Tasting Notes
FROM THE APRIL, 2006 ISSUE
The Buyer's Guide to 75 of the Best California Wines
California has a reputation as a place where anyone can prosper and anything can grow. Yet while there are plenty of ambitious winemakers, there are only a few grapes that can produce world-class wines. The following six have what it takes. F&W executive wine editor Lettie Teague, senior editor Ray Isle and frequent contributor Richard Nalley tried hundreds of wines made from these grapes to find the 75 best.
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November, 2005
Wine Masterminds: Négociants
It's possible to make wine without owning a vineyard, building a winery or, sometimes, even hiring any staff. This is the role of the négociant.
November, 2004
Sweet Talk | Thanksgiving After-Dinner Drinks
Once the turkey has been cleared from the table, a small glass of dessert wine or a digestif can be the perfect pause during the Thanksgiving feast.
September, 2004
Starter Cellar
Building a wine collection means always having a good bottle on hand. You can go the next step and buy wines for aging, but that's not necessary: Since nine and a half wines out of ten are sold ready to drink—and even some traditionally cellar-worthy reds from Bordeaux and Burgundy are delicious when young—there's no need to put aside most bottles for extra maturation unless you want to.
August, 2004
American Sparklers
Sparkling wine just may be the perfect summer drink. It's cold, it's thirst-quenching, and it's festive, plus American sparkling wines can be terrific values.
April, 2003
Fact Sheet: Top Italian Lists
Although Piedmont and Tuscany still command top billing on most Italian wine lists in America, other, once-overlooked regions are now intriguing sommeliers as well. Here's what 10 top Italian restaurants are recommending to their customers. Wine prices here are from the restaurants' lists; they will be lower at retail stores.
May, 2002
Fact Sheet: Wine Country
Five hotels where you'll get the full wine country experience--and five wines to enjoy there.
Light Whites
Here, a sampling of refreshing, food-friendly white wines to buy from June Wine Guide:
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