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The Best of the Best

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A Federal Health Showdown on Wine • NEWS | FOOD & TRAVEL | PEOPLE | COLLECTING

Jean-Charles Boisset and Gina Gallo-Boisset Buy Napa’s Flora Springs Winery

America’s Largest Wine Wholesaler Faces FTC Suit

Trotter Wine Wows at Lagasse Auction

BURGUNDY’S HOSPICES DE BEAUNE AUCTION RAISES OVER $15 MILLION

Château de Beaucastel’s Winery Wonder • Ancient design concepts underlie an architectural marvel of modern sustainability

SAVVY SHOPPER

Simple Slogans Over Solid Science

Sonoma County Past and Future

Best of the Best • Our editors profile the world’s greatest wine regions and guide you to the wines and wineries that are leading the way

CALIFORNIA CABERNET • Napa Valley is the epicenter of showpiece reds reflecting growing viticultural insight

CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY • A golden age for the state’s premier white is defined by expressive, cellarworthy wines

CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR • With quality rivaling Burgundy premiers crus, these versatile reds are setting new benchmarks

BORDEAUX • Year over year, France’s famed region holds its crown

BURGUNDY • Innovation joins with centuries of history to keep the region’s reds and whites on the cutting edge

RHÔNE VALLEY • Whether from the North or the South, distinctive, collectible cuvées abound

PIEDMONT • The Nebbiolo wines of Barolo and Barbaresco can grace either cellar or table

TUSCANY • The ascent of Brunellos di Montalcino, Chiantis and super Tuscans

CHÂTEAU PAVIE • SAINT - ÉMILION lER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ “A’

RHÔNE VALLEY REPORT SUNNY SIDE UP • The Rhône’s hot, dry 2022 vintage yields many excellent wines with surprising freshness

SYRAH SYNERGY • Jaboulet’s La Chapelle and Penfolds Grange come together in an unorthodox new cuvée

Alphabetical Guide to Rhône Valley Wines • More than 600 wines were reviewed for this report. An in-depth analysis begins on page 52. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

WASHINGTON’S WONDERS • The 2021 and 2022 vintages deliver delicious reds and whites from a range of terroirs

CATCHING UP WITH CHRIS GORMAN

GRAND SPIRITS • The world’s best restaurants for wine now have great spirits programs too

ELEVEN MADISON PARK

COMMANDER’S PALACE

CANLIS

SPAGO

THE BARN AT BLACKBERRY FARM

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