Wine

$20K Bottle Of Wine Stolen From Liquor Store, Then Returned

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Style


HOPKINTON, Mass. — A $20,000 bottle of wine stolen from a Hopkinton, Mass., liquor store has been returned unopened. The bottle of 1945 Mouton ...

Recession Helps Wine School Lure Aspiring Vintners

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 08.30.2009 | Style


COLUMBIA, Mo. — Soured on the real estate market, Columbia broker Bob Walters has found what he hopes is a more fruitful pursuit: growing grapes...

Traverse City, Michigan Is A New Foodie Haven

AP | John Flesher | Posted 07.31.2009 | Style


TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Attention, traveling foodies: Something yummy is happening in the Traverse City area, and it's even grabbed the attention of lu...

Is Moderate Drinking Really Good For You?

nytimes.com | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living


By now, it is a familiar litany. Study after study suggests that alcohol in moderation may promote heart health and even ward off diabetes and dementi...

France Hosts a Wine & Cheese Party -- In Your House

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living


Alison Stein Wellner

France is really going to spend $2 million (in these economic times!) trying to convince Americans to buy imported French cheese and wine.

It's Wine With Seafood at Glenn's Diner

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

Since the menu is fairly eclectic between the diner fare and the dozen or so fresh fish and seafood items flown in daily, pairing was going to be a little tricky.

Dueling Docs: Is Drinking Linked to Breast Cancer?

Janice Horowitz | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living


Janice Horowitz

A recent report suggests that as little as one extra glass of wine, beer or hard liquor a day can increase a woman's odds of developing of breast cancer.

World Wine Consumption Falls For First Time In Years

AP | GREG KELLER | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


PARIS — Shun that bottle and save your euros: That's what French and Italians are saying as the recession cuts into wine consumption in traditio...

Who Wants (Organic) Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.04.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

Since more and more people are eating organic food, it's only natural they would also want to explore organic wine.

Mendoza, Argentina Wine City, Worries Financial Crisis Will Threaten Its Success

BBC | Candace Piette | Posted 04.30.2009 | World


The city of Mendoza lies in a valley which was once a desert. But since the time of the Incas, it has been irrigated by a series of canals with waters...

Who Wants Wine: Experimenting with Ravioli and Crisp Whites

Ari Bendersky | Posted 04.20.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

A great wine for shellfish and seafood that also went really nicely with the chicken and tangy spiciness of the pulled pork sandwich.

Prince Charles' Organic Wine Tasting In Chile

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green


On Prince Charles' trip to Chile -- part of a green-agenda-pushing Latin American trip -- he stopped by the Emiliana Winery to sample some organic win...

Sting's Wine: Singer Is Selling Own Vino

AP | Posted 04.12.2009 | Entertainment


ROME — After singing of "Fields of Gold," British rock star Sting is tending fields of grapes as he prepares to market red wine made at his coun...

Who Wants Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 04.06.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

How many times have you gone out to dinner, looked at the wine list and scoffed at the price of some of the bottles?

Drinking Wine by the Andes with the World's Best Sommeliers

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 03.29.2009 | Style


Barry Yourgrau

My first visit to the country of Evita, tango, and futbol was my chance to drink wine with the world's best sommeliers.

Who Wants Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

This wine is super versatile and pairs well with a lot of food. We went out on a limb and had it with Cantonese from and it surprisingly worked with the moo shu chicken and fat egg rolls.

Who Wants Wine?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 02.16.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

A new wine column from a guy who likes wine and doesn't think you have to spend a fortune to get something delicious.

Your Wines for '09 Guide to Toasting the Inauguration

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style


Brett Ashley McKenzie

Whether you're attending an inaugural ball in D.C. or simply catching the celebration on TV, these diverse yet inspired selections will help you toast this pivotal moment in history in style.

Lessons from a Vineyard: Ignore Predictions

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business


Margaret Heffernan

Civil war broke out in the Lebanon in 1977. As Nicholas Taleb recalls in The Black Swan, adults at the time were utterly confident that the war would end in "only a matter of days."

Beaujolais: The Wild One

Molly Laas | Posted 02.05.2009 | Style


Molly Laas

The annual launch of Beaujolais Nouveau is one of several vin de premeur launches in France, or the bottling and quaffing of this year's grapes in the form of a wine that has barely had time to ferment.

Your Private Sommelier's Gift Giving Guide

Marlene Rossman | Posted 01.27.2009 | Style


Marlene Rossman

Aunt Ethel knitted you a duck sweater again, even though you are 40 years old. You got fruitcakes and boxes of those horrible gingerbread cookies. Now it's time for you.

How to Fake a Distinguished Wine Palate

Sophie Brickman | Posted 01.27.2009 | Style


Sophie Brickman

Take a small sip of your wine, swish it around, and pretend to spit it out in your cup. Do not actually spit it out. You will not be able to make it through an entire evening with oenophiles otherwise.

Hotel Made From Recycled Wine Barrels

Treehugger.com | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green


When it comes to hotels in recycled structures we have seen them all at TreeHugger. First there was the Jumbo Hostel, a hotel lodged in an ageing Boei...

US Wine Overtakes France

Daily Telegraph | Adam Lechmere | Posted 01.15.2009 | Home


It should be cause for celebration. California produces some of the most finest, long-lived (and expensive) wine in the world. In 1976 - and again in ...

This Wine's Packaging Transforms Into A Lamp

Treehugger.com | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green


Cava is the Spanish equivalent of champagne, but much tastier. The holiday season often finds companies giving gifts to their employees as a symbol of...