April 2016


April 2016
27th Annual Restaurant Poll


Editor’s Note
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Editor’s Note
Contributors
Fined & Filtered
Restaurants drop the tip, by Rachel Signer
Happenings
Spirits
Consider the Aperitif, by Jordan Mackay
Tastings
Year’s Best
US Pinot NoirLoire
White Burgundy
Austria
Tuscan Reds
Portuguese Reds
Best Buys at $15 or Less
Focus On
New Releases
US New ReleasesInt’l New Releases
Editorial Features
Stalking Coastal Flavors


Luke Sykora goes foraging for dinner on the Sonoma coast, connecting the flavors of the Pacific with the wines grown nearby.
Finger Lakes Franc


Patrick J. Comiskey visits growers producing some of the most compelling cabernet franc outside of the Loire and Bordeaux.
The W&S NYC 50

27th Annual Restaurant Poll


A W&S exclusive report, with perspectives from sommeliers on the wines Americans love best: old favorites and new discoveries that make up today’s most popular wines in top restaurants across the country.