Tag Archive: Wine Spectator
News Briefs for July 24, 2025
•Pernod Ricard-owned Altos Tequila has rebranded, with new packaging and labeling inspired by the brand’s heritage. Continue reading →
2025 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award Winners Revealed
This year, restaurants seem to be looking back to the classics, as wine list trends reflect the best of the past—whether that means featuring more Old World or Old World–style wines, showcasing older vintages or including wines made from old-vine sites and historical, nearly extinct grape varieties. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 25, 2025News Briefs for June 24, 2025
•Suntory Holdings has announced the U.S. debut of the Maru-Hi variety pack, extending the brand following its January launch. Continue reading →
Wine Spectator: At The 45th Auction Napa Valley, Vintners Raised $6.5 Million To Benefit Local Youth
From June 5 to 7, the Napa Valley wine community welcomed guests from around the world to the 45th edition of Auction Napa Valley, a weekend of celebration involving dinners with vintners, the chance to sample not-yet-released wines and bidding on unique bottlings and lavish travel experiences. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 12, 2025Wine Spectator: An Impressive Auction From The Cellar Of The Counterfeit Crusader
William “Bill” Koch, who amassed a 43,000-bottle cellar of rare wines and then launched a crusade of litigation to stamp out sales of counterfeits, has consigned nearly 7,800 bottles from his collection to Christie’s, which will conduct a three-day auction of the wines June 12 to 14. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 9, 2025Wine Spectator: Araujo Family Sells Accendo Winery To Napa’s Bettinelli Family And Jack Bittner
Siblings Greg and Jaime Araujo have sold their family’s Accendo brand to a group formed by vintner Jack Bittner and the Bettinelli family. Continue reading →