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Wine Spectator rates over 15,000 wines per year, in every price range, to fit every occasion. Read about the world's great wineries and winemakers and visit restaurants with outstanding wine lists. Plus, each issue features delicious recipes and pairs them with the perfect wines.

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Chile Tops Our List of 100 Most Exciting Wines

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Two Pinot Noir Specialists Partner On a Napa Cabernet

A Video Contest Three-Peat

A Grape Heist in France’s Jura

Sonoma County Wine Auction Raises $1.6 Million for Children’s Charities

Pairing Plate: American Sparklers

A New World of Bubbly • The latest releases from U.S. sparkling wine producers balance tradition and innovation

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance • Tracking the rebirth of South Africa’s legendary dessert wine

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SPECTATOR SELECTIONS

Champagne’s Great Debate Is Not So Great

THE INTERVIEWS • For 30 years Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken has been interviewing some of the most interesting people in the world.

Cheers to 2025

THE TOP 100 • OUR ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF THE YEAR’S MOST EXCITING WINES

WINE OF THE YEAR

WINE SPECTATOR’S 2024 TOP 100 AT A GLANCE

Profiles of Wines Nos. 2 to 100

2024 TOP 100 BY REGION AND VARIETY

TEN YEARS OF TOP 10s • THE 100 MOST EXCITING WINES OF THE DECADE 2023–2014

WINES OF THE YEAR 1988–2023

VALUES IN THE 2024 TOP 100 • The wines listed below all scored at least 90 points and cost $25 or less. They are organized by descending score and ascending price. Rank in the Top 100 is indicated to the right.

Australia’s FORWARD MOTION • As quality continues to rise, the country’s wines reflect the diversity of its regions and styles

MaryAnn Worobiec’s Recommended Wines From Australia

Jackson Family Wines DOWN UNDER • CEO Barbara Banke details the company’s success in Australia

Richard Geoffroy’s THIRD ACT • The former Dom Pérignon winemaker turns his focus to Japan, creating a sake for wine lovers

Buying Guide

Why We Taste Blind

SPECTATOR SELECTIONS

About the Buying Guide

New Wines From Around the World

Special Report 2024 Top 100

Wine Talk: Basketball Writer Marc J. Spears