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2023 Restaurant Awards
Aug 31, 2023

2023 Restaurant Awards

In a time of technological innovation, restaurants offer the human experience diners are hungry for by listening to their customers and offering personalized service. This annual issue—which includes a full list of the 3,505 restaurants earning Wine Spectator awards—celebrates the places where wine is at the top of that conversation.

Plus, a three-course healthy menu for home cooks from chef Thomas Keller, a tasting report on California Zinfandel and a wine focus on the best of French rosé.

Cover Stories

Cook It like Keller

Cook It like Keller

For two decades, chef Thomas Keller's the French Laundry has set the bar for culinary innovations
Aug 31, 2023
Chef’s Choice

Chef’s Choice

Chef Thomas Keller offers a healthful menu inspired by his renowned restaurant the French Laundry
Aug 31, 2023

Tasting Reports

Hard Lessons

Hard Lessons

The 2020 and 2021 vintages tested the mettle of California's Zinfandel producers
Aug 31, 2023
Alphabetical Guide to California Zinfandel

Alphabetical Guide to California Zinfandel

Get scores for nearly 125 red wines reviewed in Wine Spectator blind tastings over the past year, …
Aug 31, 2023
A Good Year to Drink Pink

A Good Year to Drink Pink

Stellar rosés emerge from the dry, hot 2022 vintage in southern France
Aug 31, 2023
Alphabetical Guide to Rosé

Alphabetical Guide to Rosé

Get scores for nearly 200 rosé wines reviewed in Wine Spectator blind tastings over the past year, …
Aug 31, 2023

Features

Our 2023 Restaurant Awards

Our 2023 Restaurant Awards

Wine Spectator's annual guide to where to dine with a great bottle of wine, at home and around the …
Aug 31, 2023

Grapevine

South America’s Promising Harvest

South America’s Promising Harvest

Chile and Argentina report smaller crops but higher quality in 2023 
Aug 31, 2023
Cos-d’Estournel Owner Michel Reybier Expands Bordeaux Focus

Cos-d’Estournel Owner Michel Reybier Expands Bordeaux Focus

Plus, New York's Pastis expands to Miami and remembering a Loire Valley icon
Aug 31, 2023
Steering the World’s Largest Cork Maker

Steering the World’s Largest Cork Maker

António Amorim’s efforts to make cork production more innovative and sustainable
Aug 31, 2023
A Sicilian Family Treasure

A Sicilian Family Treasure

Restaurateur Paul Bartolotta shares his family recipe for arancini
Aug 31, 2023
Savvy Shopper

Savvy Shopper

Fresh New Zealand Sauvingon Blancs, easy-sipping reds and rosés, and light summery whites
Aug 31, 2023

Departments

Simply the Best

Simply the Best

Celebrating our 2023 Restaurant Award winners
Aug 31, 2023
Burgundy’s New (Climate) Normal

Burgundy’s New (Climate) Normal

A tasting of 2003 Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays shows how well growers are adapting to warmer vintages
Aug 31, 2023
Cappelli Wines Puts Sierra Foothills on Tap

Cappelli Wines Puts Sierra Foothills on Tap

Veteran winemaker Marco Cappelli takes inspiration from the Old World to create distinctive value …
Aug 31, 2023
Wine Talk: Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

Wine Talk: Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

The Spanish guitarist opening this year’s Festival Napa Valley discusses the significance of music …
Aug 31, 2023

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.

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