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Three Santa Barbara Wineries Redefining Sta. Rita Hills (opens the original)
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For five years running now, I have headed down to Santa Barbara after filing my Pinot Noir and Cabernet tasting reports. Ostensibly to take a little exhale after a busy spring and summer of tasting and writing, I still wind up kicking the dirt in the vineyards and chatting with the folks behind the wines. (There is some eating as well, usually at Bell’s Los Alamos and Hitching Post II.) At Dragonette, the team of Brandon Sparks-Gillis and brothers John and Steve Dragonette works collaboratively
California Cabernet’s New Classics (opens the original)
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The 2023 vintage for Cabernet is an indication of where Napa Valley is headed, as producers continue to leave behind the overarching, powerful style of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Napa Cabernet is entering a new golden age. Our Nov. 15 issue looks into this building energy across California Cabernet, with a tasting report on the stellar 2023 vintage, a retrospective tasting of the drought-wrought 2016 vintage and a showcase of new faces and emerging producers. Plus, don’t miss the annual whi
The New Miami Italian Restaurant That Sold $20,000 of Wine on Opening Night (opens the original)
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Not many restaurants can claim they’ve sold $20,000 of wine in a single evening, but on the opening night of La Sponda in Miami, high-caliber wine was exactly what guests were seeking out. “We got to open up a lot of iconic Italian wineries: Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio, Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, along with Gaja,” says Gioia Hospitality Group’s wine and beverage director, Daniel Bishop. “I would love every night to be like that.” La Sponda is the next step in Gioia’s steady rise in M
Trump Ban on Canadian Wine and Spirits Takes Effect (opens the original)
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American wines remain off the shelves in eight Canadian provinces, and now the Trump administration has banned imports of Canadian wines and spirits in retaliation. A U.S. ban on bottled Canadian spirits and wine imports takes effect today, Sept. 29, further ratcheting up trade tensions between the two countries. Many of these products were already subject to 50% tariffs imposed in August, but are now no longer allowed across the border. “As this ban on Canadian spirits and wines takes effect to
The Terroirist: Inside Randall Grahm's Wine Rebellion (opens the original)
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Randall Grahm, the former owner and winemaker of Bonny Doon Vineyard, is known for eccentricity and bold creativity, and his life as a winemaker has taken him through highs and lows. The documentary The Terroirist: A Quest for Vinous Truth and Beauty, directed by Jeffrey Reiner (of Friday Night Lights), explores the peaks and valleys of Grahm’s eclectic career. The movie debuts on various streaming platforms on Nov. 13. Reiner tells Wine Spectator, “I was interested in making a portrait of an in
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