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Shanghai's skyline is one sign of China's amazing growth in the past century; the country's newfound wealth has attracted the wine industry.

Winemakers Ask, Is China’s Market Worth It?

French, Australian and American vintners have all been burned by trade fights and crackdowns, but the potential for big sales continues to beckon

Suzanne Mustacich

Oct 5, 2021

Senior editor Bruce Sanderson

A Very Personal Experience

The best of Wine Spectator's big annual tasting event

Bruce Sanderson

From the Nov 15, 2021, issue

Amar'e Stoudemire hopes his wines will bring new attention and respect to the kosher wine space.

Amar'e Stoudemire Chats Live on Building His Wine Legacy

The Brooklyn Nets assistant coach talks about spending time at one of Chanel's Bordeaux châteaus, improving the kosher wine market and how wine brings the NBA elite together

Shawn Zylberberg

Oct 1, 2021

Katie Jackson of Jackson Family Wines speaks during the Sonoma County Wine Auction's fund-a-need lot, which raised $550,000 for children's education, literacy and other programs.

Sonoma County Wine Auction Returns to In-Person Format and Raises $1.7 million

With COVID-19 precautions in place, the annual event endeavored to raise money for children's education and literacy programs

Tim Fish

Oct 1, 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

Shawn Zylberberg

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

Built with the support of a $3 million gift from the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation, the 15,000-square-foot Wine Spectator Learning Center has served as the heart of the Wine Business Institute for three years.

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

Aaron Romano

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

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

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

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