wine

Recipes

• Chianti Butter
  Red wine–flavored butter dresses up everything
• Crimean Cocktail
  Combines white wine with Cointreau and soda
• White Wine Spritzer
  An easy wine cocktail
• Clerico (Sangría Blanco)
  A sangría recipe that utilizes white wine
• Hillary Wallbanger
  With white wine and Galliano
• Tinto de Verano
  A refreshing mix of red wine and lemon-lime soda
• Winnipeg Sangria
  
• Very Berry Orange Zinfandel
  

Digests

• Wine Headaches
  Get lots of wine headaches? There may be other causes, besides hangovers. Possible culprits include tannins, sulfites, and histimines.

Grinders

• Sci-fi sommelier
  The age of robotic wine tasting has arrived. Does this represent a technological advancement for mankind, or are we descending into a gastronomic Matrix?
• The Weak in Review: Least Essential Food Writing for Sept. 4-8
  Why read the crappiest food writing around when you can read our snarky summaries of said crappy writing instead?
• The Weak in Review: Least Essential Food Writing for Sept. 4-8
  Why read the crappiest food writing around when you can read our snarky summaries of said crappy writing instead?
• The Sommelier as Shaman
  Is there a real art to matching food and wine, or is the whole practice of finding the perfect "pairing" so much hokum?
• A Cooktop That Sizzles
  This month’s edition of Food and Wine contains a mostly workaday roundup feature about the industry's latest shiny and/or transparent and/or curvy kitchen fixtures. But one of the featured range to...
• America's Next Top Wino
  Striking the gastronomic reality show iron while it's hot, PBS has gathered 12 purple-lipped contestants who will compete for the opportunity to create and uncork their own wine labels.
• In Forbes, Veritas
  Forbes has posted a clever online slide show about how to order wine for a business dinner.
• Of Cabernet and Clooney
  Did you know that cabernet sauvignon is the "George Clooney" of wines, attracting "sophisticates with natural, unforced elegance"?
• Let Them Drink Shiraz
  This month’s Food & Wine has a fascinating fly-on-the-wall story about a Shanghai dinner party, called "The Toast of China," that makes a couple of pungent points about wine, wealth, and Wester...
• Food Magazines: Out with the Old?
  Have old-school food rags like Gourmet and Food & Wine turned into over-commercialized cheerleaders for the luxe life? The eating readers debate at Chowhound.
• Wine Cellars of the Rich and Fictional
  After bagging on Food & Wine in a previous post, it seems only fair to point out their highly entertaining "Three Inspiring Cellars" feature from this month's issue.
• Stay Clear of the Spittoon
  Tasting wine for a living sounds like a dream job, right? Wine writer Victoria Moore shares some of the occupational hazards.
• Chicago's (Haute) Soup Kitchen
  Three cheers for "Soul-Soothing Soups," a surprisingly heartwarming story in Food & Wine that details the work of a skilled soup maker with a heart of gold.
• Carry Wine Back from Old Virginny
  New York magazine has a story this week about Virginia wine country, adding to the growing perception that 2006 is the year of the surprising wine pedigree.
• The Best Story About Wine Labels You'll Read This Week
  E/The Environmental Magazine fronts a tastefully busty brunette holding a glass of red vino to add a bit of pizzazz to an informative cover story on organic wines.
• Wine Off the Charts
  Imbibe presents a thoughtful take on the hoary old topic of wine ratings in its November/December issue.
• Old Wine in New Boxes
  Single-serve beverage boxes move from the toddler set to the restaurant table.
• Booze Brothers
  Early in 2007, the fruits of Dan Akyroyd's wine labor will be hitting the sold-out markets.
• New Wine in Old Bottles
  Is your Bordeaux bogus? Your Cabernet a counterfeit? Apparently 5 percent of the world's most expensive wines are fakes. Put that in your glass and swirl it.
• The Great Atherton Wine Caper
  The New York Times has filed a humdinger of a story about the theft of roughly $100,000 worth of wine in California.
• A Wine Bar by Any Other Name ...
  As wine bars seem to pop up on every block, Vineography wine blogger Alder takes the trend to task, setting the bar for what should and should not be considered a wine bar.
• Quirky Quercus
  Will the screw-top wine bottle spell exctinction for an ecosystem in Portugal?
• Staggering Toward Modernity: Minnesota
  Finally staggering to its feet after decades of Prohibition-style liquor regulation, Minnesota legislators have introduced a bill to allow grocery stores to sell wine.
• Sip, Swirl, Spit
  Wine culture comes to L.A.—with a vengeance.
• My Precious, My Precious
  The WSJ creates thirst and jealousy as it prints the results of the seventh annual Open that Bottle Night.
• The Fine Line Between Wine and Lie
  The New York Times pops the cork on the shocking practice of counterfeiting superexpensive wines.
• Psst, Have You Heard?
  For the fashion forward and other adventurous drinkers: They're saying white is the new port.
• Grape Expectations
  Crushpad helps budding winemakers produce their own high-end barrels.
• Give Peace a Glass
  There are lots of great reasons to clear land mines from formerly war-torn countries, but getting wine production back up to speed has to rank high on the list.
• Demand Number 2: Eat Brie or Die
  France's Union for Viticultural Action has taken vigorous representation of an economic interest to a new level.
• Rise and Fall of a Wine Icon
  A new book on the Mondavi dynasty shakes up the wine world.
• What Up, Lambrusco?
  This fizzy wine has a bad rep, but suddenly everybody's talking about it.
• When Wine Meets Whiskey
  The Brown-Forman Corporation has announced that it will age one of its premium bourbons in wine barrels.
• Open Wide and Say, "Another Glass"
  A new study says wine fights cavities.
• New Zealand's Love Partners May Become Napa's Lawn Mowers
  Vintners may soon have a four-legged ally when it comes to the scourge of weeds amongst the vines.
• Wine So Good, You Wouldn't Kill a Man for It
  What should you do if someone crashes your dinner party, points a gun at your kid, and demands all your money? Just give him some wine and cheese, plus a few hugs.
• Women Make You Feel Good About Your Wine
  The ranks of female sommeliers have grown over the past decade, but do these very women still harbor outdated gender stereotypes?
• Another Look at Screws and Corks
  Vintners are starting to use corks for some wines and screw caps for others, because sometimes the best way to achieve the desired taste in a wine is to screw it shut.
• The End of Ignorance Is Bliss?
  The Treasury Department wants you to know how many calories there are in that beer you're quaffing.
• For Sale: Napa Valley
  The recent sale of three major wineries has some wondering if California's famed wine country is getting too corporate.
• The (Culinary) Power of Suggestion
  A Cornell study has promising implications for those who enjoy passing off plonk as vintage wine.
• Wine Soothes the Crying Baby
  It's not what you think.
• Environmentalists: "Put a Cork in It"
  More fuel for the cork versus synthetic closures argument: the renewable nature of cork and the threatened state of cork forests.
• Will the Real Barolo Please Step Forward?
  This month's Food & Wine investigates the soul of one of Italy's most challenging and vaunted beverages, Barolo wine.
• Winery Woes
  Global warming may be contributing to bumper crops in cold-weather wine regions like Oregon, but what will the future bring?
• Wine, Straight Up
  Low-alcohol wines are in vogue.
• The Billionaire's Vinegar
  Slate follows up the much-talked-about New Yorker story on counterfeit wine with an update of its own.
• Hipster Wino TV
  California's Roshambo winery almost gets its own reality show.
• Geeks Dream of Wine Gadgets
  A Wired column imagines an oenophile-geek fusion via high-tech inventions.
• Beaujolais, the Old and the New
  A new book redeems Georges Duboeuf, the man who put Beaujolais on the world's lips.
• Enter the Winetail
  Food Arts runs down the phenomenon of low-alcohol "winetails" with great passion and many recipes.
• In Defense of Wine-Assisted Good Times
  An ad for Robert Mondavi wine in Saveur raises some questions about how much wine is enough.
• This Wine Rocks
  Maynard James Keenan of Tool pursues his love of "beautiful red juice."
• Vintage Voting
  Presidential candidate confusion got you down? Vote the oenophile way!
• Champagne Taste, Two Buck Chuck Budget
  Scientists discover that people enjoy wine more when they think it's expensive.
• I Like My Wine Black, Thanks
  Meet Tim Hanni, the Master of Wine who doesn't drink. But he knows what you'll like by looking at your coffee.
• Wine.com Puts a Cork in Competition
  Wine.com set up a series of stings on other retailers, which could increase wine prices for consumers.
• Take One Down, Pass It Around
  This annual celebration offers a worthy excuse to uncork the wine you've been saving.
• One If by Land, Green If by Sea
  Wine transported by sailing ship makes for gentler food miles.
• I'll Have Another Bud, and a Doctorate in Economics
  Beer snobs take heart: You've got one up on wine snobs, at least as far as brain capacity goes.
• Bottle Shock: Better than Sideways?
  Early reviews say this new film outdoes everyone's favorite Pinot Noir–soaked flick.
• Vin de Nipple
  A Paris restaurant serves wine in baby bottles.
• Vin-Secure
  High-tech ways to combat wine fraud.
• Cheetos and Vino
  One wine director pairs junk food with his favorite bottles.
• No More Three-Martini Play Dates?
  Britain's Tesco supermarket chain bans alcohol sales to parents when their kids are present.
• The Waiter's Most Vile Practice
  One writer asks diners to unite against a particular server habit.
• Cheap Eats and Posh Bottles
  Is food better when it's bargain-priced and wine better when it's spendy?
• Misunderstood Merlot
  A new movie attempts to kindle the love that was lost in the movie Sideways.

Picks

• Pinot Done Right
  Bring a bottle of this MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir to your next backyard barbecue.
• The Perfect Dinner Party Wine
  Nothing gnarly about this Zin.
• The Wine That's Impossible to Pronounce
  But easy to drink.
• Honeyed Hedonism in a Bottle
  Garretson Roussanne tackles fall's rich foods.
• Cheap Wine that Doesn't Offend
  Gallo Family Vineyards' newest offering.
• For the Marlborough Man
  Two New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs.
• Snobbery Free
  John Cleese's DVD on wine.
• I Two-Timed Napa Valley, and I'd Do It Again
  Swept away by a South African wine.
• One-Stop Wine Shopping with Nirvino
  Nerding out on vino.
• 2006 Descendientes de J. Palacios Petalos del Bierzo
  Getting schooled on Spanish reds.
• The Accidental Wine Company
  Because accidents happen.
• Vinquire
  Hunt for wine on your own terms.
• Frog's Leap 2007 La Grenouille Rouganté "Pink"
  A dry rosé for a warm summer day.
• 2006 McKenzie Clan Rosé
  Dry rosé with lots of spice.

TastingNotes

• Thinking Outside the Bottle
  And inside the box.
• It's What's Inside That Counts
  Musings on the nature of the box.
• Cognitive Dissonance
  In which the surroundings do not match the wine, and vice versa. Or maybe they do?
• Climbing Wine, Rolling Wine
  And the Electric Chardonnay Acid Test.
• When Vintage Doesn't Matter
  CHOW wine blogger Daniel Duane explains why vintage tends to be less important with new-world wines.
• The Story of Wine
  In which one magnum of Groth 1995 Cab figures strongly in a new family and a happy ending. Plus: a great pairing.
• House Wine
  I remember feeling that wine was life, and that that apartment would be perfect for me forever, and that Berkeley's Rockridge district was the best place on Earth.
• La Vie en Rosé
  Why do we still face the "pink" problem?
• A Rosé by This Name
  Mulderbosch, that is, from South Africa—quite unlike most rosés, a bit of a lark.
• Perfect Wine, Imperfect Pairing
  A great bottle should wait until you have the proper environment for savoring it.
• Triumph!
  The fine Burgundy was a bust with my lamb dish. But two pounds of fresh morels made every difference.
• An AVA of One's Own
  Does place really matter when it comes to wine? Yes. Here's to more places.
• Bunny Steps
  My wife doesn't like to eat rabbit. But if I were to pair it with the perfect wine, would she change her tune?
• Burger and Chardonnay
  A footnote to the grand pantheon of all-time food and wine pairings.
• When Vintage Matters
  In his latest video, CHOW wine blogger Daniel Duane discusses climate and age-worthy reds.
• Mouthful of Flavors
  Litanies of descriptors make wine sound like fruit salad because our minds are primarily visual.
• Bandol Rosé with a Little Head Cheese
  The most challenging meal—and the finest wine pairing—I've made in months.
• Half a Pig's Head
  And a bottle of rosé. A pairing story, part two.
• Cold Red
  A Provence double whammy.
• Long Live Reasonable Bordeaux!
  A little argon goes a long way.
• Hooked on a Feeling
  There's nothing precise in terroir, but this wine seems like an authentic expression of one of my favorite places on Earth.
• Location, Location, Location
  Flavors and memories are inextricably linked, and that's especially true—for me—of Gigondas.
• The Janet Jackson Moment
  It was all very innocent: amid a deluge of fine food and wine, one unintentionally exposed breast.
• Wine in the Key of Life
  A perfect family setting marred by not-so-perfect Prosecco.
• Side-by-Side Tasting
  When more is better than less.
• Mother Tongue
  Sometimes wine talk can be pretentious bunk; other times it's universal.
• Fruit for Thought
  Pitting American big, bold reds against Italian big, bold reds, and loving both.
• Slouching Toward Cuisinarts
  What does it mean when the sensory pleasures of the table overtake other sensory pleasures?
• Context Is Everything
  In a frantic life, where does wine fit in? Wherever it can.
• High Viticulture
  How does altitude influence the flavor of wine? And how does it influence family dynamics?
• Needless Wine Anxiety
  The wine journey should be about relaxing, not worrying over temperature or timing.
• In Between Glasses
  Sensory pleasures don't always involve the grape; sometimes it's the berry.
• Drink, Memory
  Sitting down to dinner with a glass of Malbec and a world of memories.
• If Memory Serves
  Youthful encounters with what I thought was fine Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
• Wine, and How to Live
  We itch for lifestyle and status, yet we also itch for the common-sense knowledge about everyday pleasures that wine seems to express so perfectly.
• Tempranillo Mystery
  Going on a Tempranillo kick got me no closer to understanding the grape.
• Altman's on the Job
  A lesson in pairing from an expert.
• The Perfect Wine Pairing Versus Just Good Enough
  When wine-pairing fascination goes a little too far.
• In a Family Way
  Some good wine and some good food make prior tensions melt away.
• The Lynch Pin
  A book by Kermit Lynch spawns a wine-buying spree.
• Lest We Forget the Booze
  That nice feeling we get from drinking wine? It's the alcohol.
• The Wine Route
  On learning about good wine, and about good family.
• Have a Drink, Please
  The impulse to share discoveries and the impulse to geek out on wines.
• The Fleeting Sip
  Wine tasting fits in between neighborhood drama and the kids' bath time.
• A Lesson in Wine Appreciation
  I have this feeling that my friend could get a great deal of pleasure from wine, if only he could make that initial transition.
• Ripe and Swollen
  Looking for visual poetry in the harvest.
• Some Different Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
  Thirteen in fact, with thanks to Wallace Stevens.
• A Fine Cooking Wine
  Shoulda been a fine drinking wine, too, if only I had known.
• The Trimbach Discovery
  I've found a go-to Gewürztraminer I'll be drinking for years to come.
• Stonestreet, Rehabilitated
  I mistakenly thought it was bad wine. I was wrong.
• The Ludovisi Wines
  Three very rare bottles make their way to my table.
• In Grand Anticipation of Fiorano
  A very rare wine with a great story behind it. But how will it taste?
• Investigating Fiorano
  On to the 1993 and 1994 vintages.
• Wine Angst
  What bottles to bring to a dinner party?
• The Flavor of Colorado
  Lamb and Sangiovese taste of the Rockies.
• Far from California
  On the road in Colorado, the wine and food discoveries continue.
• Rocky Mountain Wine
  Eating and drinking local in Colorado.
• Local Getaway, Local Food
  I pack an overnight bag and my laptop and hit the road, in search of a peaceful place to work.
• Going Beyond the Bottle
  Grape-based spa treatments are a sure sign of the utterly unhinged nature of our culture's craving for status and luxury.
• Uncovering the Hermit Crab
  A Viognier discovery.
• What to Drink with Fried Chicken?
  A simple Prosecco, nothing fussy.
• The Swirl-and-Spit Treadmill
  My love of wine and food has been taking a toll on my health.
• An Excessive Love of Wine
  There can be a fine line between enjoying wine and enjoying it too much.
• Irrational Exuberance for Wine
  I've acquired a kind of unconscious certainty that all this drinking is positively great for my health.
• Two Good Chardonnays
  And a great little dinner party.
• The Tipping Point
  Wine overtakes beer, and all is well in the world.
• Drunk on a Feeling
  There's a disconnect between the culture of wine-tasting and the truth of wine-drinking.
• In Good Company
  A Napa Sauvignon Blanc and a family gathering.
• Good Wine and Good Family Go Together
  A birthday celebration puts us in fine spirits.
• Wine Country Tourist
  Will I feel that special thing that all those wine people seem to feel out in those vineyards?
• The Wine-and-Chocolate Mystery
  Cabernet Sauvignon is a textbook example of a wine that pairs terribly with chocolate.
• Don't Share
  When bringing a bottle to a restaurant, is it standard practice to offer the sommelier a taste?
• Ersatz Wine Country
  A hotel room done up in wine country décor is no substitute for the real thing.
• Beauty and Truth in Vineyards
  The dichotomy of wine country, as a commercial agricultural landscape, and also achingly beautiful.
• Escape to Alexander Mountain
  A visit to Stonestreet.
• Table for One?
  Traveling alone, a glass of wine and a piece of fish offer a moment of joy.
• Miami Vice
  Airsickness strikes en route to Peru—I blame the fish.
• Unmasked by M. F. K. Fisher
  Reading Fisher, I came across a line that intrigued me.
• Really Very Hungry
  M. F. K. Fisher and the joy of choosing well.
• Last Supper with Thomas Keller
  Would it be possible to share his last meal?
• Bubbles and Mom
  Champagne tastes especially wonderful in the company of my mother.
• Portrait of Hedonism
  An empty bottle left by my bedside.
• Recipe for Excess
  The combination of a good Cabernet and a good steak is a cathartic aria for my anxious male heart.
• Perfect Together
  An old friend and a fine Champagne.
• Pizza Red
  Simple, unprepossessing wine to accompany good pizza and an old friend.
• Slaves to Convenience
  What's a dinner-party guest to do when faced with the wine selection at the corner store?
• Happy Birthday, to Me
  Turning 40 was a source of mild and predictable anxiety, and I wanted to be with people I love.
• Bistro Seduction
  The spell was working so well that I wanted to perform every part of the old ritual.
• The Minitragedy
  Is that a bottle of Cristal in your suitcase?
• Thanksgiving's Success
  Rather than aspiring to a unitary perfection, we let the wine go all over the map.
• Zin Surprise
  A densely concentrated, chewy, spicy, and positively terrific Zinfandel.
• You Shouldn't Have
  It was pleasing enough that my old friends had come; to bring a Chateau Montelena Cabernet was extra pleasing.
• Beaujolais Novice
  Learning about Beaujolais Nouveau—great in the abstract, not so great in the concrete.
• A Fine Bouquet
  A champagne cocktail that's a lot of rose and not too much rosé.
• Inadvertent Taste Test
  I had four good wines open, and was interested in each of them, and I finally just set them all on the table.
• Chardonnay Side by Side
  A simple comparison enhances a meal.
• Brunello for the Father-in-Law
  Exactly the right wine—a wine that constitutes a genuine contribution.
• Cheap Chinese and Chardonnay
  Plus Cab and chanterelles.
• The Hangover Miracle
  A simple recipe for garlic broth does me right.
• Unti and Braised Beef
  Moments like this go a long way toward reaffirming my commitment to the pleasures of the table.
• Holiday Merriment Recap
  Three remarkable wines for a remarkable dinner.
• More Wine, Longer Lasting
  A wine preservation system gives old wine new life.
• Zinfandel Nouveau
  It's not what we had with our Christmas dinner, to Alice Waters's chagrin.
• Wine, Demystified
  All those terms, like malolactic fermentation and unfined filtration, explained.
• The Final Touch
  A spritz of rose water is all it takes to elevate flavors, marry a dish perfectly with a wine, and please a child.
• Disaster Strikes, Keep Drinking
  You know it's a great dinner party when a guest breaks an arm during the main course and puts off the ER until after dessert.
• Breaking Down the Zin Mystery
  At least one Zin: talking to Joel Gott.
• The Schramsberg Soap Opera
  Do reports of family angst spoil the wine?
• Duck, Cab, and Family
  On this evening, it all came together perfectly.
• Gott Sauvignon Blanc?
  The winemaker talks about his multiple-appellation sourcing.
• The Simplest Food
  Put a chicken in a pot, enjoy with family.
• Food and Wine Still Matter
  Scary news and culinary coping mechanisms.
• A Difficult Pill
  A complicated situation with friends is easier to swallow with a lovely meal.
• New-World Red, Old-World Red, and How Wine Can Heal
  A dinner for my father, just home from the hospital.
• It All Smells
  Simple terms never remain simple when they're applied to wine.
• Counting Your Wine Blessings
  In other words, counting your bottles and your worth.
• Old-World Character
  A wine that offers a distinctiveness not everyone is going to love. But I do.
• The Voice of Pinotage
  Tiny Fort Ross Vineyard experiments to perfect a South African varietal.
• Wine of Unknown Provenance
  Does a high-value bottle taste better or worse if you don't know its value?
• Back to Basics
  Cooking a tough old bird.
• Wine and Pizza
  Simple meal, great wine, family happiness.
• The Variables That Matter
  How much of all this talk about wine is the marketing push?
• Snacks with Your Sparkler
  It's amazing how well a good sparkling wine can pair with food that comes from boxes and plastic bags.
• Love Wine Like I Love Wine
  My friend prefers beer, and that's OK. Isn't it?
• Lazy Sunday
  I always want Sunday dinners to feel casual, easygoing, restorative.
• The Pleasure of Getting (and Being) Drunk
  Inebriation comes with drinking, and I was reminded of it when I tied one on recently.
• Living the Life
  I can't deny the odd emptiness I feel when trying to inhale the romance of any winery scene maintained by a distant corporation.
• When Roots Go Deep
  Xavier Monnot's family has been making wine for 11 generations.
• The Model Bourgogne in Corbières
  An eye into Domaine Sainte-Eugénie.
• Entering Paradise
  Can a photograph really represent the beauty of wine country?
• Picturing Perfection
  Further thoughts on wine-country imagery.
• Rosé and Offal
  One of these things, everyone likes. The other, not so much.
• Sensory Symphony
  A perfect, rapturous moment between me, an egg, and a rosé.
• Sémillon and Sheep Jokes
  I do love when these staid winemaker meals go off the rails a little, venturing into vaguely offensive territory.
• The Fish, the Sauce, the Wine
  The meal was pure reverie, and I had yet another small data point to add to my evolving sense of how to match food and wine.
• Romance, Rosé, and Roma
  Blackbird Vineyards' first release of rosé.
• Bright Yellow Vineyards
  Wild mustard is one of the great symbols of early spring in Northern California.
• Smith-Madrone Cabernet with Steak
  Terroir is the foundation of a house; vintage is the house itself.
• Elegant Evening, Casual Picnic
  Dinner party and park party, wines for all times.
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Building of a Dynasty
  How the Skalli family got into wine.
• Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Zinfandel
  Three very different wines, one very nice meal.
• Picturing Carneros
  California in the full flush of spring, when the rains have been followed by hot sun, and the wild mustard is tall and thick.
• Cooking and Drinking Through Southern Italy
  A new cookbook from the owners of A16 in San Francisco.
• Soaring Expectations
  A Freeman Pinot Noir accompanies two nights of pleasurable dining.
• Napa's Lush Pregnancy
  An image that evokes the expectations of summer.
• Over the Hill
  Great wines whose finest expression will be in a vinegar barrel, perhaps.
• Selling Wine, Writing About Wine
  Kermit Lynch's oeuvre spreads far beyond his wine business.
• A Place for Wine
  The San Francisco Wine Center is a great model for wine storage and wine community-building.
• Cold, Heartless, Sensational Winemaker
  Neill Robb of Redbank is passionate about being dispassionate.
• Summer Rosé
  Warm weather, grilled chicken, and wine
• Old Wine and New
  Two very old bottles turn out surprisingly good; the new wine's not so bad either.
• An American Wine Dynasty
  Gundlachs and Bundschus came together in the 19th century to make great wines.
• Grape Farmers into Winemakers
  Like making lemonade from lemons, but with more alcohol.
• Nonlame Food Shopping in Napa
  The new Oxbow Public Market.
• A Rainy Day in Napa
  Buzzards and Sauvignon Blanc.
• Drunk on Blackberry Wine
  I heart Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
• Wine in a Bottle-Shaped Can
  For barbecues, or front porches on a hot night.
• A Pleasant Chardonnay Surprise
  It was fun, recently, to find two reasonably priced new-world Chardonnays—and to like them a lot.
• It's Not About the Wine
  In a great new book, Vetri's wine director learns that sometimes wine is just a supporting player.
• Learning to Love a Local
  A new-world Riesling to get behind.
• Last Friday Night's Wine Orgy
  We kept it price-point casual, and discovered an amazing Prosecco.
• In Search of Pairings that Sing
  To better understand matching wine with food, I turn to Evan Goldstein's Perfect Pairings.
• Global Wine Brand Anyone?
  Oriel: brilliant marketing, great juice.
• Taking a Risk on Rosé
  Flying blind at picnic time.
• Wine Tasting at Breakfast
  Monterey Chardonnays in the a.m.
• A Wine I'll Probably Never Drink Again
  It's just too damn good.
• Surf, Wine, and Money
  My Hawaiian vacation fantasy.

Shows

• Wine and Spirits
  

Stories

• Ribera’s the New Red
  A great wine bargain from Spain
• Is Biodynamics the New Organic?
  Or the new biorhythms?
• Burden of Proof
  Is that glass of chardonnay going to get you loaded?
• Should Your Wine Guy be Selling Cars?
  Some questions to ask to judge how good your wine seller is
• Champers from Across the Channel
  British bubbly surprises
• How to Chill a Bottle of Wine Quickly
  15 minutes and it’s ready
• How Much Do You Love Me?
  A guide to giving wine
• Should Red Wine Be at Room Temp?
  My friend says chill it: Really?
• Pass the River Fish
  Chenin blanc is one of the most underappreciated grapes
• Make Your Buzz Last Longer
  CHOW tests wine-preservation systems
• I Brushed, I Swear
  Why do my teeth get so stained when I drink red wine?
• Crushed Out
  CHOW works the grape harvest at Clos Du Val
• The Magic Numbers
  One man blends his way to the perfect bottle of wine
• World’s First Vacuum Decanter
  Control your wine’s oxygen consumption
• Grand Cru Trio
  A wine geek tool chest
• Forge de Laguiole Corkscrews
  Open the bottle in French
• Recycled Glass Round Wine Tumblers and Carafe
  Reduce, reuse, recycle, drink
• Nouveau Decanting Pourer
  Aerate, but don’t spill
• A Hedonist in the Cellar
  Bright lights, big pinot
• The Oxford Companion to Wine
  Vincyclopedia
• Wine Online
  Where to buy vino while surfing the Web
• Good Label, Bad Wine
  Pretty packages are for suckers
• Between the Clorox and the Kitty Litter
  Can you find drinkable wine at the local convenience store?
• A Vantage on Vintage
  Vertical tastings can reveal mysteries about a wine
• What Should I Drink?
  Food and drink go well together. Or do they?
• Burgundy, High and Low
  Sure, the great ones are expensive. But you can find good, inexpensive bottles.
• Sicily, Rising
  Sicilian wines: no longer cheap bulk
• Open a Bottle of Wine
  Never break a cork again
• Secrets of Fake Booze Revealed
  How nonalcoholic beer and wine are made
• Northern Light
  Washington state’s Cabs benefit from long hours of sunlight
• The Great White Hope
  Riesling satisfies all tastes, but is there enough of it to go around?
• No Wine Before Its Time
  What happens to wine as it ages?
• Chill and Enjoy
  In Australian wines, it’s hot to be cool
• Syrah from Somewhere in Between
  Look for wine bargains next door to the big names
• What a Little Oxygen Can Do
  Vin jaune from the Jura is weird and wonderful
• Wine with a Twist
  As the weather heats up, trade in your decanter for a cocktail shaker
• So Close, Yet So Far
  Why don’t you hear about Mendocino wine?
• Booze Hounds
  High-alcohol wine takes a hit
• Here’s to the Holy Land
  Israeli wine deserves to escape the ghetto
• Between Two Worlds
  South African Sauvignon Blanc is part new and part old, but all good
• Race to the Bottom
  The incredible mediocrity of wine competitions
• The Other Napa
  What’s worth doing in wine country
• Great Wine in Minutes!
  Testing miracle wine enhancers
• BYO Whiners
  With corkage fees, it’s a battle between diners and restaurateurs
• Chile Wises Up
  It’s no longer a factory for inexpensive, imitative wines
• Zinfandel’s Not the Ugly American
  That loud, blowzy wine gets tamed
• Cutting Corners
  For box wine, it’s back to square one
• When to Pick
  How do winemakers decide when their grapes are ripe?
• Opening Wine Painlessly
  Corkscrews that aren’t lame
• The Allure of Cheap Wine
  Why a $40 bottle is not better than a $10 bottle
• Does Cooking Alcohol Really Burn It All Off?
  More booze, more flavor
• Have a Nice Flight
  Vino Volo makes air travel a little more pleasant
• Wines that Won’t Get You Drunk
  At least, not so quickly
• Serve Wine, Make Wine
  Sommeliers leap from restaurant floor to vineyard
• Thanksgiving Wine Pairings
  For all budgets and tastes
• Stop Refilling My Wineglass!
  How to tell waiters to let you drink at your own pace
• Sangiovese, 100 Percent
  The oft-maligned grape, with a little work, can make good wines
• Upgrade Your Rags
  Beautiful tea towels from eight top designers
• Wine in Time
  A light, summery wine can be perfect in winter
• The Vermouth Challenge
  That dusty bottle on your shelf deserves some respect
• Wine Merger Mania
  What does all this consolidation in the wine business mean?
• Not Just for Sweet Tooths
  Hungarian dry whites can compete with the big boys
• The Year in Food 2007
  Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more
• How to Tip on Wine?
  It’s already marked up so much
• Ports to Call On
  Somewhere between ruby and vintage lies late bottled vintage port
• The Chardonnay Conundrum
  It can be so good, and so very bad
• Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design
  Buenos Aires’s San Telmo neighborhood
• Traditional or Modern
  Vietti Barolo finds the best of both worlds
• Vintage Does Matter
  But you don’t have to drink the fancy stuff
• Robert Parker’s Wine Ratings Creep
  As the numbers edge up, their relevance goes down
• How to Order Wine
  Where to even begin?
• How to Judge Wine by the Cork
  When it’s handed to you
• How to Determine When Wine’s Gone Bad
  Get a second opinion
• How to Pour Wine
  Never overpour the bottle
• How to Serve Wine to Novices
  Transforming a nonwine person into a wine person
• How to Serve Red Wine
  It’s probably too warm
• What Are the Legs in Wine?
  Ah, what amazing legs
• How to Get Wine to a Proper Temperature
  Take it out of the fridge early
• How to Store Wine
  Proper temperature, proper humidity, proper light
• How to Chill Wine
  An alternative to ice
• How to Pair Wine
  The best wines for food
• Where Does Your Wine Come From?
  Real places versus marketing ploys
• Beer and Cheese
  It’s the perfect pairing
• My Summer Wine Love
  This year, it’s Rueda
• California Terroir
  Wines that taste like they’re from somewhere
• Good Imported Wines Under $10
  Save money and drink well
• The Magic of Old Old-World Wine
  Tasting the ancestors of Chardonnay and Sémillon
• Not-So-Secret Blend
  Notes on the Brunello wine scandal
• A Real Summer Red
  Lagrein is lively and peppery
• Pairing Sunshine with a Wine’s Tart Spritz
  Iberian whites are like lemon on seafood
• Kiwis and Grapes
  New Zealand’s best Pinot Noir and Riesling
• A Sherry with Sea Legs
  Manzanilla recalls brine and minerals
• Waiters Refilling Wineglasses
  Should they or shouldn’t they?
• Rosé Double Standard
  Why do we judge it more lightly?