October 2007

Features

• Recollections of a Hindu Hedonist

  Novelist Akhil Sharma grew up in a teetotaling Indian household. Here, he tells how discovering a passion for great wine helped him create a new identity out of a painful past.

• Do You Cook with Your Kids?

  In her August Editor's Letter, Dana Cowin asked, "Do you ever cook with your kids? I'd love to hear what you make together." Here, readers share memorable kitchen experiences.

• Editor's Letter

• Entertaining Napa Style

  When Alexis Swanson Traina of Swanson Vineyards has a dinner party, she sets the table with antique glassware and sterling silver—then serves a delicious, down-home menu of deviled eggs, fried chicken and mashed potatoes from four-star chef Thomas Keller.

• A Brilliant Australian Pairing

  Chef Neil Perry and winemaker Jeffrey Grosset, two of Australia's biggest stars, are also among its most famous collaborators. Here they pair their favorite recipes and wines and talk about the food-friendliness of Australian bottlings.

• An Artist with an Oven

  John Pomp uses the same skills to cook as he does to blow glass for his gorgeous bowls and vases. He shows off all of his talents at dinner parties in his Brooklyn studio.

• Baja: A Wine Tour

  On a trip to Valle de Guadalupe in Mexico, writer Abe Opincar meets talented new winemakers— some of whom moonlight as pilots and oceanographers—and hears rumors of talking gorillas.

• Spanish Food & Wine (A Crash Course)

  F&W's Ray Isle profiles three of Spain's greatest grapes, and cookbook author Janet Mendel shares their classic recipe matches.

• The Future of California Wine

  A star Napa winemaker shares his insights with Food & Wine's Megan Krigbaum.

• The Next Great Wine Regions

  Food & Wine's Ray Isle reports on five inspiring zones.

• Tips on Cooking with Wine

  Food & Wine's Marcia Kiesel shares her expertise.