Wine

Does organic wine taste bad? Does organic wine taste bad?
Figuring out which (if any) organic wine to buy can feel like navigating dawn with a hangover.
How green is your bottle of red? How green is your bottle of red?
At long last: A guide to calculating the carbon footprint of wine.
Grape expectations Grape expectations
Global warming has blessed cool-weather wine regions with record vintages. But while savoring their gold-medal wines, viticulturists are looking to the future -- and it isn't pretty.
How many bottles of Chianti does it take to fill up a BMW? How many bottles of Chianti does it take to fill up a BMW?
Europe has too much wine. But does converting the excess into biofuel make even drunken sense?
Winey play dates Winey play dates
News flash! Some mothers are indulging in a glass of wine -- get this -- in front of their children!
Two hundred buck chuck Two hundred buck chuck
Wealthy wine collectors will empty their pockets for some of California's most sought-after cabernets. But are hype and clever marketing all that distinguish a $500 wine from a $25 one?
Blaming women's workplace woes on ... women Blaming women's workplace woes on ... women
Theorists and self-help gurus say women suck at financial planning, choosing a nice sangiovese and boosting morale.
From "Bright Lights, Big City" to gamay Beaujolais From "Bright Lights, Big City" to gamay Beaujolais
Brat Pack novelist Jay McInerney finds being a jet-setting wine expert far more glamorous.
Whining about wine labels
If the government can assert the health benefits of fermented grapes, why can't viticulturists tout them?
Breaking the rules
California's Napa Valley is redefining our national cuisine.
Living the paradox
How do the French eat all that cheese and still lose weight? I had to find out.
In vino veritas
What does Steve Case's choice of wine reveal about the AOL-Time Warner deal?
Letters to the editor
Confessions (and tips!) from a wine-toting overhead bin hog Plus: Do algebra flashcards and soccer practice create thumb suckers? In defense of John Rocker.
Wine, it's the other red fluid
Wine X's attempts at hipsterism evoke the not so subtle smell of oak barrel-aged fish. Plus: Geeks, freaks, fashion weeks and conspiracy theorists.
A tipsy tasting in Burgundy
The Surreal Gourmet reports from the field -- the Burgundian vineyards, to be precise -- on the differences between Burgundy and Bordeaux wines, and the difficulties of tasting without becoming tipsy.
Passages: Fifty Years of Europe
An excerpt from Jan Morris' 'Fifty Years of Europe'
The Surreal Gourmet
If you're looking for a way to spend the extra hour you'll gain this Sunday, try this classic Italian feast. By the Surreal Gourmet.

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