  DEBORAH BLOOM/AFP via Getty Images Smoke from the Riverside fire drifts over an Oregon vineyard. More than 100 wildfires were burning in 12 Western states this past week, creating unhealthy air-quality conditions and complicating harvest season for the country's most prestigious wine appellations. And with smoke covering so much of the West Coast, winemakers are concerned about the possibility of smoke taint in their 2020 wines. Follow our coverage of this crisis, and see how vintners are facing it.
 Julie Harans This soup is a terrific dish for highlighting peak-season tomatoes. It's the best time of year to work tomatoes into savory dishes. This simple soup recipe offers a terrific opportunity, contrasting the tomatoes' sweetness with the spice of crushed red pepper. With a tangy crema topping, this dish goes great with a juicy French red wine. Get this recipe and a wine pairing.
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 WINE OF THE WEEK 90 points • $13 • 13,000 cases made, 12,500 cases imported Intense and fragrant, with orange blossom, green apple and mango flavors, set on a juicy, fleshy frame. The succulence and purity of the fruit core sets this apart. Drink now. From New Zealand.—MaryAnn Worobiec Wine Spectator Members  Courtesy of Domaine de la Côte / Jimmy Hayes Coming up: Rajat Parr and Bart and Jaime Araujo. Check out our Instagram Live series, "Straight Talk with Wine Spectator." Sponsored by Wines of Chile & Garyswine.com, the virtual chats with super chefs, winemakers, somms and more are airing every Tuesday and Thursday. If you didn't catch it live, watch our chat with Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of Tuscan powerhouse Marchesi de' Frescobaldi, including star wineries Ornellaia and Masseto. At 7 p.m. ET today, Sept. 22, senior editor Bruce Sanderson is chatting with Rajat Parr, sommelier, author and proprietor-partner at wineries Sandhi Wines, Domaine de la Côte and Evening Land Vineyards. And on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. ET, senior editor James Molesworth talks to Bart and Jaime Araujo, owners of Napa Valley's Accendo Cellars. Check out past conversations, see the full lineup and tune in!
 Your votes are in, and yesterday, Sept. 21, we announced the 2nd and 3rd place videos for Wine Spectator's 2020 Video Contest, plus honorable mentions, all creative takes on this year's theme: wine at home. And now we've revealed this year's contest winner! Watch the winning video, runners-up and finalists!
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