Wine's Gift to Candy

The grape-y secret ingredient to candied orange peel

Hank Beckmeyer of La Clarine Farm in the Sierra Foothills is one of our favorite California winemakers, so we say the following with all due respect: Our first sniff of his 2010...

Between the Lines

Reimagining the wine regions of France

Despite all the terroir talk, few wine drinkers are truly familiar with the geography of wine regions--not to mention the logic behind the designated borders. Traditional maps of...

Gimme Some Skin(s)

Discover the riches of Slovenian white wine

Orange wines are a strange breed. Occupying a middle ground between white and red, their intense tannic nature and unfamiliar flavors can initially be off-putting. So we'd like...

Name Game

A deal on a hallmark wine

Shakespeare may have contested the importance of a name, but most winemakers would say that nomenclature matters quite a lot. Take the newly released 2008 Giacomo Conterno Langhe...

Nature's Bubbles

The single-fermented joys of pétillant-naturel

Lately, we no longer dream about bottles of Grand Cru Champagne, and we've all but lost interest in crémants and Proseccos. That's because we've become obsessed with...

Cellar Savant

A San Francisco sommelier sends her picks to your door

It's the ultimate, accidental bait and switch: A sommelier recommends a sublime wine at your favorite restaurant, and you leave with plans to buy a few bottles for your personal...