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Collecting fine wine is both an art and a science. Here is Robb Report’s update for 2016…

Genuine collectors thrive on an invigorating blend of passion and discipline. Their collections are purposefully designed, and exhibit a pronounced sense of order. True collectors do not merely create a cellar and stock it; they carefully select their wines according to their developed interests. Beginners should spend a few years enjoying a wide variety of […]

son dates to 1760, making it one of Champagne’s oldest grande marque houses. An early owner, Jean-Baptiste Lanson, was a Knight of the Order of Malta, and he inspired the company’s signature trademark, a red Maltese cross. This noble heritage is matched by a reputation for producing equally noble wines. The Lanson 1998 Brut Noble […]

Founded in 1811, Epernay-based Perrier-Jouët has always taken a progressive, forward-thinking approach to the art of winemaking. That tack has enabled the house to uphold the highest traditional standards of the Champagne region while setting some new standards of its own. In 1858, for instance, the company became the first house to produce a vintage […]

Vincent Girardin’s $2.8 million, 67,000-square-foot winemaking facility in Meursault, completed just six years ago, is one of the most contemporary in Burgundy. With its Romanesque arches and square tower, this postmodern take on classic Côte d’Or architecture combines the best of tradition with the refinements of the present. The same might be said of Girardin’s […]

By the time I returned from two weeks in Argentina in March of this year, I had become firmly convinced that this country on the east side of the Andes is currently the best place on the planet for winegrowing. I had tasted nearly 150 releases, and more than half of them received scores of 90 […]

  Drinking grappa used to be a harsh and caustic exercise—at least until the Nonino family came to prominence. The Noninos have been distilling grappa since 1897 in Friuli, Italy, and the current generation of this glamorous family has refined and changed the nature of this pomace-based brandy. In 1984 the Noninos also created a […]

One can say little about Château Cheval Blanc that has not been said already by someone, somewhere, sometime. But much of this commentary —centuries’ worth, in fact— bears repeating, if only for the tantalizing pleasure of kindling our expectations while we wait for the next vintage to mature. This is a wine that, once tasted, […]

If young spirits entrepreneur John Cooper has his finger on the pulse of the liqueur category, it’s because he has it in his genes. As the president and CEO of Philadephia-based Charles Jacquin et Cie., his father, Norton “Sky” Cooper, was the developer and importer of the extremely successful raspberry liqueur Chambord (sold in 2006 […]

Absolut vodka has become a modern classic, thanks not only to its famous and relentlessly inventive ad campaign but also to its smooth, clean, all-natural flavors. However, even an icon as absolute as Absolut cannot rest on its reputation. Parent company Vin & Sprit (which Pernod Ricard purchased from the Swedish government for $8.34 billion […]