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Dec. 15, 2008
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Cover Story
The New Douro With a flood of new investment from both local and foreign sources, Portugal’s unique wine region is reaching beyond Port to make world-class reds
- WineSpectator.com: An alphabetical chart of all wines tasted for this report is available.
- WineSpectator.com BONUS VIDEO: Coming soon: Kim Marcus sits down with one of the Douro's visionaries, João Nicolau de Almeida of Ramos Pinto, which makes both noteworthy Ports and dry reds.
Leaders of the Revolution In a region that represents a rich diversity of distinctive terroirs, we spotlight some exciting and innovative Douro wineries
Portugal’s Best Values Forty-five wines at $20 or less from the Douro and beyond provide a fascinating tour of the rapidly improving Portuguese wine scene
Features
Tasting Reports
Rioja Rides High As Spanish wine surges, Rioja stands out as the top region in the country for its winning combination of quality and value
- WineSpectator.com: An alphabetical chart of all wines tasted for this report is available.
Piedmont Powers On With the excellent vintages of 2004 for Barolo and 2005 for Barbaresco, top-quality Nebbiolo wines just keep on coming
- WineSpectator.com: An alphabetical chart of all wines tasted for this report is available.
- WineSpectator.com BONUS VIDEO: Learn more about Piedmont and other Italian wines with James Suckling's video tastings, interviews with the Gaja family and visits to Piedmont wineries during harvest.
Boom Times for Malbec As quality improves and enthusiasm grows for Argentina’s signature grape, imports continue to increase
- WineSpectator.com: An alphabetical chart of all wines tasted for this report is available.
- WineSpectator.com BONUS VIDEO: Travel through Chile and Argentina with James Molesworth, who visited some of the countries' top estates and winemakers earlier this year.
Gifts
It’s in the Mail From Southern biscuits to custom-aged rib roast to coffee blends, mail-order foods can make the perfect holiday gift
Travel
Exploring Rioja Wine, food and breathtaking architecture star in Spain’s premier vineyard region
Departments
This Issue
This Issue Marvin R. Shanken
Upfront
The wine industry worries about the economy; red wine may decrease risk of lung cancer; Oregon pioneer David Lett dies; GrapeVine
- WineSpectator.com Keep up with breaking news as well as the people, places and happenings that wine lovers are talking about.
Dining Out
Dining Out Los Angeles
- WineSpectator.com Find information on more great dining destinations in our online Restaurant Search, which features more than 4,000 restaurants with Wine Spectator award-winning wine lists. Members can add their own ratings and reviews.
Tastes
Japanese knives; New York hot spot; bar equipment; stop right there; the skinny
- WineSpectator.com Members can find more information about knives and other kitchen equipment in our online Food Encyclopedia.
Savvy Shopper
The Savvy Shopper German whites, Piedmont reds
Columns
James Laube Stretching your wine-buying dollars
- WineSpectator.com In recent blog posts, James Laube asks readers if they are changing their mailing-list purchases, discusses the challenges of California's 2008 harvest and provides an early preview of California's 2007 vintage.
Matt Kramer Wine literacy redefined
Letters
Collecting
A jeweler stashes his bottle gems in a personal wine cave; after years of rapid growth, the California Cabernet auction index experiences a decline
- WineSpectator.com: Keep tabs on the changing auction market. Website members can search our complete Auction Price Database, which tracks the prices and performance of more than 12,000 collectible and cellar-worthy wines recently sold at commercial auctions. Also available are analyses of the latest auction results.
Wine Talk
Wine Talk Actress Claudia Bassols
The Buying Guide
For more than 204,000 tasting notes, use WineSpectator.com's Wine Ratings Search, where you can sort by region, variety, vintage, price, score and tasting date.
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TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: On Nov. 10, we'll begin unveiling the Top 10 wines of 2008, along with videos of the senior editors explaining why these wines stood out. That'll be followed by the full Top 100 list. The names of the wines will be available to all of our readers, but you must be a subscriber to access the tasting notes. Visit our site for a full schedule of the countdown and don't miss out on this exciting event! VALUES SURVEY RESULTS: We polled our Web site readers about their favorite sources for great wine buys, and how much they expect to spend on a truly great value. Find out what they had to say. HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING: Coming Soon: If you're hosting friends or family, we'll help you pull off a great party with crowd-pleasing recipes and wines that won't bust your budget. Plus, get great gift ideas. VIDEOS: Coming soon: We now have hundreds of free videos. One of the latest is of Portugal's table wines, which are now ready to share the spotlight with Port. Learn about the Douro, Portugal's premier wine region, as managing editor Kim Marcus sits down with one of the region's visionaries, João de Almeida of Ramos-Pinto, which makes both noteworthy Port and dry reds. EDITORS' QUIZZES: Think you know a lot about wine? Test yourself against our senior editors, who have created the questions for the latest editions of our biweekly Wine Challenge. |
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