Sommelier Roundtable: Wine Surprises and Discoveries in Unusual Times

Whether they’re combing through home cellars while shutdowns linger or testing out new offerings at their recently reopened restaurants, here’s what 7 wine pros are, unexpectedly, loving now

Aug 7, 2020

Wine & Design: At Home in a Pandemic

How New Orleans’ Tory and Britt McPhail, a power couple of food and wine, created a sense of peace

• Hilary Sims

Aug 6, 2020

The Tyrolean Avant Garde (Part 1)

Even after 45 vintages in northern Italy, Alois Lageder stays “radical”

• Robert Camuto

Aug 4, 2020

Wine Talk: NBA Champ Channing Frye on Pinot, Pétrus and Game 7 Wine

The former Cleveland Cavaliers star goes in-depth on his new wine label with Oregon's L'Angolo Estate, being on the NBA's infamous "wine team," and bringing diversity to the industry

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jul 24, 2020

The Sultan of Sap

How Italian master pruner Marco Simonit changed viticulture

• Robert Camuto

Jul 21, 2020

A New Chapter at Krug Champagne

Julie Cavil succeeds longtime winemaker and mentor Eric Lebel as the grande marque's chef de cave

• Alison Napjus

Jul 20, 2020

Sommelier Roundtable: Wine (and More) for Summer Sipping

Whether grilling at home or pairing with summer fare at their restaurants, these 9 wine pros are tossing out the rulebook and drinking everything from Barbera frizzante to beer cocktails

Jul 15, 2020

Wine Talk: NBA's CJ McCollum Crosses Over to Oregon Pinot

The Portland Trail Blazers sharpshooter teamed with Adelsheim Vineyard to create his just-announced McCollum Heritage 91 label, forging a bond with his backyard wine region

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jul 8, 2020

Burgundy’s Haute-Couturier

Laurent Ponsot was a low-sulfites maverick and innovator. Then three years ago he broke with his family to start something new

• Robert Camuto

Jul 7, 2020

Wine Talk: Kate Upton Adds Wine to Her Résumé

With her husband, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, Upton has made the leap from wine lover to vineyard owner, planting her roots high up on Spring Mountain

• MaryAnn Worobiec

From the Aug 31, 2020, issue

Wine Talk: Donae Burston's Rosé for All

The luxury beverage pro gets candid about his new rosé from St.-Tropez, supporting underprivileged kids, and how the wine community can do better on racial inclusivity

• Shawn Zylberberg

Jun 22, 2020

Sommelier Roundtable: Wine Service During Reopening⁠—What’s Changed

With restaurants in most of the country reopening for dining in, we asked five wine pros how it’s going (diners love it, but latex gloves and corkscrews don’t go well together)

Jun 17, 2020

A Wine Sleuth and Would-Be Novelist

Burgundy winemaker Laurent Ponsot writes his own version of counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan’s story

• Robert Camuto

Jun 2, 2020

Table Thoughts: Editors’ Favorite Dining Memories

Wine Spectator staff reflect on restaurants that are more than just a place to eat and meals that are more than sustenance

• Thomas Matthews
• Kim Marcus
• Owen Dugan
• James Molesworth
• Alison Napjus

May 21, 2020