Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Wine Enthusiast Magazine is one of the most respected and quoted authorities in the world of wine and spirits. We feature the hottest trends in everything related to wine. Our seasoned editors do the work for you, with over 700 expert ratings and reviews in each issue. Plus, in-depth features on all aspects of cocktails, spirits, beer, inventive wine and food pairings, trendy recipes, savvy travel features, and more.

Pub Letter • How wine can help us slow down as we gather in this festive season.

Out + About

Everything Nice • How WE survive the holidays with a little help from wine—and sugar.

COM: Eggnog Espresso • Eggnog can get a bit groggy—wake it up with espresso.

ROM: Christmas Pudding • A classic traditional holiday pudding calls for an extra-special solera.

Herb Somm • Jamie Evans is the author of four cookbooks about using, eating and drinking cannabis. In her latest, High Times: Cannabis Cocktails: Seasonal Sips & High Teas for Every Occasion, she explores the way we partake throughout the year.

Hybrids • France’s secret-ingredient grape becomes a main player in American winemaking.

AVA Dossier • Fennville AVA is the grape-growing Goldilocks spot in icy Michigan.

Tools

Vintage Vantage

Perpetuum • Sicilian producers gaze into the new face of the oldest Marsala.

Pairology: Vanilla

Justin Chearno • The party will never really end for Justin Chearno, the late founding partner of Four Horsemen.

Viewpoint: Hazmat Whiskey • Exploding bottles and FAA bans are just the beginning.

Cheers • How do our reviewers determine if a wine is age worthy? Do they have crystal balls? No, but they taste a lot of wine. Reviewer Michael Alberty estimated he personally tasted 3,000 wines a year in a recent piece for our website. So all this swishing and swirling and spitting adds up. Maybe they’ve tasted similar aged wines when these were young and can see the potential. Tasters also assess tannins and structure and acid to forecast how these elements will interact over time, so you know what to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Cellar Selects • Your ageworthy wine collection may be about to make some new friends.

Travel: Ljublana • Skip the crowds of Europe’s more trodden paths and stroll the streets of Ljubljana, Slovenia—a prehistoric relic of a wine region.

Other Super Tuscans • Valdarno wines might just be ready to rewrite history.

Germany • The story of Ahr Valley and the wineries and people swept away.

Single Malt • Officially recognized or not, the burgeoning category is finding its own way—and turning out some standout bottles in the process.

WSA noms • To learn more about all the nominees, go to wineenthusiast.com/WSA2024Nominees

Intro • The holiday season is the perfect time for wine discovery.

The Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide • The Buying Guide includes ratings and reviews of new-release and selected older beverage alcohol products evaluated by Wine Enthusiast magazine’s editors and other qualified tasters.

California

Northeast Italy

Lombardy

Tuscany

Sicily

Beaujolais

Champagne

Loire Valley

Rhône Valley

Australia

South Africa

Spirits • The ‘Goldilocks’ Tequila you need to try.

SEASONAL AFFECT • Writer Jaime Lewis finds sunny Provence in her glass, even under the weather.