Browse using the new Vinous website now. Launch →
Articles
Billy Norris, May 28, 2026
On paper, 2024 looked like a return to normal in the Santa Lucia Highlands, but the wines tell a different story. After a string of extreme vintages, the growing season in the SLH seemed relatively straightforward. However, thick skins, compact clusters and a stop-start harvest produced something more complicated: thrilling whites, deeply structured reds and a slew of wines that don’t follow the usual script.
Vinous Table
Row on 5, London, UK
Neal Martin, May 2026
Freshly minted two stars, gunning for a third. A wunderkind chef. Star-studded wine list. Award-winning sommelier. If ever a new restaurant deserves the Vinous Table treatment, it is Row On 5.
Vinous Favorites
2025 Cataldi Madonna Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Malandrino, 92 points
The 2025 Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Malandrino mixes sweet herbs and florals with crushed wild blueberries and nuances of white smoke. This is soothingly round, soft-textured and weighty, with fabulous freshness. The 2025 finishes long and pleasantly chewy on the salivating close. (EG)
($24.00)More Vinous Favorites →
Cellar Favorites
1949 Figeac
Antonio Galloni, June 2026
The 1949 Figeac is one of those wines I wish all Vinous readers had a chance to taste at least once in their lives.
2016 VHR, Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
1955 Mascarello Natale fu Maurizio Barolo
More Cellar Favorites →
Vinous Events
Vinous Icons 2026 - Miami
November 13 - 14, 2026
La Festa del Barolo 2027 - NYC
January 27 - 30, 2027
Vinous Icons 2027: New York City
February 25 - 27, 2027