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Dry Skies Ahead

Some major U.S. airlines have restricted alcohol service during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the rules are not simple

• Emmalyse Brownstein

Jul 1, 2020

News

Constellation Brands Buys Gary Vaynerchuk's Empathy Wines

The wine and spirits giant is looking to the $20 brand, sold entirely through e-commerce, to help revamp its own direct-to-consumer business

• Augustus Weed

Jul 1, 2020

Columns

Bordeaux's Fractured Futures Campaign

With the world economy reeling from COVID-19, the region's vintners pressed ahead with remote tastings for the 2019 vintage

• James Molesworth

From the Aug 31, 2020, issue

Columns

Rioja Reigns

Spain’s historic leader remains the most important wine region in the country

• Thomas Matthews

From the Aug 31, 2020, issue

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Tony Terlato, a Giant in the U.S. Wine Industry, Dies at 86

From working in his dad's retail store to building a leading wine distribution and import firm to producing wines in four countries, Terlato focused on giving consumers quality

• Mitch Frank

Jun 29, 2020

Exploring Wine with Tim Fish

Playing It Safe with Wine, Food and Friends on the Fourth of July

The 2020 summer holidays are all about good food, great wine—including these 6 summer value picks—and taking the right precautions

• Tim Fish

Jun 29, 2020

News

Wine Spectator Reveals 2020 Restaurant Award Winners

Magazine honors excellence in wine lists, recognizing programs in all 50 states and 80 countries and territories

• Cassia Schifter

Jun 25, 2020

News

Malbec Moves Ahead: A Live Chat with Laura Catena

Bodega Catena Zapata’s managing director discusses harvest under lockdown in Argentina, Malbec’s growing demand, and the grape’s next big hurdle

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jun 25, 2020

News

Chefs Step Up

Even in the face of financial disaster from the pandemic, restaurant teams all over the world mobilized to feed frontline workers and neighbors in need

• Julie Harans
• Ben O'Donnell

From the Aug 31, 2020, issue

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Tariffs on European Wines Never Went Away—the Trump Administration Begins a Review of the Duties this Week

The U.S. and European Union are no closer to an agreement on airplane manufacturers, meaning wine sellers and consumers could continue to suffer

• Mitch Frank

Jun 24, 2020

News

Bordeaux Looks to the Future: A Live Chat with Château Lynch Bages’ Jean-Charles Cazes

The owner of Bordeaux’s Lynch Bages and Haut-Batailley discusses the 2019 futures campaign, a new winery and more

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jun 22, 2020

News

Oregon Gains Two Wine Appellations

U.S. government approves Laurelwood District and Tualatin Hills AVAs, both part of Willamette Valley

• Tim Fish

Jun 19, 2020