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ABCs of Wine Buying
Wine Spectator editors are asked time and again: “Where can I buy that great wine you wrote about recently?” In this issue, we detail four sources to consider when wine shopping, discuss the strengths of each, and explain how to navigate them.
Cover Stories
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Retail: Shelf Esteem
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Online: Cyber Cellar
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Wineries: Direct Access
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Auctions: Paddles Up
Tasting Reports
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Forging Ahead
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Seeing Double
Features
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Wine Scores a Touchdown
Grapevine
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EU Wine Faces Threat of 100% Tariffs
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Quality Climb: 2019 in Perspective
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Wine Spectator's 2019 Issues
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Wine if by Land, Wine if by Sea
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Grand Design
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The Tavern by WS
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After the Gold Rush
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Spanish Surprises, New World Delights, Hits from Italy
Departments
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How to Buy Wine
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Feedback
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Goals for 2020
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My Dinner with Thelonious Monk
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Oysters with Grüner Veltliner
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