Skip to content

Magazine

Itineraries, interviews, news and reviews.

Wine Spectator Top 100 2026: How the List Works

by
Illustrated cover for the Wine Spectator Top 100 2026: an open wooden wine case in a stone cellar, one unlabeled bottle lifted into a beam of light beside a glass of red

The Wine Spectator Top 100 2026 is expected in mid-November, and the list makes more sense once you know what happens before No. 1 appears. It is not a ranking of the year’s 100 highest scores. Wine Spectator’s editors start with thousands of blind-tasted wines, then weigh quality, value, availability in the United States and … Read more

Snail Award Wineries in Tuscany You Can Visit

by
Illustrated tasting table for snail award wineries in Tuscany: a snail on a vine leaf beside a glass of Sangiovese, Chianti hills through a stone window.

Snail award wineries in Tuscany are the estates Slow Food’s Slow Wine guide singles out for how they farm and work, not just for what ends up in the bottle. The 2027 edition gives the Snail to 34 Tuscan producers. Many of them are small and work by appointment only, a few have no visitor … Read more

Benvenuto Brunello 2026: Montalcino’s New Release

by
Illustrated tasting courtyard in Montalcino for benvenuto brunello, with wine glasses and tasting tables.

Benvenuto Brunello returns to Montalcino from November 19 to 23, 2026, for its 35th edition. This is where the town introduces the Brunello vintage about to reach the market, alongside its other wines. The dates are confirmed, but the 2026 public tasting schedule and ticket prices are still to come. For a visitor, that distinction … Read more

Vinitaly USA 2026: A Guide to the New York Show

by
Illustrated empty tasting hall for Vinitaly USA at Pier 36 in New York

Vinitaly USA moves to New York for the first time on October 26–27, 2026. The two-day Italian wine trade show takes over Pier 36 with 300 exhibitors and roughly 2,500 wines. It is a business event: the official visit page opens a professional-buyer application, not a consumer ticket. For wine travelers the useful part sits … Read more

Slow Wine Guide 2027: What the New Edition Rewards

by
Illustrated Italian wine tasting table for the Slow Wine Guide 2027, with wine glasses, tasting notes and a map of Italy.

The Slow Wine Guide 2027 has already named its winery award winners: 247 Snails, 173 Bottles and 56 Coins. Its full seventeenth edition arrives at a Milan launch on October 17, 2026. Those numbers offer a useful way into Italian wine, but the symbols answer different questions. One looks at a winery’s broader approach; another … Read more

What to Expect from Gambero Rosso Italian Wines 2027

by
Rome wine tasting scene at sunset for Gambero Rosso Italian Wines 2027, with three wine glasses, tasting notes and La Nuvola in the background

Gambero Rosso Italian Wines 2027, the English-language edition of the Vini d’Italia guide, will be presented in Rome on October 25, bringing the Tre Bicchieri awards back to La Nuvola as Gambero Rosso marks its 40th anniversary. The full national picture is still taking shape, but previous editions, Tuscany’s record showing last year and the … Read more