Wine Spectator Magazine Subscription

Pros: The writing; The information presented; Buyers guide and shopping card
Cons: Subscription price is high; Gets a little repetitive after a while

Lovers of wine have several good magazines at their disposal and most of them present a plethora of information on the wine industry and the means to purchase wines from around the world. One magazine that ranks highly among those in this genre is ...

Pros: Excellent Writing/Photography, Engaging and Useful Stories and Articles
Cons: subscription price

Trying to decide between a merlot and a zinfandel? Wine Spectator is both a magazine for people trying to learn more about wine and a magazine for people already deeply involved in the wine world looking for news and stories. Why would you ...

Pros: Articles covering the total gourmet spectrum.
Cons: Very large magazine -it's designed for table top display.

A little known fact is that once your kids are all out of the house, two mature adults tend to party like they were teenagers again! No more kids waiting up until you get home and questioning you about your date. No more guilty looks about "You...

Pros: A dynamic, mouth watering, interesting and informative guide to wines (food/travel) from around the world, in all price ranges and styles.
Cons: I wish I could keep up with the ratings and info that the Spectator provides. I need to turn off the computer and read more.

This is uncanny! I have been a subscriber to this publication for years and years, and just today I got my Nov. 15th, 1999, issue, as well as my somber and threatening, "This is your last chance to renew" postcard. As I swished the cancellation...

Pros: Reviews a lot of wines and discusses trends
Cons: The reviews would probably be rated only somewhat helpful if posted on this site

The Wine Spectator is a periodical that every serious wine consumer should consider subscribing to. Wine Spectator is a more-or-less tri-weekly (18 issues per year) publication focusing on the wine industry worldwide and particularly on ...

Pros: Great information
Cons: Can seem to be a bit snobby at times

I am relatively new to drinking wine. Shortly after I started this wonderful hobby and realized I was going to be hooked, I started to look for written information to help me learn more about it. After looking at several magazines on the rack, including...

Pros: a great resource for wine
Cons: can be pretty expensive

I feel like I know a decent amount about wine. Not necessarily tasting or having a good palate, but in having a good knowledge of where wines come from and what the different processes are used in making it. Then again, every month I learn a bunch of ...

Pros: Save $$$ or drink better wine; pre-qualification of wines among 9000 new releases each year
Cons: Lack of timliness of printed media; 1.5 million other readers all looking for the same 100 cases!

Some people think that Wine Spectator is telling subscribers what to think about various wines, and that these subscribers go on a blind search for those wines, believing that the ratings granted by Spectator are some sort of wine gospel. My personal...

Pros: Highly informative wine publication
Cons: Not broad enough in the smaller market.

Ever since I attended Culinary School and Wine Spectator was given to us as a free publication I have been drawn in and use it regularly to find the best wine deals around. Whether you are looking for an inexpensive wine or a top end wine , it doesn't...

Pros: standard of the wine industry - always reliable in terms of recommending wines; great travel and restaurant articles
Cons: comes out every two weeks which can be a little overwhelming if you try to keep up with every issue

Don't know much about wine? Definitely a good place to get started to learn about wine though the ratings may seem overwhelming at first. Though there has been much fussing in the wine industry about these ratings, I've paid little attention to them...

Pros: Nice Glossy Paper, Nice Ads
Cons: Stuffy, Pretentious

John Lerias (September 2000)

Since there is no wine magazine out there that is more informative and practical for "us" everyday, real people, I continue to subscribe to Wine Spectator until something better comes along. Once in a...

Pros: great wine information for all levels of wine drinkers
Cons: often caters to very wealthy

Wine basics and in-depth wine analysis that caters to both wine novices and experienced wine collectors, Wine Spectator has enriched my education and enjoyment of wine, travel and dining.

While the editors often seem arrogant and elite, often...

Pros: Info, pictures
Cons: Snobbery

...and I have very mixed feelings about this magazine. I am fairly new into wine as a hobby. About 1 1/2 years. I have wine books, and have gone to France, and I regularly visit www.wine-lovers-page.com

So, I have a lot to learn, yet I have...

Pros: No 1 on the wine industry...great group of writers and reporters, easy to read, wines from all over the world
Cons: All you need to know about wines and the industry...Have something for the debutants

I can easily remember a joke by one of my girlfriends. A man who does not know how to recognize a good wine may not know how to recognize a good woman or a pearl. To tell you the truth, when I first started purchasing wine, I did not know exactly what...

Pros: Professional, complete, updated.
Cons: Too business oriented.

The only one with broad coverage, between the crowded wine's field.
Real "wine authority" here and the main wine producing countries.
Add the website and you have, at your fingertips, the most comprehensive
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