Wine Spectator - TOP 100 Wines of 1996
(di colore rosso i vini italiani)

1 Beringer Chardonnay Napa Valley Private Reserve 1994  (95 score - $20) 
2 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1992 98 $70 
3 Chalk Hill Chardonnay Chalk Hill 1994 93 $20 
4 Henschke Keyneton Estate Eden-Barossa Valleys 1993 93 $22 
5 Shafer Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros Red Shoulder Ranch 1994 93 $23 
6 Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu 1994 93 $29 
7 Lindemans Chardonnay Padthaway 1994 92 $13 
8 Gallo of Sonoma Chardonnay Russian River Valley Laguna Ranch Vineyard 1994 92 $16 
9 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage 1994 92 $15 
10 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 1993 92 $27 
11 Château Canon-La Gaffelière St.-Emilion 1993 92 $30 
12 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Puente Alto Vineyard Don Melchor Private Reserve 1993 91 $16 
13 Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay Alexander Valley Belle Terre Vineyard 1994 92 $18 
14 Steele Chardonnay California 1994 92 $18 
15 Niepoort Tawny Port Colheita 1983 95 $34 
16 Chateau Souverain Chardonnay Sonoma County 1994 91 $12 
17 Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc Reserve Sonoma County 1995 91 $17 
18 Chateau Reynella Shiraz McLaren Vale Basket Pressed 1994 92 $12 
19 Saintsbury Chardonnay Carneros Reserve 1994 95 $25 
20 Hardys Shiraz Padthaway-McLaren Vale-Clare Valley Eileen Hardy 1993 94 $20 
21 Leonetti Merlot Washington 1994 94 $40 
22 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1992 93 $45 
23 Truchard Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros 1994 94 $19 
24 Broadley Pinot Noir Oregon Claudia's Choice 1994 94 $25 
25 Byron Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley Estate 1993 93 $28 
26 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Reserve 1992 93 $40 
27 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Bonny's Vineyard 1991 93 $50 
28 De Bortoli Sémillon Australia Noble One 1993 93 $28 
29 Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Quercione Riserva 1990 97 $84 
30 Turley Zinfandel Napa Valley Hayne Vineyard 1994 96 $27 
31 Henschke Shiraz Keyneton Mount Edelstone 1993 96 $34 
32 Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley West Block Reserve 1994 96 $48 
33 Château Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan White 1994 96 $60 
34 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Reserve 1990 95 $38 
35 Lindemans Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra St. George Vineyard 1991 92 $22 
36 St. Francis Merlot Sonoma Valley Reserve 1992 92 $24 
37 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Les Jalets 1994 91 $14 
38 Penfolds Shiraz South Australia Kalimna Bin 28 1993 91 $18 
39 Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1988 91 $18 
40 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1990 95 $52 
41 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all'Oro Riserva 1990 95 $100 
42 Penfolds Shiraz South Australia Grange 1991 95 $110 
43 Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1993 94 $32 
44 Château La Fleur de Gay Pomerol 1993 94 $50 
45 Villa Mt. Eden Chardonnay Napa Valley Grand Reserve 1994 92 $16 
46 Tyrrell's Pinot Chardonnay Hunter Valley Vat 47 1994 92 $16 
47 Navarro White Riesling Anderson Valley Late Harvest Sweet Cluster Selected 1994 93 $14 
48 Robert Biale Zinfandel Napa Valley Aldo's Vineyard 1994 93 $19 
49 St. Hallett Shiraz Barossa Old Block 1993 93 $27 
50 Michel Colin-Deléger Chassagne-Montrachet En Remilly 1994 93 $40 
51 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Yamhill County The Beaux Frères Vineyard 1994 93 $40 
52 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1990 93 $75 
53 Saddleback Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1993 92 $19 
54 Rosenblum Zinfandel Mount Veeder Brandlin Ranch 1994 92 $20 
55 Trimbach Riesling Alsace Cuvée Frédéric Émile 1992 92 $29 
56 Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Premier Cru 1993 92 $30 
57 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Washington 1992 92 $31 
58 Louis Roederer Brut Champagne 1990 92 $46 
59 Landmark Chardonnay Sonoma County Overlook 1994 91 $16 
60 Carmenet Chardonnay Sonoma Valley Carneros Sangiacomo Vineyard 1993 91 $16 
61 McGuigan Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon Australia Personal Reserve 1993 91 $15 
62 Mitchelton Chardonnay Victoria Reserve 1994 91 $16 
63 Robert Mondavi Zinfandel Napa Valley 1994 91 $16 
64 Castello Banfi Chardonnay Fontanelle 1993 91 $17 
65 Steele Zinfandel Mendocino DuPratt Vineyard 1993 91 $18 
66 Ridge Geyserville Sonoma County 1994 91 $20 
67 Valette Mâcon-Chaintré Vieilles Vignes 1994 91 $15 
68 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Cinq Cépages 1993 91 $22 
69 Corinne & Jean-Pierre Grossot Chablis Les Fourneaux 1994 91 $22 
70 Martinelli Gewürztraminer Russian River Valley 1995 90 $10 
71 Taltarni Sauvignon Blanc Victoria 1995 90 $10 
72 Voss Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 1995 90 $10 
73 Beringer Chardonnay Napa Valley 1994 90 $11 
74 Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay Sonoma County 1994 90 $11 
75 Decoy Migration Napa Valley 1993 90 $12 
76 J. Lohr Chardonnay Monterey Riverstone 1994 90 $12 
77 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Chardonnay Coonawarra 1994 90 $12 
78 Silvan Ridge Early Muscat Oregon Semi-Sparkling 1994 90 $12 
79 Franciscan Oakville Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley Barrel Fermented 1994 90 $13 
80 Peter Lehmann Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley 1993 90 $14 
81 Chateau St. Jean Merlot Sonoma County 1993 90 $14 
82 Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc Chalk Hill 1994 90 $14 
83 Bernardus Chardonnay Monterey County 1994 90 $15 
84 Casa Lapostolle Merlot Rapel Valley Cuvée Alexandre 1994 90 $15 
85 Greenwood Ridge Zinfandel Sonoma County Scherrer Vineyards 1994 90 $15 
86 Château Olivier Pessac-Léognan White 1994 90 $16 
87 Château La Louvière Pessac-Léognan White 1994 91 $25 
88 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1993 91 $25 
89 Saxenburg Shiraz Stellenbosch Private Collection 1993 90 $16 
90 Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1993 90 $17 
91 Domaines Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Alsace Fleur de Guebwiller 1993 90 $18 
92 Waterbrook Merlot Columbia Valley 1993 90 $18 
93 Hedges Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Three Vineyards at Red Mountain 1994 90 $18 
94 Kunde Estate Viognier Sonoma Valley 1995 90 $18 
95 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 1994 90 $19 
96 Steele Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County Bien Nacido Vineyard 1994 90 $20 
97 Panther Creek Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Reserve 1993 90 $21 
98 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 1994 90 $21 
99 Bodegas y Viñedos Alion Ribera del Duero Reserva 1992 90 $22 
100 Drappier Brut Champagne Carte Blanche NV 90 $30