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Elin McCoy

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Decanter Magazine, Wine Writer

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.

Reviving Napa Valley’s Newton Vineyard

This Napa Valley winery has had a rollercoaster journey...

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...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 11 August 19
Larkmead Vineyards: Single site, multiple terroirs

Tasting the Cabernets...

By Elin McCoy Published 5 August 19
Silverado Vineyards: Under the radar Napa Cabernets

But are they worth buying?

By Elin McCoy Published 27 June 19
Comment: The rise of natural wine

Natural wine is now a lifestyle choice...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 26 June 19
Auction Napa Valley: Why everyone should go at least once

The glitz, glamour and fine wine inside this annual Napa Valley showpiece...

By Elin McCoy Published 10 June 19
Updated: Auction Napa Valley 2019 raises nearly US$12 million for local charities

The 39th edition of the auction...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 5 June 19

Producer profile: Château Montrose

Elin McCoy finds out more about this St-Estèphe property...

By Elin McCoy Published 29 May 19
The Decanter interview: Jamie Kutch

From former New York trader and ‘wine geek’ to fully fledged California winemaker...

By Elin McCoy Published 24 May 19
Column: English sparkling takes on New York wine scene

What New Yorkers think of English wine...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 23 May 19
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...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19
Love Burgundy? Try these Californian Chardonnays…

The evolution of Chardonnay in California continues...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19
Chateau Montelena: Profile and top wines

Including Cabernets spanning 50 years...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19

Domaine Carneros: Tasting Le Reve

Including tasting notes...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19
The Decanter interview: Carole Meredith

Who changed the way that winemakers think about the history of grapes...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19
Mount Eden Vineyards: Comparing the Cabernets 1990-2000

Eleven vintages of Mount Eden's two Cabernets...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 14 May 19
Comment: The evolution of the tasting room

How the tasting room experience has transformed....

By Elin McCoy Last updated 29 January 19
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'...

By Elin McCoy Published 15 September 18
Bordeaux: The next generation

Helping to shape the future of Bordeaux....

By Elin McCoy Last updated 20 August 18

Tackling climate change in Bordeaux

What is being done?...

By Elin McCoy Last updated 17 July 18
Think you know New Zealand wine? Think again, says Elin McCoy

The pace of change is breathtaking...

By Elin McCoy Published 25 June 18
Elin McCoy – ‘The pleasures of German wines get lost among the umlauts’

By Elin McCoy Last updated 3 December 17
Rise of the super sommeliers

How things have changed...

By Elin McCoy Published 8 July 17
Who are the ‘super sommeliers’?

Some of the names to know...

By Elin McCoy Published 8 July 17
The best Italian wine lists in New York

Where's best for Italophiles in New York...

By Elin McCoy Published 20 October 16