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"Hands Off My Foie Gras" Say Chefs

Hillbilly Action on the French Riviera

Cuban Government Weighs Into Rum Battle

Yin and Yang in a Crystal Glass

Q&A

Q&A: Alberto Antonini

"If everything were perfect every year, it would be the Coca-Cola industry instead of the wine industry."

Q&A: Rowan Gormley

"I've probably spent more than anybody else on the planet trying to sell wine to other people online unsuccessfully."

Q&A: Francisco Baettig

“I try not to lose perspective. We're only making wine.”

Features

The Hangover Heaven bus on a mercy mission in Las Vegas

Redemption in Sin City, in a Bus

A wine-loving anesthesiologist is offering succor to gamblers who have partied too hard. Diana Goodman reports.

Grand Jury Indicts the Man Known as "Dr Conti"

Rudy Kurniawan has been indicted by a grand jury in New York City, following his arrest for allegedly attempting to sell phony wine. Karin Zeitvogel talks to one unsurprised pundit.

The Courtesy and Charm of a Master Sommelier

A documentary film shot in six countries about the journey involved in becoming a master sommelier is in the can.

Architectural Report

Ruling the Roost

A winery ascends in pinot noir country.

Slow Movement in Umbria

Gravitas meets whimsy as the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro creates a work in an Italian vineyard, in sagrantino country.

Toto, I've Got a Feeling We're Not in Napa Anymore

In the 1980s, Michael Graves beat out many architects to design the Clos Pegase winery in California. The resulting buildings still divide both critics and the public.

Unusual Suspects

Workers digging a trench in Colares, date unknown

On the Eve of Destruction

Should the winemakers of Colares concede defeat? Wiremu Andrews reports.

Paris Vignerons in the Mood for a Revolution

Parisian wine producers vie for recognition.

We Had Le Whif; Then We Had Le Whaf; Now It's Le Wahh

The lemon-squeezer geezer has tentatively moved into the drinks market.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Vineyard

Prosecco producer Claudia Adami is making a wine after Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Bill of Fare

The first act of Robert Lepage's "Götterdämmerung" at the Met

Eating and Drinking With Dragons, Dwarfs and Supermen

Wagner's "Ring" opera is currently playing at the Met in New York City. Diana Goodman checks out the fortification on offer.

Bordeaux Wines Open Checkbooks

Karin Zeitvogel attends the annual Heart’s Delight Vintners' Dinner.

Capital Dining

A report from the event known as "the prom of Washington D.C."

The Wire

Posted Monday, 21-May-2012

Lifehacker.com: Why detonate a raisin in your bottle of Krug?

The Economic Times: Women, power suits and the “silent, middle class epidemic” of drink.

VailDaily.com: The first of two articles on bypassing wine ratings when selecting a bottle.

The Guardian: Giving the unfamiliar flavors of natural wine a chance.

Posted Saturday, 19-May-2012

io9.com: From outer space comes the tantalising news that the Sagittarius B2 cloud is filled with billions of liters of alcohol.

Irish Times: The story of a cheese maker in Beijing – known to locals as "Le Fromager de Pékin" – and his attempts to persuade the locals that dairy is an appropriate food for grown-ups.

Eater: Life can be trying for great chefs in Montreal – they sometimes strike alpha males up from Chicago who want to drink "19% alcohol, 500% new oak wines" with trophy wives.

Eurasianet.org: The Assyrians were keen on Armenian wines more than 2000 years ago. Should we be now?

Posted Friday, 18-May-2012

The Sydney Morning Herald: An alluring Australian bottle wins at the Women and Wines of the World competition.

The Huffington Post: Exploding myths about an elitist, exploitative, grape-ridden Napa Valley.

Yahoo.com: Do grapes ferment faster in space?

The Wall Street Journal: The difficulties inherent to selling capricious Sauternes.

Posted Thursday, 17-May-2012

Slate: Beer rankings more democratic than wine rankings?

Forbes: New Zealand second only to Germany in the riesling stakes.

The Telegraph: Viticulture forecasts include great Chinese wines, abolishing “terroir” and “Frankengrapes.”

Straight.com: How to conquer Korean food and wine matches.

Palate Press: Catching a glimpse of the ephemeral: Champagne before it sparkles.

Posted Wednesday, 16-May-2012

Fox News: Yes, you can bring your own bottle to America's most fancy restaurants.

Houston Chronicle: Hitting fine wine on the pro golf trail.

Boston.com: Cracking the code at the “puzzlingly ironic wine bars” frequented by hipsters.

When We First Met

Natural Wine Fiend Isabelle Legeron & Le Casot Des Mailloles Canta Manana Rose

MW Julia Harding & Kloster Eberbach Eltviller Taubenberg Riesling Cabinet 1959

Winemaker Peter Gago & 1971 Dom Perignon

Science Corner

Jimi Hendrix and the Beauty of Molecules

Sommelier and writer François Chartier explains "molecular food harmonies and sommellerie."

Keeping Up Appearances

Is red wine losing you friends?

Have Tattoo and Earring: Must Drink

Academics bar hop in Brittany on Saturday nights for the sake of science.

We Need To Talk About Ladybugs

Gary Pickering has been on the trail of a seriously cute perp for 10 years and counting.

The Bookshelf

Case Study

The Skinny on Skinnygirl

As Skinnygirl wine gears up for a major ad campaign in the United States, Rebecca Gibb offers some context.

The Wine That Came in From the Cold

The story of one of the world's largest producers of sparkling wine.

Locate and price wines - enter either the name (e.g. Petrus), the vintage (e.g. 1972) or both.

The Magazine