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Drying out for a month is easy. Practicing moderation is a lifelong endeavor.

Dry January Is B.S. How About Moderation March?

It’s healthy to assess your relationship with alcohol. But healthy relationships last longer than one month

Jan 24, 2020

A team digs down in a vineyard to look for phylloxera infestation; Washington vintners are assessing how widespread the vine louse is.

Washington Winemakers Devise Battle Plan for Phylloxera in Vineyards

While the vine pest has been found in Walla Walla, experts say it can be slowed

Jan 22, 2020

Wine and a healthy diet are two of the lifestyle habits the researchers tracked. Both were linked to longer life.

Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Greater Life Expectancy

A new Harvard study found that people who exercised regularly, ate a healthy diet and drank in moderation lived longer

Jan 22, 2020

How will fans of Italian bubbly respond to Prosecco in pink?

The Coming of Pink Prosecco

Good or bad, it’s happening

Jan 21, 2020

Daniel and Florence Cathiard plan to establish Cathiard Family Estate wines on the Flora Springs property, expanding to Napa Valley.

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Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Owners Buy Napa’s Flora Springs Winery

Bordeaux's Cathiard family plans to launch a new venture; the Komes and Garvey families will keep the Flora Springs brand and their other vineyards

Aaron Romano

Jan 21, 2020

French sparkling wine fans could have reason to celebrate: Officials may have reached an agreement to hold off on tariffs.

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White House Holds Off on French Sparkling Wine Tariffs for Now, French Officials Say

Trade dispute stems from France's tax on tech firms; larger fight over airplane subsidies continues

Mitch Frank

Jan 21, 2020

Michel Lafarge was known for his quiet confidence in the cellar and his belief that old vines made the best Burgundy.

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Burgundy Vintner Michel Lafarge Dies at 91

The quiet, confident Volnay winemaker produced elegant Pinot Noirs from old vines

Bruce Sanderson

Jan 17, 2020

Few vines were actually burned like these during the 2017 Wine Country Wildfires, but many grapes on the vine and in fermenting tanks were exposed to smoke.

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California Wineries Sue Insurers over Smoke-Tainted Wines

Kunde Family and Vintage Wine Estates file lawsuits against their insurance carriers for refusing to cover substantial losses from the 2017 wildfires

Augustus Weed

Jan 17, 2020

Stephen Starr's latest project, Verōnika, features 20-foot ceilings and a rotating photography curation.

Turning Tables

Stephen Starr’s Transportive European Eatery Opens in New York

Verōnika is now open in the Flatiron District’s Fotografiska museum. Plus, Momofuku opens a second Majordōmo in Vegas, the Frasca team opens a Denver wine bar, and more

Jan 16, 2020

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My Dinner with Thelonious Monk

Senior editor Bruce Sanderson brushes shoulders with genius in a tasting of a Tuscan Cabernet bearing a photo of the venerated jazz musician

Bruce Sanderson

Feb 29, 2020

<em>Wine Spectator</em> executive editor Thomas Matthews

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Goals for 2020

Executive editor Thomas Matthews considers the ways to be a better wine lover in the year ahead

Thomas Matthews

Feb 29, 2020

Randall Grahm will stay on as winemaker at Bonny Doon, the California wine company he built.

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Randall Grahm Sells Bonny Doon Vineyard

The iconoclastic winemaker will remain on board; he hopes new investment will energize the brand

Aaron Romano

Jan 10, 2020

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and several other federal officials listened to tech advocates and wine importers and retailers discuss the proposed tariffs.

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Wine vs. Big Tech in Government Hearings over Tariffs on French Bubbly

Two days of public testimony saw tech giants argue that France needs to be punished, while wine importers and retailers said they would be the ones to suffer

Mitch Frank

Jan 10, 2020

Joshua Jackson enjoys exploring local wines, frequently visiting Wölffer Estate in Long Island with his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter Eleanor.

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Joshua Jackson Wins Wine Spectator’s 2019 Sweepstakes

The Manhattan-based options trader will receive the Top 10 Wines of 2018

Jan 9, 2020

Hristo Zisovski of Ai Fiori says they're trying to weather the tariff storm for now, but higher tariffs will mean changes to the wine program.

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American Restaurants Brace for Potentially Devastating Wine Tariffs

Sommeliers warn that higher duties on European wines will damage their industry, limit consumer choice and potentially change the way Americans dine

Julie Harans

Jan 9, 2020

Barcelona Wine Week will be held at la Fira de Barcelona, on the slopes of Montjuic overlooking the city.

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Barcelona Wine Week Debuts

A new wine trade fair will take place in Spain this February

Jan 8, 2020

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Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Greater Life Expectancy

Jan 22, 2020

A case of Resting Beethoven Face on a monument at the Tiergarten at Berlin

Wine Killed Beethoven, Suggests Provocative New Research

Jan 23, 2020

Set phasers to sun: Data (Brent Spiner, left) and Picard (Patrick Stewart) catch some shade during filming at Sunstone Winery last spring.

Make It So: How a Not-So-French Vineyard Got Cast as Star Trek's 'Château Picard'

Jan 24, 2020

Dry January Is B.S. How About Moderation March?

Jan 24, 2020

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Jan 24, 2020

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Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Greater Life Expectancy

Shawn Zylberberg

Jan 22, 2020

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Wine Killed Beethoven, Suggests Provocative New Research

Collin Dreizen

Jan 23, 2020

Unfiltered

Make It So: How a Not-So-French Vineyard Got Cast as Star Trek's 'Château Picard'

Ben O'Donnell

Jan 24, 2020

Mixed Case: Opinion and Advice

Dry January Is B.S. How About Moderation March?

Mitch Frank

Jan 24, 2020

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Dry January Is B.S. How About Moderation March?

Washington Winemakers Devise Battle Plan for Phylloxera in Vineyards

Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Greater Life Expectancy

The Coming of Pink Prosecco

Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Owners Buy Napa’s Flora Springs Winery

White House Holds Off on French Sparkling Wine Tariffs for Now, French Officials Say

Burgundy Vintner Michel Lafarge Dies at 91

California Wineries Sue Insurers over Smoke-Tainted Wines

Stephen Starr’s Transportive European Eatery Opens in New York

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Randall Grahm Sells Bonny Doon Vineyard

Wine vs. Big Tech in Government Hearings over Tariffs on French Bubbly

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