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Instead of wishing for a more inclusive and equal wine industry, Virginie Naigeon-Malek of Avanti Restaurant in Dallas believes in individuals taking action, even if it starts on a smaller scale.

A Champion for Women in Business and in Wine

Coming from a career advocating for gender equality, wine director Virginie Naigeon-Malek is bringing those same principles to the wine list she oversees at Dallas’ Avanti Restaurant

Nov 16, 2021

Take your pick: Cider, wine and spirits are among the pie-suited pairings recommended by these expert sommeliers, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Sommelier Roundtable: Pairings for Fall Desserts

Seven somms from Restaurant Award winners share beverage picks fit for the sweets of the season

Nov 19, 2021

Gaylon Lawrence at his flagship estate, the famed Heitz Cellar.

Napa’s Nashville Newcomer

Farmer and financier Gaylon Lawrence Jr. scooped up Heitz and other notable Napa properties in just three years. His family of vineyards is eye-opening

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Gaylon Lawrence Jr.’s flagship winery, Heitz Cellar

Team Lawrence

Profiles of the vineyards and winemakers making the mark

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Martha's Vineyard

The Story of an Iconic Cab

How a quiet handshake led to Napa’s greatest Cabernet Sauvignon, now legendary

Mitch Frank

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Though Carlton McCoy didn’t have experience running winery operations, Gaylon Lawrence believed in his work ethic, naming him manager of Lawrence Wine Estates.

The Right Right-Hand Man

Carlton McCoy has adapted to Napa, but he’s also shaking it up

Mitch Frank

From the Dec 15, 2021, issue

Linda and Kevin O'Leary enjoy wine while visiting Napa's Clos Pegase, owned by their business partner Vintage Wine Estates.

Wine Talk: Kevin O'Leary

The investor and Shark Tank star is also a wine lover and has partnered with one of California's larger wine companies on a new venture

MaryAnn Worobiec

Nov 17, 2021

The legendary winemaker Franco Biondi Santi's legacy looms large, even as the vineyards and winemaking at Il Greppo estate evolve.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Ghost of ‘Dr. Franco’

How a new team is tweaking Montalcino’s legendary Biondi-Santi

Robert Camuto

Nov 2, 2021

Trudie Styler and Sting brought their new Sangiovese-Merlot blend from Il Palagio in Tuscany.

Wine Stars: Il Palagio’s Trudie Styler and Sting

After a tasting of their flagship super Tuscan red blend, Sting closes out the New York Wine Experience with a 4-song set

Julie Harans

Nov 5, 2021

Luigi Cataldi Madonna with his daughter Giulia, who now runs their winery, in one of their estate vineyards in Abruzzo.

Robert Camuto Meets...

The Nutty Professor of Pecorino: The New Abruzzo, Part 3

A philosophy teacher prompts the rediscovery of central Italy’s hot “new” white

Robert Camuto

Nov 2, 2021

Prince Robert de Luxembourg of Bordeaux's Château Haut-Brion

Wine Star: Haut-Brion’s Prince Robert de Luxembourg

Warmth and generosity abound in a tasting of the Bordeaux first-growth’s 2003 vintage

Robert Taylor

Oct 29, 2021

Napa vintner Chuck Wagner of Caymus Vineyards

Wine Star: Caymus’ Chuck Wagner

The Napa cult Cabernet legend shared his family’s 40th anniversary vintage

MaryAnn Worobiec

Oct 28, 2021

Jesse Bongiovi recruited his famous father as a part-time "employee" in a now-booming family wine project.

Wine Stars: Jon Bon Jovi and Jesse Bongiovi

Rock star and son make a serious rosé and still dig the music

Tim Fish

Oct 27, 2021

Harlan Estate founder Bill Harlan announced in April that his son Will had been appointed managing director.

Wine Stars: Bill and Will Harlan

As father passes torch to son, the Napa vintners share their vision for carrying their cult Cabernet dynasty into the next century

Collin Dreizen

Oct 26, 2021

Prince Robert de Luxembourg at Château La Mission Haut-Brion, vinous neighbor and sibling estate to Château Haut-Brion and part of Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1983.

A Prince, a Castle and a Quest

Robert de Luxembourg is writing a new chapter in the legendary story of Château Haut-Brion

Thomas Matthews

From the Nov 30, 2021, issue

Tuscan vintner Piero Antinori

Wine Star: Piero Antinori

The Chianti, Brunello and super Tuscan legend shared his mission, and the last of his 1997 Solaia

Alison Napjus

Oct 26, 2021

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