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.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine Masthead • VOLUME 36, NUMBER 3

I Wanna Drink With Somebody • Are we right back where we started 35 years ago?

Soundbites • Let’s get the conversation started.

Where Are They Now? • These bottles and cans that came from the ’80s might be more present today than you realized.

Going Green • This verdant take on an Espresso Martini subs matcha for coffee.

What 80s Cocktail Are You?

Blister in the Sun

No Average Joe • This much maligned cafeteria classic needn’t be relegated to the lunchroom.

If We Knew Then • You may think some people take wine too seriously, while others might wish it were taken just a bit more seriously by their peers. Maybe it all depends on when you grew up. We asked two members of the WE team to tell us what they wish their generation had known sooner about wine. Frosé all day or no way, frosé?

Mountains High, Valleys Low and Rivers Wide • Diverse terroir means a variety of vines and wines thrive in Idaho’s Snake River Valley AVA.

Norton • How an accidental crossing created the all-American grape.

From Lisbon, With Love • Bottles of ginjinha, Portugal’s sour cherry liqueur, are finding their way to U.S. bars.

Triple Vision • If you thought you knew Sherry, it’s time to take another look.

Vintage Vantage

Celebrate Good Wines, Come on • Maybe you already knew that you can find full reviews of the thousands of wines we rate for every issue at our website. But did you know we have ratings there going back all the way to the 1980s, when the magazine was founded? Now you do.

More Than a Mascot • Canines and cans of brew go way back.

Viewpoint: Where There's Smoke • Stop being afraid of small amounts of sulfur in wine.

Rad Sips • World’s Greatest Tasting Notes

After the Fall • The Berlin Wall was a dividing line in culture, and in viticulture—its end led to a rebirth in Eastern Bloc wine.

Have a Nice Decade • The most popular imported wine of the 1980s (and the two following decades) might just have something to teach us about making wine fun again.

How Cab Became King • Science, marketing and two epic events of luck transformed Napa

The Birth of Craft Brewing • MODERN-DAY CRAFT BEER STARTED IN THE 1960S, BUT THESE ’80S LEGENDS HELPED SHAPE WHAT AMERICAN BEER BECAME.

A Spirited Craft • From California brandy to Virginia moonshine, pioneering distillers give a firsthand account of the 1980s craft spirits revival.

Hungry Like the Wolf • Don’t stop believin’ in the celebratory power of a totally awesome ’80s appetizer party.

Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide May 2023

Mediterranean Views • Exploring new releases from coastal Spain and France

The Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide

Spain

Croatia

Languedoc-Roussillon

Greece

Portugal

Austria

California

Oregon

New Zealand

Mezcal • Add it to your bar for sipping and mixing.

Beer Goes Low • Non-alcohol brews are a year-round phenomenon.

Last Drops: The Connoisseur's Cocktail • Very sophisticated traveler Kevin McNulty searches in vain for the perfect Negroni after sipping one in Italy.