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Wine Headlines
Tasting Highlights: Tokaji
15 extraordinary sweet wines from Hungary
Wine Talk: Nick Faldo
Golf legend makes more time for wine as his career moves from the course to the broadcast booth
Wine Spectator's 2008 Grand Tour
Tastings in New York and Las Vegas feature more than 200 wineries
What Am I Tasting?
Lime and chalk flavors ride on a zing of pleasant acidity in this crisp and lively white, finishing with a refreshing bite.
Unfiltered: Madonna takes to the stage with Champagne
Plus, a wine toast to a New Orleans jazz legend, vending machine wine in the Keystone state and a Taste of Hope in New York
West Coast Salmon Fishing Banned
Fish populations are too low to sustain species
Spotlight On: Salon Champagne 1996
The 1996 is undervalued in comparison to the 1985 vintage
Mothers Day Strawberries and Sparklers
Recommended sparkling wines and strawberry recipes to celebrate springtime, and Mom
Luxury Hotel in the Works for Margaux
British owner of Cantenac-Brown will convert part of château
 
Daily Wine Picks
Francis Coppola Presents Rosso California 2006
Straightforward, showing cherry, cola and charred oak aromas and flavors, with rustic tannins. Zinfandel, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now. 70,000 cases made.
Lavis Pinot Grigio Trentino Ritratti 2006
Mineral, apple and cream on the nose. Medium-bodied, with clean fruit and a crisp finish. Drink now. 65,000 cases made.
Henry's Drive Shiraz Padthaway Reserve 2005
Bright and open-textured, with pretty raspberry and currant flavors at the core, lingering nicely against finely polished tannins. Has depth and focus, with a coffee note adding interest as the finish rolls on elegantly. Drink now through 2015. 2,100 cases made.
MontGras Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Reserva 2006
This has nice focus, with dark cherry and currant fruit layered with some sweet toast. Shows dashes of vanilla and loam on the finish. Drink now. 50,000 cases made.
Milbrandt Chardonnay Washington Legacy Sundance 2006
On the lighter side, with nicely focused pear and apple aromas and flavors shaded with hints of lime and spice, lingering gently. Drink now through 2010. 2,300 cases made.
Tenimenti Angelini Brunello di Montalcino Val di Suga 2003
Offers pretty blackberry and raspberry aromas. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh, floral, berry aftertaste. Best after 2009. 10,850 cases made.
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2007
Fleshy, with very good concentration to yellow apple, quince and grass flavors wrapped in stony notes and grapefruit-lime acidity. Drink now. 1,000,000 cases made.
A to Z Wineworks Night and Day Oregon 2005
Smooth, generous and nicely focused to show its cherry and dark spice flavors, lingering on the well-formed finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah and others. Drink now. 5,976 cases made.
Anwilka Stellenbosch 2006
This is very forward and easygoing, with a polished beam of raspberry and currant fruit backed by notes of cedar, coffee and vanilla on the finish. A shade less concentrated than the debut 2005. Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot. Drink now. 4,500 cases made.
Belisario Verdicchio di Matelica Terre di Valbona 2006
Good white pepper, lemon and pineapple skin character. Medium-bodied, with good fruit and a clean finish. Drink now. 25,000 cases made.