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The Jackson family at their La Crema winery in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley (from left): Hailey Hartford Murray, MacLean Hartford, Don Hartford, Jennifer Jackson Hartford, Barbara Banke, Chris Jackson, Katie Jackson and Julia Jackson.

Jackson Family Wines Succeeds Across Generations

Jess Jackson’s children and grandchildren plot a trajectory for the California powerhouse

From the Dec 15, 2025, issue

Sommeliers share their favorite budget rosés for any occasion, from Spanish Garnacha to Tuscan Sangiovese.

The Best Rosés Under $30, According to Sommeliers

Top wine professionals share their 13 favorite budget rosés for year-round sipping

May 5, 2026

Nicolas-Jay’s Jay Boberg (left) and Jean-Nicolas Méo

Oregon’s French Connection

Gallic investment in Oregon

From the May 31, 2026, issue

From the secluded spot on her family’s Dundee Hills property known as the Secret Garden, Véronique Drouhin looks back on four decades of accomplishment in Oregon.

Between Two Worlds

Véronique Drouhin makes wine in Burgundy and Oregon and feels at home in both

From the May 31, 2026, issue

More than 20 years after Tom Garrett (left) helped out Thomas Rivers Brown early in his career—by lending him his truck— Brown is tapping Garrett’s Detert Family vineyard for his new Dorsey label.

Dorsey’s New Wines from To Kalon Vines

Thomas Rivers Brown has struck gold in Napa with his newest old-vine, small-parcel wine project

James Molesworth

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Scions of Italian wine (clockwise from top left): Giovanni Gaja, Bernardo Manetti, Julia Walch, Karoline Walch, Miriam Lee Masciarelli

Italy’s Next Generation: The Young and the Restless

Twelve wine families proving the country’s great estates are in good hands for the future

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Arturo Pallanti is following in his parents footsteps at Castello di Ama, where a dedication to Chianti Classico meets time-honored Tuscan artistry.

Tuscany’s Next Generation at Castello di Ama

Arturo Pallanti curates hospitality and aesthetics

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Giovanni Gaja is the youngest of Angelo Gaja’s three children, who have all taken on leadership roles at the family winery.

Piedmont’s Next Generation at Gaja

Giovanni Gaja carries a torch with global reach

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Bruno Rocca (center) has been training his son and daughter, Francesco and Luisa, in the many eccentricities of Barbaresco production from a young age.

Piedmont’s Next Generation at Bruno Rocca

Luisa and Francesco Rocca balance business acuman and cellar savvy

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Julia and Karoline Walch are carrying forward the legacy of their mother, Elena (center), at her namesake winery in Alto Adige.

Alto Adige’s Next Generation at Elena Walch

Julia and Karoline Walch are forging high standards at high elevations

Alison Napjus

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

The Moretti Polegato family, together at Villa Sandi, from left to right: Leonardo, Diva, Augusta and Giancarlo.

Prosecco’s Next Generation at Villa Sandi

Diva and Leonardo Moretti Polegato parlay strengths into strategies

Alison Napjus

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

At Marco Felluga winery in Friuli, third generation vintner Ilaria Felluga believes that “we have to make people more comfortable when talking about wine.”

Friuli’s Next Generation at Marco Felluga

Ilaria Felluga is perfecting the chemistry of communication

Alison Napjus

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

The Neri family, from left to right: Gianlorenzo, Giovanni, Giacomo, Enrichetta and Marianna.

Tuscany’s Next Generation at Casanova di Neri

Giovanni, Gianlorenzo and Marianna Neri are growing a Brunello of their own

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Bernardo, Margherita and Corso Manetti, the next generation of Fontodi.

Tuscany’s Next Generation at Fontodi

Margherita, Bernardo and Corso Manetti fine-tune for the future

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Ettore Arturo Rizzi with his mother, Elisabetta Geppetti.

Tuscany’s Next Generation at Fattoria Le Pupille

Ettore Arturo Rizzi is steering thoughtful improvements

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

Miriam Lee Masciarelli is the daughter of Gianni Masciarelli, who founded the Masciarelli family winery in Abruzzo. She now oversees communications and marketing as well as production and trade innovations for the future.

Abruzzo’s Next Generation at Masciarelli

Miriam Lee Masciarelli sees opportunity in an evolving wine world

Alison Napjus

From the Apr 30, 2026, issue

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