April 2019




Departments
Editor’s Note
Three Decades in the New World
Contributors
Fined & Filtered
Happenings
Books: France’s Sober Revolution, reviewed by Joshua Greene
Tastings
Year’s Best
US Pinot Noirs
Loire Wines
White Burgundies
Austrian Wines
Tuscan Reds
Focus On
Central Otago
Jura & Savoie
Ontario
New Releases
Best Buys for $12 or Less
US New Releases
Imported New Releases
Editorial Features
Top of the List LA


An insider’s guide to the best places to eat and drink well in Los Angeles. Edited by Patrick J. Comiskey.
Gascon Vignettes


Rachel DelRocco Terrazas travels to Armagnac country in search of the spirit of France’s southwest.
Lucca: Tuscany’s Renegade Outpost


While their vineland may be a fraction of the size of Chianti’s, Lucca’s winemakers have banded together to create some of Tuscany’s most compelling wines. Stephanie Johnson reports.
Bordeaux Post-Modern


A changing climate has the Bordelais experimenting with grape varieties that can sustain terroir expression. Joshua Greene visits vignerons with pre-phylloxera vines that are suddenly a resource for the future.
Pinot Noir Central


Southeast on the South Island, the cool hills of Central Otago have emerged as New Zealand’s prime source for pinot noir. Jamie Goode reports on four of the most talented growers.
30th Annual Restaurant Poll


A W&S exclusive report on what’s selling—and what diners are requesting—in the top restaurants across the US. Illustration by Fanny Gentle.
Sonoma Coast’s Pinot Noir Legacy


Luke Sykora checks in with three far-coast growers—Cobb, Flowers and Hirsch—to taste how their vineyard-expressive wines are faring with ten or more years of age.