Courtney Schiessl

Courtney Schiessl Magrini

Courtney Schiessl Magrini is the editor-in-chief for SevenFifty Daily and the Beverage Media Group publications. Based in Brooklyn, she has held sommelier positions at some of New York’s top restaurants, including Marta, Dirty French, and Terroir, and her work has appeared in Wine Enthusiast, GuildSomm, Forbes.com, VinePair, EatingWell Magazine, and more. She holds the WSET Diploma in Wines. Follow her on Instagram at @takeittocourt.

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Multiple people clink wine glasses filled with Beaujolais wines
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The New Bargains in Beaujolais

Beaujolais—especially cru Beaujolais—has become more expensive over the last decade. But buyers insist that there are still plenty of values to be found

From left to right: Masciarelli ‘Villa Gemma’ Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo; Tiberio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo; Emidio Pepe Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo.
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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo

Excellent quality, low prices, and a signature, deep-pink color make Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo a must-stock for Dallas sommelier Tiffany Tobey

Bottles of Barolo wine
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Next-Gen Barolo

On-the-ground research has led Thatcher Baker-Briggs to meet a number of young vintners who are rethinking accepted Barolo vinification techniques—and their wines are delicious

Three wine bottles from Gabriel Meffre
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Gabriel Meffre

At a mainstay Washington, D.C. wine shop, the Rhône Valley wines of Gabriel Meffre offer range and value for collectors and casual consumers alike

Four bottles of wine aged under flor
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Flor-Aged Wines

Outside of Jerez and Jura, aging wines under a veil of yeast is uncommon, but these experimental SKUs bring an element of surprise to consumers, says sommelier Paula de Pano

Condado do Tea, Rias Baixas. Photo courtesy of Rias Baixas DO.
Wine

What’s Next for Rías Baixas?

As Spain’s best-known white wine region matures, its producers are experimenting with subregionality, longer aging, and grape varieties beyond Albariño