Pioneering Chef and Restaurateur Gray Kunz Dies at 65

The chef forged a new path through his cuisine, with ripple effects still felt in dining rooms today

• Julie Harans

Mar 12, 2020

Chef Douglas Keane Revives Acclaimed Wine Country Restaurant

The long-awaited return of Sonoma’s Cyrus is on the horizon. Plus, BLT Steak’s New York flagship reopens, as does Altamarea Group’s Osteria Morini in New Jersey

• Aaron Romano
• Taylor McBride

Mar 12, 2020

Updated: Coronavirus Continues to Challenge Dining and Travel Industries

COVID-19–related travel and event cancellations are hitting restaurants around the world; the Italian government locks down the country until April 3

• Mitch Frank

Mar 10, 2020

Can Grapes Be Protected from Wildfire Smoke Taint?

Researchers in British Columbia found that a spray used on cherries may keep smoke out of wine grapes

• Lynn Alley

Mar 6, 2020

What's In a Name?

Unraveling the confusion of shared estate names in Bordeaux

• James Molesworth

From the Apr 30, 2020, issue

Lee Hudson's Stellar Chardonnays

The Texas-born winemaker had a hand in transforming Carneros from cattle country to a hotbed of exceptional wines.

• Kim Marcus

From the Apr 30, 2020, issue

Aiming to Live Past 90? Moderate Wine Consumption Could Help

A new study finds that light to moderate alcohol consumption could get you closer to becoming a nonagenarian

• Shawn Zylberberg

Mar 4, 2020

After the Fires, Australian Wineries Assess the Damage

While most wine regions were unharmed, scorched vines and smoke taint hit some areas hard

• Susan Gough Henly

Mar 3, 2020

Updated: Restaurants, Hotels and Wine Trade Shows Suffer as Coronavirus Spreads

Germany's ProWein and Italy's Vinitaly have been postponed due to the spread of COVID-19, as has Vinexpo Hong Kong; in Italy, restaurants and hotels are seeing few guests

Mar 2, 2020

Staff Shifts at Danny Meyer’s Union Square Cafe and the Modern

The two quintessential New York restaurants name new leaders this month. Plus, a D.C. group debuts a waterfront American grill, and an established Italian concept in Manhattan appoints a new wine director

• Julie Harans
• Taylor McBride

Feb 27, 2020

How Will the New Coronavirus Impact the Restaurant and Wine Industries?

As COVID-19 spreads, restaurateurs and distributors in China have weathered weeks of almost no sales; now Italy is trying to contain the virus

• Suzanne Mustacich
• Julie Harans
• Cassia Schifter

Feb 27, 2020

Scientists Link Moderate Wine Consumption to a Lower Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that one to two drinks a day lowered risk by 29 percent

• Douglas De Jesus

Feb 19, 2020

White House Spares European Wines from 100 Percent Tariffs for Now; 25 Percent Duties Remain in Place

After reviewing the tariffs in the Airbus fight, the U.S. Trade Rep has raised duties on plane parts and is staying the course with wine tariffs

• Mitch Frank

Feb 14, 2020

Don’t Care About Tariffs on European Wines? How About the Value of Your House?

Many Americans believe tariffs on wine will stick it to the French, but the evidence shows the pain will be much closer to home

• Robert Taylor

Feb 13, 2020