America’s restaurants welcome back wine lovers
Aug 31, 2021
2021 Grand Award Winner: Brennan’s

2021 Grand Award Winner: Brennan’s

A dining treasure restored in New Orleans
Aug 31, 2021
2021 Grand Award Winner: Le Bernardin

2021 Grand Award Winner: Le Bernardin

Serenity and seafood in New York City
Aug 31, 2021
2021 Grand Award Winner: SingleThread Farms

2021 Grand Award Winner: SingleThread Farms

Garden-to-table nirvana in Sonoma County
Aug 31, 2021
Grand Awards Fondly Remembered

Grand Awards Fondly Remembered

These iconic restaurants are no more, but the wine standards they set abide
Aug 31, 2021
How 5 Restaurants Survived and Thrived

How 5 Restaurants Survived and Thrived

Beating the pandemic with ingenuity and perseverance
Aug 31, 2021

Tasting Reports

France’s Southern Frontier

France’s Southern Frontier

The diverse terroirs of Languedoc and Roussillon deliver a range of exciting values
Aug 31, 2021
Alphabetical Guide to Languedoc

Alphabetical Guide to Languedoc

Get Wine Spectator blind-tasting scores for nearly 200 wines from southern France’s Langudeoc and …
Aug 31, 2021
Austrian Duet

Austrian Duet

Grüner Veltliner and Riesling both excel in 2019, showing personality and finesse
Aug 31, 2021
Alphabetical Guide to Austria

Alphabetical Guide to Austria

Get Wine Spectator blind-tasting scores for more than 100 red and white wines from Austria, …
Aug 31, 2021
Ready for Their Close-Up

Ready for Their Close-Up

Australian producers are poised for a breakthrough moment in the U.S.
Aug 31, 2021
Alphabetical Guide to Australia

Alphabetical Guide to Australia

Get Wine Spectator blind-tasting scores for more than 425 red and white wines from Australia, …
Aug 31, 2021

Grapevine

First-Growths and Bitcoin

First-Growths and Bitcoin

Wine auction houses and retailers enter a new age with cryptocurrency
Aug 31, 2021
Sonoma’s Sebastiani and Clos du Bois Wineries Shuttered

Sonoma’s Sebastiani and Clos du Bois Wineries Shuttered

The two Sonoma County wineries lose their homes and remembering wine visionaries Jim Clendenen and …
Aug 31, 2021
“Better for You” Wines

“Better for You” Wines

While the new category of wines is marketed as a healthier and more sustainable option, we subject …
Aug 31, 2021
Lamb: The Black Sheep of Grilling

Lamb: The Black Sheep of Grilling

Gaining inspiration from Australian cuisine
Aug 31, 2021
Italy’s Bufala Cheeses Grow Up

Italy’s Bufala Cheeses Grow Up

Aged bufala mozzarella
Aug 31, 2021
Savvy Shopper

Savvy Shopper

A selection of great wines and value picks from our editors
Aug 31, 2021

Departments

The Moment We’ve Been Waiting For

The Moment We’ve Been Waiting For

After its darkest year, the restaurant industry has persevered
Aug 31, 2021
Neither Snow nor Rain … nor Pandemic

Neither Snow nor Rain … nor Pandemic

Keeping the blind-tasting faith alive during a global pandemic
Aug 31, 2021
A Life in Music and Wine

A Life in Music and Wine

Jay Boberg shares stories of co-founding a record label and an Oregon winery
Aug 31, 2021

The Buying Guide

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