California’s top name in Zinfandel will cease production with the 2024 harvest The owners of Carlisle, California’s leading producer of quality Zinfandels, will call it quits after the 2024 vintage, Wine Spectator has learned. Co-founders Mike and Kendall Officer informed their wine club members of their decision today. “It was…

This is the first in a series of three articles about wineries in Nuits-Saint-Georges, France visited by the author earlier this year. NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, FRANCE – Two green street signs stand near a busy intersection on a two-lane road running through this small village. One sign says “BEAUNE” and points south….

Summertime is about many things: outdoor activities, music festivals, sports, holidays, celebrations and gatherings. For foodies, summer signals the start of barbecue season. It’s nothing fancy, just friends and family gathering in the backyard or on the rooftop, sharing delicious food and memorable moments. Like any good gathering, a barbecue…

Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch. Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. Learn more about HD Media A month of learning about wine began with a beer. I had no idea what I was looking at. I had no idea what I was…

Wine & Travel Expert Daniela Garrido joined host Jessica Wills to teleport us to some top summer wine destinations. Watch the clip to get some inspiration for your next travel wine getaway.

The new Flatiron District restaurant is the latest endeavor from the team who earned a 2024 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award. Additionally, the Stonehouse, a Grand Award winner, has acquired a rare Château d’Yquem collection in California. Who’s behind it: Restaurateurs Stefano Secchi and David Switzer co-own Manhattan’s acclaimed Rezdôra in…

This scorcher of a summer requires even more chilled white wine than usual — if anyone needs me, I’ll be drinking Botani’s zingy, aromatic Old Vine Moscatel while laying under the air conditioner vent until September. Before you click away, let me assure you that this is not a sweet…

A candid conversation between Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken and Bordeaux legend Christian Moueix sheds light on the controversy. Reviews of recent releases from the first-growth châteaus of Bordeaux—Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, Latour and Mouton-Rothschild—have been conspicuously absent from the pages of Wine Spectator. In a free-ranging…

Taylor Swift, song writer, performs during her Eras Tour at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California… 2023 Taylor Swift enjoys drinking wine on occasion, with sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio white wines as two of her favorites. Interestingly, recent NielsenIQ scan data on U.S. wine sales shows that “sauvignon blanc and…

HOPLAND ― Aside from the millions of cases of wine bottled annually at Ray’s Station Winery along Highway 175, the expansive facility has been producing another, less welcome, byproduct in recent years, much to the dismay of its neighbors. Residents report an aroma of raw sewage and rotten eggs, mingled…