How does a wine earn this elite status? Find out as Wine Spectator’s senior editors discuss each of the Top 10 Wines of 2017 in a video series and explain how we pick them. Plus, learn how Wine Spectator reviews wines in blind tastings, hear from the winemakers and vintners who have produced Top 100 wines, and explore the regions, grape varieties and wine styles featured in this year’s list.
Bonus Videos
Wine Spectator’s Top 100 
How Wine Spectator Picks the Top 100 Wines 
In the Tasting Room at Wine Spectator 
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Wine of the Year with CNBC’s Squawk on the Street 
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Cover Crops at Coutet: In the Vineyard with Aline Baly 
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Harvest at Casanova di Neri in Montalcino 
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Bottling for Wine Quality at Château de St.-Cosme 
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Tasting the Top 10 of 2013: No. 2, Canon-La Gaffelière 
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Secrets to Making Great Wine with Pahlmeyer 
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Blending Vineyards, Tradition & Passion at Altesino 
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Old Vine Zin and Field Blends with Morgan Twain-Peterson 
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Decoding Chenin Blanc with Baumard 
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Beautiful 2010 Brunello: Sustainable Farming at San Felice 
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Russian River Zinfandel: Alcohol vs. Acidity –Quick Tip 
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Paso Robles’ Benchmark Rhône with Justin Smith of Saxum 
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How to Describe & Pair California Chardonnay with Kendall Jackson 
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Delicious New Zealand Values: Matua’s Bill Spence on Sauvie, Pinot and Making History 
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Jean Engelbrecht of Rust En Vrede: South Africa’s Wine Ambassador 
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Going Green in Napa & Having Fun with PlumpJack’s Gordon Getty and John Conover 
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Faiveley: Renewing Traditions in Burgundy 
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Cabernet Passion in Paso Robles with Daou Vineyards 
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Cooking for Wine: Lamb & Cab with Concha y Toro 
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Quintessential Bordeaux: Tasting Léoville Las Cases 
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Douro Style, Bordeaux Tradition with Bruno Prats of Prats & Symington