Kristen Bieler

Kristen Bieler

Senior Editor
Rhône Valley and other France; Germany, Austria

About

Kristen Bieler joined Wine Spectator as a senior editor in 2021. An Arizona native, Kristen graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in journalism. For the past two decades she has been writing professionally about wine, spirits and food, and has traveled to many wine regions around the world for her reporting. Prior to joining the Wine Spectator team, she was the editor in chief of SevenFifty Daily and Beverage Media Group, two leading trade publications for the wine and spirits industry.

She lives in New York City with her husband and their three children, and aside from wine, her passions include travel, theater, cooking, hiking in the mountains and long beach walks.

Star Power in Provence
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Star Power in Provence

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni work with Jean-Guillaume Prats to create a new rosé

Jun 30, 2024
The Rosé Reset Has Arrived
Opinion

The Rosé Reset Has Arrived

A plateau in pink wine sales could be a blessing in disguise 

May 31, 2024
The Rise of Les Alexandrins
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The Rise of Les Alexandrins

Nicolas Jaboulet works to reclaim his family legacy in the Northern Rhône

Apr 30, 2024
Welcome Spring with These 9 French Rosés Up to 91 Points
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Welcome Spring with These 9 French Rosés Up to 91 Points

Celebrate France's Provence, Southern Rhône Valley and Languedoc-Roussillon regions with …

Mar 28, 2024
Israel's Flam and Tzora Wineries Buy in Bordeaux
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Israel's Flam and Tzora Wineries Buy in Bordeaux

Two talented Israeli winemakers, Golan Flam and Eran Pick, have purchased Château Tour du …

Mar 13, 2024
The Rhône Cools Off
Tasting Reports

The Rhône Cools Off

There are bright spots to be found amid the cold, challenging 2021 vintage

Mar 31, 2024
Ukraine’s Fine Wine Industry Endures and Grows in Wartime
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Ukraine’s Fine Wine Industry Endures and Grows in Wartime

Three Ukrainian producers are selling wine in the U.S. for the first time—an act of …

Mar 6, 2024
The Iconic La La Trio Becomes a Quartet

The Iconic La La Trio Becomes a Quartet

A fourth bottle will join the club of Guigal’s rarified single-vineyard La La cuvées

Mar 31, 2024
The Enduring Greatness of Guigal
People

The Enduring Greatness of Guigal

With an expanding foothold in the Southern Rhône, the Guigal family writes its next chapter

Mar 31, 2024