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"The fact that I was a woman that was doing all these crazy things, it was a little bit of an impact in the beginning."—Chiara Boschis, Owner of Pira Chiara Boschis
Cover Stories
Piedmont's Women Take Charge
Selected Recent Releases
Tasting Reports
Tuscany Alphabetical Listing
Treasure Trove
Sicilian Success
Features
The Changing Face of Napa
Calling Cards
Uruguay Stakes a Claim With Tannat
Grapevine
Do You Speak Emoji?
Spanish Wine Counterfeiters Busted
Another Rough Fire Season in California Wine Country
Wine and a Movie at Napa Valley Film Festival; Dom Pérignon Champagne Salon at Blantyre; Waterman Poolside Bar at Windsor Court Hotel
Play With Your Food
Sauce Boss
Sumptuous Sangiovese, Whites and Reds from the Americas, Rhône Delights
In Memoriam: Joël Robuchon, Legendary French Chef
Departments
Italy at Its Best
Feedback
Ice Age
Bruno’s Bergerac
Mushroom Toast with Aged White Rioja
Tuscany: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Tuscan wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Sicily: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Sicilian wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Uruguay: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Uruguayan wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Web Exclusive Content
LETTER FROM EUROPE Contributing editor Robert Camuto blogs from his trips through Italy, France and beyond, visiting cutting-edge wine regions, iconoclastic producers and companies that drive wine trends.
DAILY WINE PICKS Terrific wine finds in three price ranges, six days a week. Check our site daily for the latest picks or follow them on our Twitter feed, via @WineSpectator.
NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE Join us Oct. 18–20 for this year's great lineup of tastings and seminars. Our full coverage of the event will bring the world's best winemakers and chefs to you with photos, articles and videos.
WHAT AM I TASTING? Test your tasting skills in our mystery wine game. Every two weeks, we post a tasting note with clues from the color, aromas, flavors and structure. Then you guess the variety, region, appellation and age of the wine.
WINE SPECTATOR VIDEO Watch all our informative wine tips, winemaker interviews and tastings on your desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. Tune in each week for a new mobile-friendly video. Don't miss these great clips:
- In the Vineyard at Heitz Cellar: Keeping Grapes Healthy Winemaker Brittany Sherwood explains how the Napa winery protects its Trailside Vineyard grapes from sun damage and dehydration during heat spikes.
- Star Chef Challenge: Pairing With Emeril Lagasse and José Andrés Chef José Andrés and Wine Spectator's Thomas Matthews battle to select the best wine for chef Emeril Lagasse's twist on a Reuben. Then, Lagasse and Matthews compete to find a pairing for Andrés' foie gras "piña colada." Who will the winners be?
- A Perfect Match: Mushroom Toast With Aged White Rioja: Find out more about this intriguing pairing—and get the recipe from chef Corey Chow of Per Se in New York.
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