
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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Renewal, renovation and innovation in Bordeaux: Five revitalised estates to follow
Discover five Bordeaux châteaux embarking on new chapters...
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Elin McCoy: ‘Vertical tastings are tantalising: they carry us into the past’
Vertical tastings provide an unparalleled insight into a wine...
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Pessac-Léognan: Setting the pace
Investment and innovation are pushing a dynamic region forward, says Elin McCoy...
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Interview: New Château Lascombes owners plot big changes
What's in store now this second growth estate is under new ownership...
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Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know
The people shaking things up in Bordeaux...
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En Primeur virtual wine tastings: How the US went digital
Elin McCoy - like many others - got to grips with virtual tastings during the pandemic...
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Finding value in the Médoc plus 12 top wines to seek out
Some of the best-value wines around – if you know where to look
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Smith-Madrone: Tasting a Napa Valley pioneer
One of Napa's pioneer estates...
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Elin McCoy: Why wine matters
The many ways wine is woven into the lives and memories of so many people across the globe...
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Interview: Robert Mark Kamen, Kamen Estate
Why making wine is his destiny...
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Meet Bordeaux’s eco-warriors
Concern for the future in the face of climate change means a growing number of château owners are moving away from convention and adopting a raft of measures designed to protect the environment. Elin McCoy takes a timely look
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Elin McCoy: Look at the ‘cultural values that lurk behind the label’
Beyond what goes in the glass...
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Kistler Vineyards: Latest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir releases tasted
11 Chardonnays and two Pinot Noirs from the 2017 vintage...
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Cayuse Vineyards profile and top wines tasted
Some of the most compelling examples of Syrah and Grenache made in America...
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Sonoma Wine Auction 2019 raises record breaking US$6.1 million
Emotions ran high as 400 attendees bid big at the 2019 Sonoma County Wine Auction at La Crema Wine Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard in the heart of the Russian River Valley.
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Elin McCoy: Should Japan go beyond Koshu?
The new global wine hot spot...?
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Sonoma AVAs – The most exciting
Names to know and wines to buy...
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Producer profile: Mount Eden Vineyards
Mount Eden Vineyards has stepped firmly into the spotlight...
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A taste of Howell Mountain: Tor Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2003-2016
One of Howell Mountain's top vineyards...
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Regional profile: Howell Mountain
The 'wild child' of Napa Valley...
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Harlan Estate: Producer profile
William Kelley tastes a 12 vintage vertical of this 'Californian first growth'...
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Trefethen: Profile and wine ratings
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New names to know on the Napa wine scene
Eight projects and how the wines taste...
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California’s Ramey wines: Latest releases tasted
See tasting notes and scores...
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