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Vinous Table: La Fontaine De Mars, Paris, France
Vinous Table, France
, Aug 2026
Readers in search of a classic bistro on Paris’s Left Bank will want to check out La Fontaine De Mars. Located near the Eiffel Tower, La Fontaine De Mars opened in 1908 and offers a super-classic old Paris vibe.
The Original Napa Valley Icon: Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V.
napa, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, United States: California
, Aug 2026
Fifty years ago, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon Stag’s Leap Vineyards bested some of France’s best-known wines at an unassuming blind tasting. That tasting, chronicled as the Judgment of Paris, became a cultural phenomenon that changed the wine world. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion, Vinous was thrilled to host a deep retrospective of the estate’s Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. going back to the 1973.
Remembering David Hirsch
Vinous Remembers, United States: California
, Aug 2026
The wine world lost a trailblazing pioneer when David Hirsch passed away on July 28, 2026. He was 81 years old.
Tuscany’s Maremma: Scenes from the Coast
Italy: Tuscany, featured
, Jul 2026
The Tuscan Maremma is home to some of Italy’s most iconic estates and wines, showing what is possible in a region that was once marshland. These labels have garnered considerable critical acclaim over the years and become favorites with consumers around the world. And yet within the context of fine wine, Maremma is a very young region. Only a small handful of estates are in their third generation, and virtually all others are much younger. My most recent round of tastings revealed a region in the middle of a radical transformation.
Vinous Table: Origines, Paris, France
Vinous Table
, Jul 2026
Vinous readers planning to spend time in Paris will want to book a table at Origines. Located in the 8th Arrondissement, Origines is a showcase for Chef Julien Boscus’s ingredient-driven, seasonal cuisine. Guests can choose from several tasting menus plus à la carte dining. The menu is small, which I always view as a sign of focus, but that also means guests with dietary restrictions are best served by planning ahead. Wine Director and Chef Sommelier Adrien Butko offers a thoughtful, highly curated wine program. Prices are quite reasonable by Parisian standards.
Dom Pérignon Rosé Through the Decades at Vinous Icons
Verticals & Retrospectives, France: Champagne, featured
, Jul 2026
“What is the greatest tasting you have ever gone to?” It’s one of the questions I am asked most often. Of course, it is an impossible question to answer. A few events come to mind. One is an extraordinary tasting of Dom Pérignon Rosé I attended in 2015. That evening was the inspiration for a very special Dom Pérignon Rosé lunch we hosted recently at Vinous Icons.
Cellar Favorite: 2016 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve
Italy: Tuscany, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jul 2026
At ten years of age, the 2016 Flaccianello della Pieve is every bit as captivating as it has always been.
Remembering Franco Bernabei
Italy: Tuscany, Vinous Remembers, featured
, Jul 2026
The wine world lost a true giant when Franco Bernabei passed away at 73 years of age on July 2. Bernabei was one of the handful of consultants in the late 1970s and early 1980s who brought contemporary best practices in winemaking to Tuscany and helped catapult Italian wines onto the global stage. He was an avid proponent of the virtues of Sangiovese at a time when few believed in its potential.
Cellar Favorite: 1982 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo
Italy: Piedmont, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jun 2026
What a treat it is to taste Giuseppe Rinaldi’s 1982 Barolo from a perfect bottle. It’s a wine that opens a door into another era in Barolo.
Salon Cuvée S 1996-2013 at Vinous Icons
Verticals & Retrospectives, France: Champagne, featured
, Jun 2026
Champagne and a private lunch on a Friday afternoon at Le Bernardin. What could be better? Not much in my book. I am not alone, as the Friday Champagne lunch has quickly become one of the most popular events at Vinous Icons: New York. A vertical of Salon’s Cuvée S back to 1996 kicked off the second edition of Icons. The wines were brilliant, as was Eric Ripert’s menu, but in the end, what I will remember most is the extraordinary passion our guests brought to this lunch through their questions and deep interest in Salon.