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Nicolas Feuillatte CEO Christophe Juarez (left) and chef de cave Guillaume Roffiaen.

Success Stories

Five producers making outstanding Champagne on their own terms

Alison Napjus

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

After leaving the Court of Master Sommeliers, Tahiirah Habibi decided to forge her own path by bridging activism and wine.

Tahiirah Habibi Makes Wine Inclusive

The sommelier and founder of the Hue Society talks about her path to wine and activism

MaryAnn Worobiec

From the Dec 31, 2021, issue

Andrea Franchetti bought his Tenuta Trinoro farm as a retreat with the money he made selling a painting. The idea of planting vines came later.

Robert Camuto Meets...

A Poetic Life

Andrea Franchetti, who died at age 72 this week, came to wine late but made a huge impact with his ingenuity and independent streak

Robert Camuto

Dec 7, 2021

What’s not to love about affordable, widely available and consistently great wine?

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Wines Worth Buying by the Case

Discover reliable, well-priced bottles to stock up on, recommended by six wine experts from Restaurant Award winners

Dec 3, 2021

Take your pick: Cider, wine and spirits are among the pie-suited pairings recommended by these expert sommeliers, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Pairings for Fall Desserts

Seven somms from Restaurant Award winners share beverage picks fit for the sweets of the season

Nov 19, 2021

Gaylon Lawrence at his flagship estate, the famed Heitz Cellar.

Napa’s Nashville Newcomer

Farmer and financier Gaylon Lawrence Jr. scooped up Heitz and other notable Napa properties in just three years. His family of vineyards is eye-opening

Mitch Frank

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Gaylon Lawrence Jr.’s flagship winery, Heitz Cellar

Team Lawrence

Profiles of the vineyards and winemakers making the mark

James Molesworth

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Martha's Vineyard

The Story of an Iconic Cab

How a quiet handshake led to Napa’s greatest Cabernet Sauvignon, now legendary

Mitch Frank

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Though Carlton McCoy didn’t have experience running winery operations, Gaylon Lawrence believed in his work ethic, naming him manager of Lawrence Wine Estates.

The Right Right-Hand Man

Carlton McCoy has adapted to Napa, but he’s also shaking it up

Mitch Frank

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Linda and Kevin O'Leary enjoy wine while visiting Napa's Clos Pegase, owned by their business partner Vintage Wine Estates.

Wine Talk: Kevin O'Leary

The investor and Shark Tank star is also a wine lover and has partnered with one of California's larger wine companies on a new venture

MaryAnn Worobiec

Nov 17, 2021

The legendary winemaker Franco Biondi Santi's legacy looms large, even as the vineyards and winemaking at Il Greppo estate evolve.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Ghost of ‘Dr. Franco’

How a new team is tweaking Montalcino’s legendary Biondi-Santi

Robert Camuto

Nov 2, 2021

Instead of wishing for a more inclusive and equal wine industry, Virginie Naigeon-Malek of Avanti Restaurant in Dallas believes in individuals taking action, even if it starts on a smaller scale.

A Champion for Women in Business and in Wine

Coming from a career advocating for gender equality, wine director Virginie Naigeon-Malek is bringing those same principles to the wine list she oversees at Dallas’ Avanti Restaurant

Julie Harans

Nov 16, 2021

Trudie Styler and Sting brought their new Sangiovese-Merlot blend from Il Palagio in Tuscany.

Wine Stars: Il Palagio’s Trudie Styler and Sting

After a tasting of their flagship super Tuscan red blend, Sting closes out the New York Wine Experience with a 4-song set

Julie Harans

Nov 5, 2021

Luigi Cataldi Madonna with his daughter Giulia, who now runs their winery, in one of their estate vineyards in Abruzzo.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Nutty Professor of Pecorino: The New Abruzzo, Part 3

A philosophy teacher prompts the rediscovery of central Italy’s hot “new” white

Robert Camuto

Nov 2, 2021

Prince Robert de Luxembourg of Bordeaux's Château Haut-Brion

Wine Star: Haut-Brion’s Prince Robert de Luxembourg

Warmth and generosity abound in a tasting of the Bordeaux first-growth’s 2003 vintage

Robert Taylor

Oct 29, 2021

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