In 2021, the Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards Program marked 40 years of championing excellence in restaurant wine lists. The awards are designed to elevate wine selection and service around the world ...

There are a lot of factors that go into grilling the perfect steak. It starts with finding the right cut of meat. Then, you ...

Sauvignon Blanc is historically connected to two French winemaking regions: the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. It most likely originated in the former, which today still makes single-variety expressions ...

Kristen Bieler joined Wine Spectator as a senior editor in 2021. An Arizona native, Kristen graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in ...

This dark-skinned red grape most likely originated in France's Rhône Valley, which is still considered its most famous home. Syrah is the sole grape in the reds of the Northern Rhône Valley, but it's ...

Mitch Frank joined Wine Spectator as associate editor in 2005 and serves as news editor for the magazine and WineSpectator.com. He was promoted to senior editor for news in 2022.

It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...

It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...

Maverick's Wood Grill in Champlin will close its doors at the end of May after 18 years in business. The neighborhood eatery located a short distance from the Mississippi River announced last week ...

It’s almost routine for me to stroll through Lowe’s or Ace Hardware’s outdoor grill departments and check out what’s new. Most years, the lineup of grills doesn’t exactly wow me.

A stint in Germany introduced him to the pleasures of riesling, and by the time he began coaching the Spurs in 1996, he was a full-fledged collector and wine geek. In that Spectator story, he talked ...

This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...