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The Top 100
The 2015 and 2016 vintages launched benchmark wines from Bordeaux, California and Italy into this year's Top 100, with releases from Spain, Australia and Oregon also well-represented. And 44 wineries make their debut appearance.
Cover Stories

Wine of the Year

Wine Spectator's 2019 Top 100 At A Glance

Profiles of Wines Nos. 2 to 100

2019 Top 100 By Region and Variety

Wines of the Year 1988-2018

Tasting Notes for the Top 100 Wines
Tasting Reports

Alphabetical Guide to Argentina
Features

2019 NYWE: Wine Stars

2019 New York Wine Experience

2019 NYWE: Tasting the 2018 Top 10

2019 NYWE: Grand Award Banquet: Raising a Glass to Wine and Friendship
Grapevine

Wine Spectator Launches New Digital Weekly

Ian Somerhalder’s New Thirst

In Memoriam: Honoring Leaders of the Wine Industry

Tasting Plate: Holiday Decadence

Wine & Design: Big Easy Enlightenment

United States of Bubbly

Alphabetical Guide to U.S. Sparkling Wines

Fires Return But Sonoma Averts Crisis

Beloved Wine Manga Gets Full English Translation

One Million Meals

Italian Reds, New World Notables, Showstoppers from France
Departments

Our Top 100

Feedback

Adam Lee's Pinot Passage

Osso Buco with Barolo
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- A Perfect Match: Osso Buco with Barolo: Find out more about this intriguing pairing—and get the recipe from chef Iacopo Falai of Casa Lever in New York.
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