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Best of the Best
This issue celebrates top-rated wines from the world’s leading regions. An elite group of winegrowing regions and the varieties they nurture have proven their excellence across time, producing benchmark bottlings that express terroir and pursuing innovations in viticulture and winemaking. Our cover story highlights nearly 400 wines from recent blind tastings that represent the “Best of the Best.”
Plus, get the tasting reports for the Rhône Valley, Washington state reds and whites and more!
Cover Stories
Best of the Best
Tasting Reports
Sunny Side Up
Alphabetical Guide to Rhône Valley Wines
Washington’s Wonders
Alphabetical Guide to Washington Wines
Features
Syrah Synergy
Catching Up with Chris Gorman
Grand Spirits
Grapevine
A Federal Health Showdown on Wine
The Boisset Family Buy Napa’s Flora Springs Winery
Trotter Wine Wows at Lagasse Auction
Château de Beaucastel’s Winery Wonder
Departments
Simple Slogans Over Solid Science
Sonoma County Past and Future
Dolly Parton on Wine and What Gives Her Hope
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