Oregon’s Willamette Valley has been on a remarkable run over the past decade, and in this issue it returns to our cover for the first time since March 31, 2020—heralded by the story behind one of the region’s most influential winemakers, Véronique Drouhin. The Drouhin family first stepped into Oregon in 1987, and their decision to plant vineyards and build a gravity-flow winery helped signal to the world the extraordinary potential of this cool-climate region.
Read editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken’s introduction to the May 31, 2026, issue, which includes our annual tasting report on the top wines of Bordeaux from the region’s 2023 vintage, penned by senior editor James Molesworth, as well as a feature on Emeril Lagasse and his son, E.J., with recipes to match.
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