
Elin McCoy
Elin McCoy is an award-winning journalist and author, focusing on wine and spirits, based in New York. She is a regular Decanter contributor, as well as the wine and drinks columnist at Bloomberg News and the wine editor of ZesterDaily.com. A published author, she penned The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste, and co-authored Thinking About Wine.
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The David Ramey interview
With an early career influenced by some of the most respected names in the world of French wine, this classically minded innovator went on to become one of the key figures in wine in California. Elin McCoy meets the Ramey Cellars founder...
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Larkmead Vineyards: Single site, multiple terroirs
Tasting the Cabernets...
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Silverado Vineyards: Under the radar Napa Cabernets
But are they worth buying?
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Comment: The rise of natural wine
Natural wine is now a lifestyle choice...
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Auction Napa Valley: Why everyone should go at least once
The glitz, glamour and fine wine inside this annual Napa Valley showpiece...
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Updated: Auction Napa Valley 2019 raises nearly US$12 million for local charities
The 39th edition of the auction...
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Producer profile: Château Montrose
Elin McCoy finds out more about this St-Estèphe property...
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The Decanter interview: Jamie Kutch
From former New York trader and ‘wine geek’ to fully fledged California winemaker...
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Column: English sparkling takes on New York wine scene
What New Yorkers think of English wine...
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Sonoma: Pioneering at a leisurely pace
Over the past few decades Sonoma's winemakers have been quietly experimenting, developing and growing. Elin McCoy meets the pioneers...
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Love Burgundy? Try these Californian Chardonnays…
The evolution of Chardonnay in California continues...
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Chateau Montelena: Profile and top wines
Including Cabernets spanning 50 years...
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Domaine Carneros: Tasting Le Reve
Including tasting notes...
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The Decanter interview: Carole Meredith
Who changed the way that winemakers think about the history of grapes...
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Mount Eden Vineyards: Comparing the Cabernets 1990-2000
Eleven vintages of Mount Eden's two Cabernets...
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Comment: The evolution of the tasting room
How the tasting room experience has transformed....
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Elin McCoy: ‘What is fine wine, anyway, and what will it be in the future?’
Elin McCoy explores some of the 'wine world’s unglamorous realities'...
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Bordeaux: The next generation
Helping to shape the future of Bordeaux....
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Tackling climate change in Bordeaux
What is being done?...
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Think you know New Zealand wine? Think again, says Elin McCoy
The pace of change is breathtaking...
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Elin McCoy – ‘The pleasures of German wines get lost among the umlauts’
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Rise of the super sommeliers
How things have changed...
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Who are the ‘super sommeliers’?
Some of the names to know...
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The best Italian wine lists in New York
Where's best for Italophiles in New York...
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