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Boulevard, a San Francisco destination owned by acclaimed chef Nancy Oakes, hopes to welcome diners back soon to make more memories.

Table Thoughts: Loyal Diners on What Makes a Restaurant Special

Longtime patrons relate their fondest memories of their favorite restaurants and tell us why they can't wait to go back

May 21, 2020

Sommelier Wendy Heilmann got a final chance to dine at Napa, Calif., pizzeria Redd Wood before chef Richard Reddington announced its permanent closure in March.

Table Thoughts: Somms' Last Restaurant Hurrahs—and Reopening First Stops

6 restaurant pros reminisce about their favorite experiences dining out before the shutdown, from a lavish Tuscan feast to comfort steak frites

May 20, 2020

Tomasso Bussola and son Paolo in one of their family vineyards in the Valpolicella Classico region

A Hard-Headed Amarone Family

Former mechanic Tommaso Bussola and his son are at the top of their game

May 19, 2020

Winemaker Ricard Rofes loves working with the old-vine Garnacha at Scala Dei.

Winemaker Talk: Scala Dei’s Ricard Rofes

The Priorat native talks about achieving his dream job, rediscovering Garnacha, and learning to let the vineyards express themselves

May 18, 2020

Mark Dixon is the driving force at Château de Berne in Provence.

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Businessman Mark Dixon's British Bubbly Bet

The billionaire innovator of coworking spaces at IWG is becoming a farmer in the south of France and England

Gillian Sciaretta

From the Jun 30, 2020, issue

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Chianti Classico’s Eccentric Aristocrat

How the noble Castello dei Rampolla was shaped by a winemaking legend, stolen vines and a far-out priest

Robert Camuto

May 5, 2020

At Jaleo, Andy Myers has traded a bow tie for a Slayer mask and wine decanter for stainless-steel coffee carafe, as the José Andrés restaurant has become a community kitchen for those in need.

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Sommelier Roundtable: ‘Everybody Deals with This in Their Own Way’

6 restaurant wine pros share their shutdown stories, from serving meals to the needy instead of DRC to patrons, to discovering odd jobs and surprising hobbies during furlough

May 4, 2020

Monte dei Ragni’s pergola-trained vineyards, planted to a traditional mix of local varieties, are farmed biodynamically. Between the rows, owner-winemaker Zeno Zignoli plants dozens of cover crops and plants that are intended to improve vine health.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Poet of Valpolicella

With an extreme eco-ethic and intriguing wines, the man behind Monte dei Ragni is an Amarone cult figure. But is his work art?

Robert Camuto

Apr 22, 2020

Domaine Carneros winemaker Eileen Crane has been a pioneer both for women in wine and for the sustainability movement.

Exploring Wine with Tim Fish

End of an Era at Domaine Carneros

Trailblazing California winemaker Eileen Crane is retiring after 42 years in the business

Tim Fish

Apr 16, 2020

Robin Lail, shown here at work on her forthcoming memoir, has recently had time to reflect on the forces that shaped her trajectory as a guiding light of Napa Valley.

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Creating Her Own Legacy

After growing up at Napa’s storied Inglenook estate, Robin Lail blazed an uncommon path through the world of California wine

MaryAnn Worobiec

From the May 31, 2020, issue

Six-packs and snacks: La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels has been putting together wine and food deals for pickup or delivery around New York.

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Sommelier Roundtable: How Can You Help Your Favorite Restaurants?

Restaurants are taking a huge blow from the coronavirus pandemic. 6 wine pros have tips on how you can help take care of the places—and people—who have always served you well

Mar 23, 2020

Give Greece a chance! (And don't miss out on Chile, Israel, Washington or Australia either.)

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Sommelier Roundtable: 'Challenging' Wines You Recommend

From Australian Pinot Noir to Marsala to, well, Syrah, here are the lesser-known or underappreciated wines 9 somms want you to try

Mar 6, 2020

Sergio Zingarelli has led the winery through several rounds of quality-focused changes, from introducing single-vineyard Chianti Classicos to cutting production to shifting to a more elegant wine style.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Family Who Paired Spaghetti Westerns with Chianti Classico

How Rocca delle Macìe worked itself into the club of Tuscan elites

Robert Camuto

Mar 3, 2020

A veteran of wine with an open mind, Sandy Block is equally at home in the classroom where he teaches and the

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Sommelier Talk: The Professor, Sandy Block of Legal Sea Foods

One of the first American Masters of Wine talks education, tariffs, drinking at the airport, which wines sell with fish—and which don’t

Shawn Zylberberg

Feb 21, 2020

An unusual vine's miniature bunches and berries first caught Luciano Sandrone's attention; then he discovered that they produced an unusually intense wine.

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Luciano Sandrone’s New Super Barolo

A Piedmont master makes wine from a mystery vine

Robert Camuto

Feb 19, 2020

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: What Are You Reading?

From historical sagas to atlases to frank dissections of wine culture's problems, here's what books 13 somms have their noses in

Feb 7, 2020

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Caymus Winery Owner Chuck Wagner Sues California over Tasting Room Closures

May 28, 2020

Château Pontet-Canet's 2019 futures will arrive at U.S. retailers at just half the price of the 2016 and 2015 vintages. But are consumers interested?

Bordeaux Launches 2019 Futures Campaign Amid the Uncertainty of Pandemic

May 29, 2020

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May 29, 2020

Francis Ford Coppola's winery in Geyserville reopened May 24, with limited tasting service outside.

Across California, Wineries Are Reopening … Sort Of

May 27, 2020

Founded in 2000, Bodegas Resalte de Peñafiel has 198 acres of vines in Ribera del Duero.

8 Red Values from Ribera del Duero

May 28, 2020

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Caymus Winery Owner Chuck Wagner Sues California over Tasting Room Closures

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May 28, 2020

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Bordeaux Launches 2019 Futures Campaign Amid the Uncertainty of Pandemic

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May 29, 2020

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May 29, 2020

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Across California, Wineries Are Reopening … Sort Of

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May 27, 2020

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Table Thoughts: Loyal Diners on What Makes a Restaurant Special

Table Thoughts: Somms' Last Restaurant Hurrahs—and Reopening First Stops

A Hard-Headed Amarone Family

Winemaker Talk: Scala Dei’s Ricard Rofes

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Chianti Classico’s Eccentric Aristocrat

Sommelier Roundtable: ‘Everybody Deals with This in Their Own Way’

The Poet of Valpolicella

End of an Era at Domaine Carneros

Creating Her Own Legacy

Sommelier Roundtable: How Can You Help Your Favorite Restaurants?

Sommelier Roundtable: 'Challenging' Wines You Recommend

The Family Who Paired Spaghetti Westerns with Chianti Classico

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Luciano Sandrone’s New Super Barolo

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