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Prince Robert de Luxembourg at Château Quintus, his family's home base in St.-Emilion.

Exclusive: Haut-Brion Owners Expand Plans on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, Buy Château Grand-Pontet

Prince Robert de Luxembourg says they will combine the St.-Emilion winery with Château Quintus

Sep 21, 2021

Friends and vintners Karen Cakebread and John Truchard embrace during the Harvest Stomp wine auction.

Napa's Harvest Stomp Auction Raises $2.7 Million

Plus, Auction of Washington Wines launches its first hybrid event, raising $2.2 million for children and wine education

Sep 23, 2021

Linda Milagros Violago brings a career of international experience to her new position on the wine team at Canlis in Seattle.

Meet the New Leader of Canlis’ Grand Award–Winning Wine Program

Linda Milagros Violago is the latest sommelier to oversee the program since Canlis opened in 1950. Plus, Grand Award winner the Modern reopens in New York with a new wine director, and Chicago’s Boka Restaurant Group debuts an Italian eatery

Sep 23, 2021

Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute is the only program in California devoted strictly to the business side of wine.

Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute Celebrates 25 Years

Wine Spectator’s Kim Marcus looks to the past and the future in conversation about the development and outlook of the wine industry

Sep 22, 2021

From left: Luca Gardini, Alessandro Pipero, Maccio Capatonda and Andrea Gori judge a white wine

'Sommelier: Don't Try This at Home' Wins Wine Spectator's 2021 Video Contest

Italian winery Caviro uses comedy to remind wine lovers to enjoy wine for what it means to them

Shawn Zylberberg

Sep 22, 2021

Amar'e Stoudemire chats with news editor Mitch Frank on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. ET.

Instagram Live Chats: View Wine Spectator's Upcoming Schedule

Our next two episodes feature NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire and Domaine Carneros CEO Remi Cohen

Should restaurateurs really have to be the ones to decide whether customers need to show proof of vaccination to eat indoors?, asks news editor Mitch Frank.

Table for Two? Next Question: Vaccinated?

Restaurants need a chance to fully recover while keeping staff and diners safe

Mitch Frank

From the Oct 31, 2021, issue

Senior editor Alison Napjus.

Keep an Eye on Your Bubbly Supply

Alison Napjus

From the Oct 31, 2021, issue

Chef José Andrés delivers food in New Orleans not long after Ida struck; the chef's World Central Kitchen served more than 25,000 meals per day in Louisiana.

Chefs Rally to Help Louisiana After Hurricane Ida

The category 4 storm damaged New Orleans and devastated southern Louisiana, creating new challenges for restaurants already struggling with the pandemic

Mitch Frank

Sep 21, 2021

Lamberto Frescobaldo represents the 30th generation to run Italy's Marchesi de' Frescobaldi.

Frescobaldi Buys Montepulciano’s Corte alla Flora

Former owner of S.S. Lazio soccer team sells his 148-acre wine estate to Tuscany’s Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi empire

Bruce Sanderson

Sep 16, 2021

CJ McCollum partnered with Adelsheim Vineyard to start his wine label, but is investing in his own vineyard now.

NBA Star CJ McCollum Buys 318-Acre Oregon Property for Vineyard

The Portland Trail Blazer expands his wine business to Willamette Valley's Yamhill-Carlton AVA; new Pinot Noir vines will be planted in 2022

Shawn Zylberberg

Sep 15, 2021

The future Wine Spectator Wine Education Complex will allow Napa Valley College to offer more opportunities for students pursuing careers in winemaking, grapegrowing, sales and marketing and hospitality.

Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation Donates $10 Million to Napa Valley College

The foundation, dedicated to advancing education in wine and food, announces its largest gift ever to help build the Wine Spectator Wine Education Complex

MaryAnn Worobiec

Sep 15, 2021

Smoke drifted over thousands of acres of vines, leaving vintners wondering if their grapes will develop smoke taint.

Provence Winemakers Return Home to Charred Vines and Fears of Smoke Taint

A wildfire in southern France’s Var region burned 600 acres of vines and exposed another 2,400 to smoke, putting rosé at risk

Suzanne Mustacich

Sep 14, 2021

Lafon-Rochet is well known for its yellow château and its prime location in St.-Estèphe.

Tesseron Family Sells Bordeaux's Château Lafon-Rochet

Real-estate magnate and rugby team owner Jacky Lorenzetti adds the St.-Estèphe winery to his growing collection of top Left Bank estates

Suzanne Mustacich

Sep 10, 2021

Local and seasonal ingredients are unsurprisingly a huge focus of ex-Canlis chef Brady Williams' new Seattle spot, Tomo.

Grand Award Winner Canlis’ Former Chef Opens Tomo in Seattle

Chef Brady Williams debuts the primarily prix-fixe restaurant after leaving the Grand Award winner in February. Plus, Dustin Valette opens the Matheson in Sonoma County and Bell’s seafood restaurant opens on California’s Central Coast

Sep 9, 2021

Barbara Banke worked as a lawyer before joining her husband Jess Jackson's wine company. She hopes to pass it down to her kids and grandchildren.

Barbara Banke Speaks Out on a Sustainable Wine Industry

The Jackson Family Wines proprietor talked with Straight Talk by Wine Spectator about her early days in wine, the company's ambitious evironmental initiative and a new project in Australia's Yarra Valley

Shawn Zylberberg

Sep 8, 2021

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