Jon Bonné

Senior Contributing Editor

Jon Bonné is senior contributing editor for PUNCH, the former wine editor of The San Francisco Chronicle and author of The New California Wine and The New Wine Rules. He is currently working on his next book, The New French Wine. He lives in New York City.

Wine

Wine Collecting Beyond the Bloodsport

Wine collecting has become a rarefied sport, fraught with testosterone-fueled auctions and scandalizing fraud. But there is still longevity and value to be found in affordable wines—if you know where…

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Beer

Where Is America’s Cider Revival Headed?

Cider is undeniably having a moment in America, one that bears resemblance to the state of California wine a century ago. Jon Bonné on the current cider revival, and the…

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Wine

Long Island Wine’s Hunt for a New Identity

Long Island wine has long been stymied by a number of factors—most notably its initial Bordeaux aspirations. But despite the odds stacked against it, that's changing. Jon Bonné meets with…

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Wine

What Does It Take to Be a Great Wine Reference Book Today?

This month, two of wine's most iconic books—The Oxford Companion to Wine and The Wine Bible—saw updated editions. Jon Bonné reviews both, and considers the challenge of staying current and…

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Wine

The Great Equalizing of Natural Wine

The natural wine movement has gone from fringe to more visible over the last several years. With it, the context in which we encounter and experience the wines has begun…

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Wine

Will the Real Jura Please Stand Up?

Over the last decade, the Jura has emerged as an impossibly hip antihero for a new era of wine consumption. But how much of the region's accepted narrative is actually…

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Wine

Who Will Decide the Future of Beaujolais?

Beaujolais is at a crucial moment as it moves beyond its second-rate past and seeks to define a new legacy for itself. The question is: What is that legacy? Jon…

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Places

Does Gramercy Tavern Have the Best Wine Program in America?

What, exactly, makes a wine list great? Jon Bonné on the new tenets that define a successful wine program, and why he believes Gramercy Tavern is a perfect reflection of…

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Wine

What Is Wine’s Equivalent of a Beach Read?

In the torpor of August, even the most discerning wine brain needs a break. Jon Bonné makes the case for the wine equivalent of a great beach read: bottles that…

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Places

The Rise of Champagne’s Rebel South

For a century, the southernmost outpost of Champagne—known as the the Aube—has existed as the back office to Champagne's northern holy land. Now it's a promised land for rebels. Jon…

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