2021 SEMINAR PROGRAM
Wine Stars
World-famous vintners and wine-making celebrities will present their wines and tell their stories.
Piero Antinori
Marchesi Antinori
Italy
Gaia, Rossana, Giovanni & Angelo Gaja
Gaja
Italy
Bill Harlan & Will Harlan
Harlan Estate
California
Cristie Kerr
Kerr Cellars
California
Chuck Wagner
Caymus
California
Prince Robert of Luxembourg
Château Haut-Brion
France
Trudie Styler & Sting
Il Palagio
Italy
JESSE BONGIOVI & Jon Bon Jovi
Hampton Water
New York
A Tribute to Ernest Gallo
World Premier: Marvin R. Shanken’s rare interview with Ernest Gallo on the occasion of his 90th birthday in 1999 in Modesto California.
Château Margaux
Owner Corinne Mentzelopoulos will present a vertical tasting of wines from her Bordeaux First Growth estate.
Chefs’ Challenge
Four dishes, eight wines: this food-and-wine matching seminar is always delicious, educational and fun. Featuring:
Michael Lomonaco
Porter House Bar and Grill, New York
Danny Meyer
Union Square Hospitality Group
Emeril Lagasse
Emeril’s, New Orleans
Eric Ripert
Le Bernardin, New York
California Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley continues to evolve and producers are raising the bar even higher with its principal grapes. Four top vintners showcase their versions of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bart Araujo
Accendo Cellars
Graeme MacDonald
MacDonald Vineyards
Brad Grimes
Abreu Vineyards
Christian Moueix
Ulysses
Top 10 Wines of 2020 and Top 3 of 2019
Taste the most exciting wines released in 2020 and 2019, as selected by Wine Spectator’s editors.
Top 10 Wines of 2020
#1: Bodegas Marques de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2010
#2: Aubert Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast UV Vineyard 2018
#3: San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucere 2015
#4: Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder 2016
#5: Domaine de la Vielle Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Trois Sources 2016
#6: Kistler Chardonnay Russian River Valley Vine Hill Vineyard 2017
#7: Massolino Barolo 2014
#8: Bodega Piedra Negra Chacayes Los Chacayes 2015
#9: Beaux Freres Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge The Beaux Freres Vineyard 2018
#10: Bollinger Brut Champagne La Grande Annee 2012
Top 3 Wines of 2019
#1: Château Leoville-Barton St. Julien 2016
#2: Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder 2015
#3: San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico 2016
Celebrating Excellence
Wine Spectator has made the difficult decision to cancel the Grand Award Banquet this year. However, even in the face of difficult times excellence and the generosity and service of others prevailed. Join us in celebrating:
Distinguished Service Award
José Andrés
Chef, entrepreneur, and humanitarian. José Andrés will accept Wine Spectator’s Distinguished Service Award for his extraordinary work in disaster relief with World Central Kitchen.
Grand Awards
Despite the turmoil in the restaurant industry over the past year, we are proud to present the Grand Award, Wine Spectator’s top honor for wine programs, to our new winners for 2021.