Dana Nigro

Dana Nigro

Senior Editor; Managing Editor, WineSpectator.com

About

Dana Nigro joined WineSpectator.com in 1998 as news editor, and was promoted to Wine Spectator senior editor in 2005 and WineSpectator.com managing editor in 2006.

After graduating with a degree in communications from Cornell University, where she fell in love with wine during the School of Hotel Administration's introductory wine course and visits to Finger Lakes wineries, she worked as a reporter and editor for a local newspaper group and travel industry magazines.

In addition to overseeing the editorial content for WineSpectator.com, Wine Spectator’s social media platforms and our apps, she continues to write for the magazine and website, covering environmental issues related to the wine industry, from sustainable farming methods to energy-efficient wineries to climate change. She and her family live in New Jersey.

NASA and Harvard Experts Find Climate Change Has Fundamentally Altered French Wine Harvests
News

NASA and Harvard Experts Find Climate Change Has Fundamentally Altered French Wine Harvests

Rising temperatures have improved quality in recent decades, but have also changed the …

Mar 25, 2016
5 Tips for Better Health: New Year's Wine Resolutions
News

5 Tips for Better Health: New Year's Wine Resolutions

How moderate drinking fits in with your plans for eating better, exercising often, sleeping …

Dec 30, 2015
A Surprising Approach to Thanksgiving Wines
Opinion

A Surprising Approach to Thanksgiving Wines

You're putting thought into the wine selections; an offbeat pick might get your guests …

Nov 12, 2015
Tasting the Top 10 Wines of 2014

Tasting the Top 10 Wines of 2014

An exploration of how site, soils, clones and technique contributed to the best the wine …

Oct 29, 2015
Taking the Water Out of Winemaking
News

Taking the Water Out of Winemaking

A biotech innovator develops a new way to lower costs for small wineries and reduce water …

Oct 2, 2015
Google Street View Goes Inside California Wine Country
News

Google Street View Goes Inside California Wine Country

The map tool's panoramic views expand to include vineyards, tasting rooms and barrel cellars

Jun 30, 2015
In Brief: Sonoma Judge Allows Vineyard Planting; Wine Sustainabili-Tea
News in Print

In Brief: Sonoma Judge Allows Vineyard Planting; Wine Sustainabili-Tea

Jul 31, 2015
Sonoma Wine Industry Makes Big Strides in Sustainability
News

Sonoma Wine Industry Makes Big Strides in Sustainability

Growers look to next 100 years following productive first year of ambitious certification …

Jan 16, 2015
<em>Wine Spectator</em>'s Top 10 Wines of 2013

Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2013

Dec 31, 2014