In this issue, Wine Spectator names 2024’s Wine Value of the Year and celebrates this year’s Smart Buys roundup, which spans wine regions across South America, North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.
Read Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken's introduction to the Jan. 31 - Feb. 28, 2025, issue, including a special feature on the 2024 New York Wine Experience, our annual Portugal tasting report and more.
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