Sommelier Talk

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

Robert Camuto Meets...

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

People

Huey Lewis and the Crus

From Burgundy to Napa, the venerated rocker has experienced the power of wine all his life

• Ben O'Donnell

From the Mar 31, 2020, issue

People

The Birth and Building of Beaux Frères

How Mike Etzel transformed an Oregon pig farm into one of Willamette Valley's top wine estates

• Harvey Steiman

From the Mar 31, 2020, issue

Robert Camuto Meets...

Roberto Anselmi: Still Crazy After All These Years

By abandoning Soave, the free-thinking Italian winemaker helped save its reputation; even now, he isn't playing by the rules

• Robert Camuto

Feb 5, 2020

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Where Are You at on Natural Wine?

Now that it's not just the new thing, we asked 7 somms how they're feeling about the progress of that perennial hot-button style, natural wine

Jan 24, 2020

Wine Talk

Drew Bledsoe's Long Game in Washington and Oregon

The QB-vintner of Doubleback is marching downfield with a new state-of-the-art winery, new vineyards, and a new label for Oregon Pinot and single-vineyard Syrah

• Ben O'Donnell

Jan 22, 2020

Wine Talk

Charles Woodson Covers California

The defensive veteran started with one barrel at Robert Mondavi; now he makes seven bottlings for his Intercept and Charles Woodson Wines labels

• Ben O'Donnell

Jan 17, 2020

Wine Talk

Dan Marino and Damon Huard, Passing Time and Wine

Two former Dolphins quarterbacks—mentor and mentee—forged a brotherly relationship and founded a Washington winery

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jan 15, 2020

People

Wine Scores a Touchdown

15 NFL teams are fielding official wines, while a few pros have launched their own labels

• Ben O'Donnell
• Shawn Zylberberg
• Peter Lane

From the Feb 29, 2020, issue

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Your Wine Predictions for 2020—and Trends You're Over

Yes to education, alternative packaging and the Southern Hemisphere, but check frosé, bad natural wine and bottle shots at the door this year, say these 9 wine pros

Jan 10, 2020