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Spanish Winemakers Confront Record Drought Conditions

China Expected to Reduce Tariffs on Australian Wine

Robots in the Vineyards • Researchers are testing a prototype that confuses vine pests

Waste Not • Healdsburg restaurant Little Saint demonstrates how to use tasty ingredients to their full potential

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Wine, Weed & Willie • Cannabis companies report that January is their most profitable month. Dry January is actually High January.

The Rise of Les Alexandrins • A large vineyard acquisition means Nicolas Jaboulet’s well-made Northern Rhône wines will only get better.

ANGELO GAJA QUALITY. PASSION. DETERMINATION.. • Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken talks with Italian wine maestro Angelo Gaja about the vintner’s momentous career in Piedmont and beyond

A CLASSIC YEAR IN PIEDMONT • THE 2019 BAROLOS OFFER PURITY, STRUCTURE AND BALANCE

Bruce Sanderson’s Recommended Wines From Piedmont • More than 575 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/PiedmontAlpha043024. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

2021 Bordeaux A Blast From the Past • The toughest vintage this century evokes a comparison to the lackluster wines of the 1970s

James Molesworth’s Recommended 2021 Bordeaux • Nearly 300 wines were reviewed for this report. An alphabetical guide begins on page 74; an online version is available at WineSpectator.com/BordeauxAlpha043024. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

Alphabetical Guide to 2021 Bordeaux • Nearly 300 wines were tasted for this report. An in-depth analysis begins on page 66. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews using the online Wine Ratings search.

growing GREENER • 10 WAYS TO ENJOY WINE WHILE BEING KIND TO THE EARTH

CALIFORNIA SUCCESS STORY • INNOVATIVE WINEMAKING IS DRIVING SAUVIGNON BLANC TO NEW HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY AND ACCLAIM

MaryAnn Worobiec’s Recommended California Sauvignon Blancs • 150 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list is available at WineSpectator.com/SauvignonBlancAlpha043024. WineSpectator.com members can access complete reviews for all wines tasted using the online Wine Ratings search.

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