Wine

Drink up! A plea to pour your best wines tonight

Why your finest bottles should help make the special occasions, not wait for them

Steven Kolpan Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 11
Life Wine, Food

Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion

Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it's just hoodoo, it's the winemaker's passion that matters

Steven Kolpan Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 1:20 AM UTC
Life Wine, Sustainable food, Food

Greek wines ditch their tragic past

Forget the tourist-souvenir plonk; here's our guide to Greece's great new styles made from ancient grapes

Steven Kolpan Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 4:45 PM UTC
Life Wine, Valentines Day, Bolivia

Our cheatsheet for the best wine values…anywhere

A fantastic glass or bottle with your dinner is well within reach. Here's your print-out, take-along guide

Steven Kolpan Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 6:01 PM UTC
Life Wine, Food

Best bangs for your bubbly buck

You'll love these wines Thursday night, and you won't resent your credit card Friday

Steven Kolpan Monday, Dec 28, 2009 6:10 PM UTC
Life Wine, Kitchen Cabinet, Food

Price check: Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label

Are you being overcharged for a bottle of wine? We called restaurants across the country to find out

Thomas Rogers Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 1:01 AM UTC 35
Life Wine, Restaurant Culture, Food

Buzzing through the holidays

It's a Salon Bar Challenge! Plus: Last week's political feast winners

Francis Lam Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 6:01 PM UTC
Life Kitchen Challenge, Beer

Surprise pairings: Turkey Day drinks for the bold

Our panel offers some Thanksgiving options that let you break from that boring bottle of white wine

Thomas Rogers Monday, Nov 23, 2009 6:01 PM UTC
Life Surprise Pairings

Luxury gifts for the foodie

Give Spanish ham, drink California wine, and be merry!

Alex Koppelman, Rebecca Traister Friday, Nov 28, 2008 11:24 AM UTC
All Salon Wine

Does organic wine taste bad?

Figuring out which (if any) organic wine to buy can feel like navigating dawn with a hangover.

Rebecca Clarren Saturday, Dec 1, 2007 12:11 PM UTC 44
Life France, Environment

How green is your bottle of red?

At long last: A guide to calculating the carbon footprint of wine.

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 10:26 PM UTC 14
Politics Environment, Globalization

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.

Ann Bauer Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007 10:35 AM UTC
Life Environment, Global Warming, Wine

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?

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 9:05 PM UTC 15
Politics Globalization

Winey play dates

News flash! Some mothers are indulging in a glass of wine -- get this -- in front of their children!

Carol Lloyd Thursday, Nov 9, 2006 9:53 PM UTC 29
Life Broadsheet, The New York Times

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?

Stephen Yafa Tuesday, Nov 7, 2006 1:00 PM UTC 12
Life Wine, Food

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.

Carol Lloyd Thursday, Sep 28, 2006 7:08 PM UTC 14
Life Broadsheet, Wine, Love and Sex

From “Bright Lights, Big City” to gamay Beaujolais

Brat Pack novelist Jay McInerney finds being a jet-setting wine expert far more glamorous.

Matthew DeBord Monday, Nov 20, 2000 9:58 AM UTC
Entertainment Wine, Books

Whining about wine labels

If the government can assert the health benefits of fermented grapes, why can't viticulturists tout them?

David McGuire Friday, Apr 28, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life Alcoholism, Wine

Breaking the rules

California's Napa Valley is redefining our national cuisine.

Burt Wolf Thursday, Feb 24, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life France, Wine, Food

Living the paradox

How do the French eat all that cheese and still lose weight? I had to find out.

Valerie Frankel Thursday, Feb 3, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life France, Wine, Health

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