I hear a lot about wines from Chile, but I have to say that I don't see a lot of variety offered in my small circle, which includes a few wine clubs and local grocery and liquor store. I guess... Continue...

Lured into the Priorat region, of the wine shops, by tasting amazing Priorat wines at this year's Hospice du Rhone, the Cellar Rat goes in search of bargain wines from the region...

John Gray is one of my favorite chefs, and you have probably never heard of him. I originally met him while he was working at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun as the head chef, in the early 1990s. I remember the first time I tasted his food at a dinner with ...

Montepulciano. On the Amalfi coast, perhaps a white wine from Campania, like a Greco or a Falanghina ... a ½ liter of Lagrein or a flute of dry Spumante made from Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. On Lake Como...

It was a full circle on December 31. Just like 2006, I spent my New Year's Eve at 1 in Rancho Mirage, Calif., with my 13-year-old son, Jack, and my 9-year-old daughter, Isabel, and my mother and stepfather. The steaks were great, and we drank an excellent bottle of red: ...

Scientists have developed a compound that replicates wine's beneficial effects of preventing lasting damage during a heart attack...

I don't heart gimmicks (and neither does the Chef), which is why we let the Il Cuore 2000 Rosso ... , there's a big heart on the label and a quote to go with it: "A heart can only be held by a heart the fairest setting of the loveliest jewel." Yeck. The bottle was a present from a friend about the time of our wedding and it came with a disclaimer: "It was a cheapie; I got it for the heart." In other words...

16 places to get in on the winemaking action, or celebrate the new vintage, in North America

Let's go into the heart of darkness. Let's examine the center of cynicism in the world of wine: "It is cynical to say you support people just because of the power shift," he said. "But clearly when ... and demonstrate a complete lack of concern or respect for consumers kept in place? Consider this nugget from ... and the entire wine industry is up against: The Very Heart of Darkness...

... sent a bunch of samples of Madiran wines - inky, wonderfully brooding reds from southwestern France ... of the Madiran region, and Cab's the key player in blends from nearby Bordeaux, so it's not surprising ... high amounts of heart-healthy compounds called procyanidins - always a good thing in wine...