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Dogs: Wine's Best Friends

Wine Spectator is celebrating the canine companions of wineries and wine lovers in our new section. Here are the tales of 24 California wine country dogs. Now, share your own favorite dog photos!

Feb 10, 2021

DLynn Proctor was inspired to become a sommelier by a love for wine, food and travel.

DLynn Proctor Hopes to Unify and Inspire Wine Lovers

The winery director and former sommelier talks about his journey through wine and his inspiration for co-founding Wine Unify

Feb 23, 2021

Sister André prays before celebrating her 117th birthday.

Supercentenarians Surviving COVID Pandemic Celebrate Long Lives with Wine

In France and South Carolina, supercentenarian celebrations have featured Port, Champagne, red wine and beer

Feb 23, 2021

Fashion designer Yoon Ahn describes her Moët & Chandon x Ambush collaboration as a "metaphorical window of a future filled with endless possibilities."

Fashion Designer Yoon Ahn Ambushes Moët Impérial Champagne

The Champagne house gets a new look courtesy of Ambush fashion house, and Italy’s Ferrari Trento honors Prada yachting team

Feb 17, 2021

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This season, the pros are sipping everything from rich sparklers to savory reds to Chenin Blanc aged in chestnut barrels.

This season, the pros are sipping everything from rich sparklers to savory reds to Chenin Blanc aged in chestnut barrels.

Sommelier Roundtable: Winter Wine Picks

Nine wine pros from Restaurant Award winners share recent discoveries to pair with the cold-weather season, plus a few longtime favorites

Feb 24, 2021

DLynn Proctor was inspired to become a sommelier by a love for wine, food and travel.

DLynn Proctor Hopes to Unify and Inspire Wine Lovers

Feb 23, 2021

“The purpose of wine is to give pleasure … sensations,” says Antonio Caggiano.

Taurasi’s Renaissance Man

Feb 17, 2021

Pop Stars: Paula Kornell

Feb 12, 2021

Darker, richer rosé sparklers are one way to switch up the usual Valentine's Day Champagne, according to these wine experts.

Sommelier Roundtable: Valentine’s Day–Worthy Wines

Feb 10, 2021

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Sister André prays before celebrating her 117th birthday.

Sister André prays before celebrating her 117th birthday.

Supercentenarians Surviving COVID Pandemic Celebrate Long Lives with Wine

In France, Sister André celebrates her 117th birthday with foie gras, Port and Champagne, while in South Carolina, 111-year-old Maria Aulenbacher drinks red wine and beer

Feb 23, 2021

The 10,000-foot tall Mt. Etna has erupted twice this week.

The 10,000-foot tall Mt. Etna has erupted twice this week.

Mt. Etna Eruption Lights Up Sicilian Wine Country

Southern Italy’s famed active volcano spews ash, lava and good luck for Etna vintners

Feb 19, 2021

Fashion designer Yoon Ahn describes her Moët & Chandon x Ambush collaboration as a "metaphorical window of a future filled with endless possibilities."

Fashion designer Yoon Ahn describes her Moët & Chandon x Ambush collaboration as a "metaphorical window of a future filled with endless possibilities."

Fashion Designer Yoon Ahn Ambushes Moët Impérial Champagne

The historic Champagne house gets a new limited-edition look courtesy of Ambush fashion house. Plus, Italy’s Ferrari Trento christens Prada yachting team with Maximum magnums

Feb 17, 2021

Extra, Extra

Extra, Extra

Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

Twelve very special bottles of wine have just returned from the skies above …

A Year in Space: Bordeaux Wine Splashes Down

NASA's first space wine mission has successfully returned to Earth, where 12 bottles of Bordeaux and hundreds of Merlot and Cabernet vines will now be analyzed

Peaceful moments are more the norm at Domaine de Rymska hotel in France's Burgundy region.

Burgundy Burglars Nab $425,000 in Wine, Lob Bottles at Cops in Mario Kart–Style Getaway

You'll never believe what 2021 has in store for us. Perhaps you're shocked already …

Unfiltered Predictions for 2021

French gendarmes apprehend one of 25 suspects in the alleged theft of more than $6 million worth of wine and whisky

Busted in Bordeaux: Crime Ring Suspected of Stealing $6 Million in Wine and Whisky

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

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Sports

Sports

Fashion designer Yoon Ahn describes her Moët & Chandon x Ambush collaboration as a "metaphorical window of a future filled with endless possibilities."

Fashion designer Yoon Ahn describes her Moët & Chandon x Ambush collaboration as a "metaphorical window of a future filled with endless possibilities."

Fashion Designer Yoon Ahn Ambushes Moët Impérial Champagne

The historic Champagne house gets a new limited-edition look courtesy of Ambush fashion house. Plus, Italy’s Ferrari Trento christens Prada yachting team with Maximum magnums

Dusty Baker takes in a college game with a glass of his own wine.

Wine Talk: Dusty Baker's Homage to Hank Aaron

You'll never believe what 2021 has in store for us. Perhaps you're shocked already …

Unfiltered Predictions for 2021

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

For Saints Owner, New Wine Is a Labor of Love

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TV, Film & Theater

TV, Film & Theater

Stanley Tucci sits down with with Nicola Salvadori, owner of Salumeria Garibaldi in Parma, Italy.

Stanley Tucci sits down with with Nicola Salvadori, owner of Salumeria Garibaldi in Parma, Italy.

Stanley Tucci Explores the Wines and Cuisines of Italy in New CNN Docu-Series

In Searching for Italy, the award-winning actor dives into the fine art of Neapolitan pizza, the Sicilian wine scene and more

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

Avaline founders Cameron Diaz (left) and Katherine Power have added a Spanish sparkler to their lineup.

Cameron Diaz’s Avaline Adds Bubbles

Tori Spelling (left) and Kathryn Hall toast to their new partnership.

Tori Collection Wines by Hall Bring 90210 to Napa

Actors Juliana Guill and Jon Cor star in Lifetime's <em>Christmas on the Vine</em>.

‘Christmas on the Vine’ Brings Vineyard Romance to Lifetime Channel

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What?!

What?!

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

Beneath the floorboards of this Upstate New York home, a bootlegger's secret stash …

A New Discovery of Very Smuggled, Very Old Old Smuggler

<em>Antiques Roadshow</em>'s Andy McConnell extracts a sample from a very old wine bottle …

‘Lore’ Podcast Revives Legend of Witch’s Wine

Should the Founders have anticipated joke Aperol pet toys when penning the First Amendment? From left, VIP Products' "Hairball," "Bad Spaniels" and "Grrrobert Slobbery"

Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Trademark Battle Between Dog Toy Maker and Entire Bev Industry May Head to Supreme Court

Sarah Michelle Gellar knows what you did this last summer (nothing).

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes, Haunted Wineries Ring in Hallowine Season

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Music

Music

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

The hits kept coming in this year of garlic-sprayed vineyards, celebrity Champagne, wineries offering pandemic relief and a coming-of-age wine movie.

Best of Unfiltered 2020

From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne to weaponized sex inhibitors, 2020 was wilder than you know

NBA stars Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony compare tasting notes.

Talkin’ Dom: Carmelo Anthony Hosts Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Chris Paul and More on ‘What’s in Your Glass?’

Black Eyed Peas member Taboo (right) was diagnosed with cancer in 2014; the band has long supported the American Cancer Society.

Black Eyed Peas, NFL Hall of Famers and More Boost Wine Charity Efforts

You really can have both your mind on your gin and your wine on your mind.

Not-So Laid-Back: Snoop Dogg Releasing a New Gin, as His Wine Project Makes Big NAACP Donation

Jon Bon Jovi (right) and his son, Jesse Bongiovi, are tuning up and pouring up for Friday's festivities.

Jon Bon Jovi Is Playing at Your House to Raise COVID Relief Money with His Rosé

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Design

Design

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

To emphasize the sweeping 16-foot ceilings of the historic building in which she and Michael Schulson live, Nina Tinari designed extra-tall kitchen storage. The rustic upper shelves, with chicken wire–and-glass fronts, are accessible via a sliding ladder.

A New Historic Home in Philly

The remodeled Rittenhouse Square home of restaurateurs Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari has vintage-inspired character to spare

Revel installed dramatic lighting in the cellar of Piyush Patel, who owns about 2,000 bottles.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Piyush Patel, Oklahoma City

The design of wine collector Mike McCurdie's cellar mixes stone and wood elements for a variety of textures and tones.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Mike McCurdie, Denver

The design for Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario's luminous, glass cellar was inspired by their visits to Las Vegas.

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Jacqueline and Greg Monteferrario, New Jersey

The entrance to the Charlebois' glassed-in wine cellar

Private Cellars

Collector Q&A: Pierre-Luc and Vanessa Charlebois, Montréal

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