California shakedown

A snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine

After two intense weeks of blind tasting by top wine professionals from around the world, all 137 Platinum medal winners were re-examined by the five DWWA Co-Chairs. This resulted in the following 50 wines being promoted to the prized status of DWWA Best in Show for 2025

Fruit quality and clarity was a central theme of this tasting, which underscored Grenache’s journey into the limelight

No longer just a buzzword, sustainability is being woven into the very fabric of the wine industry, as these six shining examples from among this year’s medal winners illustrate

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

Chardonnay 2023 1 Cullen, Kevin John 2023 97 ...