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Sonoma Wine Country
Healdsburg and the Alexander Valley make a distinctive combination: an increasingly posh and prosperous small town in a wine region that retains all of Sonoma County's old-time charm.
Cover Stories
Wine Country Moves Forward
The Soul of Sonoma
The Wine Country Fires of 2017
In the Eye of the Firestorm
Tasting Reports
Style and Substance
Work in Progress
Features
Grapevine
The Cheesemongers' Champion
DIY Candy Bars
Oil Around the World
France Grapples With Wine Fraud
A Classic Revisited
Winning Zinfandels, Old World Picks, Must-try Malbecs
Vintners Confront Specter of Smoke Taint
Wine Suites at Maui's Four Seasons
Amy Poehler Hits Wine Country and Brings Tina Fey Along
In Memoriam: Robert Haas; Nicolaus Hahn
Meininger Honors Publisher Marvin R. Shanken
Departments
The Dark Side of Napa
What Makes a Wine Great?
Feedback
Moving Forward in Sonoma
Black Bass With Oregon Pinot Blanc
California Sauvignon Blanc: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all California Sauvignon Blanc wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
South Africa: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all South African wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Web Exclusive Content
PARTY PLANNING Hosting a barbecue bash on Memorial Day? We highlight delicious new recipes to try and point you to great wines for the occasion. Check out our seasonal features for pairing suggestions with well-priced, new-release wines recommended by our editors.
VALUE WINE PICKS Wine Spectator's free Xvalues app for iOS features a regularly updated library of our editors' latest reviews of highly rated, widely available wines, and highlights five categories: top values ($12 or less); reds ($20 or less); whites ($20 or less); sparklers ($40 or less); and picks for upcoming seasons or holidays. Look for it in the App Store!
WINE SPECTATOR VIDEO Watch all our great 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 recent favorites:
- Wine Country Wildfires: In these Wine Spectator exclusive videos, we go on location with some of the Napa and Sonoma winemakers affected by the devastating wildfires.
- A Perfect Match: Black Bass With Oregon Pinot Blanc: Find out more about this intriguing pairing—and get the recipe from Durham chef Andrea Reusing.
- Why Go Biodynamic? Leading French vintner Gérard Bertrand explains how biodynamic practices influence vineyards and wines.
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2017 BORDEAUX BARREL TASTINGS Following the stellar 2015 and 2016 vintages, Bordeaux's 2017 growing season got off to a frigid start, with frosts that devastated some vineyards. But for those less affected, quality looks promising. It's a vintage of haves and have-nots, says senior editor James Molesworth, and that makes his annual trip to taste the young wines from barrel all the more critical. Which 2017s will be worth buying as futures? Catch up on his blog posts highlighting top châteaus and estates to watch. Plus, get his scores and tasting notes for more than 250 Bordeaux reds, dry whites and sweet wines.
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