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Despite the charms of Washington and Oregon, the best wines to collect if you’re looking to make a profit still come from Napa Valley, says Bruce Schoenfeld in Club Oenologique. “It isn’t often that you find such a disconnect between the major critics and the marketplace. I suspect it’s a built-in bias, held by America’s ‘look at me’ drinkers, for Napa Valley– and against everywhere else in the country. Never mind that Napa is becoming increasingly untenable for growing the Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay that made its name, or that the eastern half of Washington State has evolved into one of the most compelling viticultural regions of the new world.”

In the Drop, Roger Morris explores how some vintners are showcasing the range of styles of wine that can be made from the same vineyard.

In Wine-Searcher, Tom Hyland explores the growing importance of Merlot in Tuscany.

In the New York Times, Eric Asimov recommends 12 wines for Thanksgiving and beyond.

Wine Enthusiast has also shared their Thanksgiving wine picks.

Elsewhere in Wine Enthusiast, Stacey Lastoe offers tips for running and biking through Tuscany, Napa, Mendoza, and the Okanagan Valley.

Pink wine was traditionally the unsophisticated sector that the wine industry rarely treated with respect or interest. Today, it is increasingly premium, popular and profitable, as James Lawrence reports in Meininger’s.