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California Cabernet Sauvignon
The top 2017 Cabs showcase the diversity of California terroir, hailing from warm sites, cool sites, valley floor or mountain vineyards. The vintage offers many great wines, from heavy-hitters to off-the-radar bottlings at attractive prices.
Cover Stories

Out of the Frying Pan ...

Alphabetical Guide to California Cabernet

Louis M. Martini: Renewing a Legacy

Return to Glory
Tasting Reports

The Magic of Chenin

Alphabetical Guide to the Loire Valley
Features

Entertaining, Then & Now

Dinner with Friends

Roasted Chicken with Carrots, Parsnips and Brussels Sprouts

Fall Fruit Parfaits with Hazelnut Crumble and Frangelico Cream
Grapevine

Glass Fire Strikes Northern Napa Valley

From the Gridiron to the Vineyard

Wine Spectator Announces New Executive Editor

"Drink the Best in House Arrest" Wins Wine Spectator's 2020 Video Contest

America Lays Claim to Cheddar

In Good Spirits

Rarities From Italy's Enoteca Pinchiorri

Charity Wine Auctions Find Success with Virtual Events

Finds from the South of France and South of the Equator, Plus a West Coast Roundup
Departments

California Cabernet

Napa Strong, Up Close

Carneros Cruising

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