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Market Monitor
By: Stephen Tanzer
1999, 1998 and 1997 Bordeaux
By: Stephen Tanzer
The complicated 1999 vintage is an extremely variable year that produced numerous highly successful cabernet-and merlot-based wines, as well as a large number of disappointments. My annual report also offers a second set of notes on the '98s, a superb vintage for the right bank.
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Focus on California
By: Stephen Tanzer
My semi-annual coverage of the best new wines from California features a host of notes on the superb '97s, as well as an early look at 1998, an extremely uneven vintage, especially for late-ripening varieties like cabernet.
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1997 Vintage Ports
By: Stephen Tanzer
The best 1997 vintage ports are clearly outstanding, but there's a huge gap in quality between the finest bottlings and the rest of the pack. And vintage port prices are at record levels.
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