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Wine is a long game, requiring unwavering dedication and boundless energy to reach the pinnacle. Our Wine of the Year is a prime example. A benchmark for its region and capturing the essence of its vintage, it reflects its maker’s lifetime of experience. Learn more about it and the 99 other most exciting wines our editors reviewed in the past year!
Cover Stories
The Top 100 Wines of 2021: Wines 11 to 100
Tasting Reports
Alphabetical Guide to Argentina
Pushing the Boundaries
Alphabetical Guide to U.S. Sparkling Wines
Features
Grapevine
Angelina Jolie Sells Her Stake in Provence’s Château Miraval
Tahiirah Habibi Makes Wine Inclusive
Great Times for Caviar
Bubbles & Cream: A Fine Match
What Comes Next in Wine Shipping Fight?
Savvy Shopper: Diverse Picks from Around the Globe
Departments
Why Dominus? Wine of the Year
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TOP 100 WINES OF THE YEAR Join Wine Spectator's senior editors as they discuss this year's Top 10 in our annual video series. Plus, discover more original content. Find matching recipes and in-depth articles related to this year's Top 10. And take a look through wine history with our full set of Top 100 lists back to 1988. Plus, enter our sweepstakes to win the Top 10 Wines of 2021!
HOLIDAY PARTY PLANNING We've recruited leading chefs to share some of their favorite dishes for seasonal entertaining, while Wine Spectator editors recommend crowd-pleasing, budget-friendly wines!
STRAIGHT TALK WITH WINE SPECTATOR is an Instagram Live series featuring conversations with wine-and-food newsmakers. Recent editions have featured restaurateur Danny Meyer, actor-vintners Kyle MacLachlan, Kurt Russell and Sarah Jessica Parker, Penfolds’ Peter Gago, California winemakers Justin Smith, Andy Erickson and Thomas Brown and chefs Eric Ripert, José Andrés and Emeril Lagasse. (All episodes are archived on our IGTV channel for viewing anytime.) Tune in to Straight Talk on Wine Spectator's Instagram page, and check out the chat schedule at WineSpectator.com/LiveChatCalendar!
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