Kristen Bieler

Kristen Bieler

Senior Editor
Rhône Valley and other France, Germany, Austria

About

Kristen Bieler joined Wine Spectator as a senior editor in 2021. An Arizona native, Kristen graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in journalism. For the past two decades she has been writing professionally about wine, spirits and food, and has traveled to many wine regions around the world for her reporting. Prior to joining the Wine Spectator team, she was the editor in chief of SevenFifty Daily and Beverage Media Group, two leading trade publications for the wine and spirits industry.

She lives in New York City with her husband and their three children, and aside from wine, her passions include travel, theater, cooking, hiking in the mountains and long beach walks.

Alphabetical Guide to Muscadet
Tasting Reports

Alphabetical Guide to Muscadet

Fifteen Muscadet white wines were reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor Kristen Bieler …

May 31, 2025
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Legendary German Wine Importer Rudi Wiest Dies at 88

Wiest introduced American wine drinkers to the best wines of Germany at a time when German …

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Why Corked Wine Is Personal

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Tasting Reports

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Our editors profile the world’s greatest wine regions and guide you to the wines and …

Mar 31, 2025
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Tasting Reports

Sunny Side Up

The Rhône’s hot, dry 2022 vintage yields many excellent wines with surprising freshness

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Jaboulet’s La Chapelle and Penfolds Grange come together in an unorthodox new cuvée

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9 Wonderful Southern Rhône Wines Up to 92 Points

Explore one of France's best-known wine regions with new reviews of fantastic Gigondas, …

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Passport to Value
Tasting Reports

Passport to Value

Book your ticket with our editors to find great smart buys from around the world

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