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Tuscany’s Maremma: Scenes from the Coast

The Tuscan Maremma is home to some of Italy’s most iconic estates and wines, showing what is possible in a region that was once marshland. These labels have garnered considerable critical acclaim over the years and become favorites with consumers around the world. And yet within the context of fine wine, Maremma is a very young region. Only a small handful of estates are in their third generation, and virtually all others are much younger. My most recent round of tastings revealed a region in the middle of a radical transformation.

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In a State of Flux: Oregon Beyond the Willamette Valley

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Dom Pérignon Rosé Through the Decades at Vinous Icons

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Willamette Valley Returns to Classicism: The 2024 Vintage

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A Century of…Sixes: 1846-2016

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Island Paradise: Wines of Tasmania

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Remembering Franco Bernabei

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Steenwold Returns! South Africa’s 2016s

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Beyond Category: Twelve Vintages of Hors Catégorie

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Santa Cruz Mountains 2023 and 2024: A Rising Tide

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Rosé, Reframed


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Origines, Paris, France

Vinous readers planning to spend time in Paris will want to book a table at Origines. Located in the 8th Arrondissement, Origines is a showcase for Chef Julien Boscus’s ingredient-driven, seasonal cuisine.

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Trullo, London, UK

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Hail! Hail! Yakitori!

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Hortensia, Tokyo, Japan

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Row on 5, London, UK


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2021 La Rioja Alta Viña Alberdi Selección Especial

2021 La Rioja Alta Viña Alberdi Selección Especial, 94 points

The 2021 Viña Alberdi Selección Especial is only the second bottling since 2001. Bitter orange, petit-four and dried red fruit are wrapped in classy oak. The palate is enveloping and structured with tobacco and black fruit. The vintage's quality is on full display, lending energy and length. (JH)

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1986 Domaine Roland Lavantureux Chablis Village

Many of Chablis’ wines are consumed before they reach their prime, but Chablis can age beautifully in bottle. Case in point: the 1986 Chablis Village from Domaine Roland Lavantureux.

1983 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello

2016 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve


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