October 1999

Features

• Prial's Picks

  The New York Times' critic pays homage to seven favorite winemakers.

• Red Hot Chile

  Chile creates many affordable wines but few great ones. Casa Lapostolle has changed all that.

• Food Lovers Tell All

  Seven food pros share their latest travel tales.

• Insider's Strasbourg

  One of Alsace's top vintners reveals where the locals eat--winstubs and all

• Letter-Perfect Wine Pairings

  An irreverent, irresistible, alphabetical guide to matching food and wine.

• Cocktail Mix

  Two sommeliers pair wines with eight easy hors d'oeuvres

• Dreg Queen

  A cook finds fresh inspiration in half-empty bottles of leftover wine.

• A Taste for Women

  Politically correct? Who cares? A wine importer explains why he prefers working with women.

• American Wine Awards 1999

• America's Great Sparkling Wines

  A writer hits the road to find California's answer to Champagne

• Appetite for Cookbooks

  Editor Judith Jones gave Julia Child her start. Now, 40 year later, she's still introducing the world to new ideas.

• Vintage Style

  Our columnist visits three friends with wine on their minds

• Wine Shops with Waiters

  A new breed of restaurant sells great bottles of wine to stay or to go.

• Stars of Burgundy

  At their historic estate in Vosne-Romanee, three women are beating the odds to produce some of Burgundy's most spectacular wines.

• The Feminine Mystique

  A peek at the women--from Mona Lisa to Marilyn Monroe--who appear (nude and not) on wine labels

• The Harvest Party Circuit

  To taste new wines before they disappear into barrels, visit these celebrations around the world

• The Price Club

  A leading Northeastern retailer names 20 great wine bargains.

• The Reluctant Gourmet

  Accused of being a gourmet, a writer tries to understand why it's so wrong to care about food.

• The World's Most Beautiful Wine Country

  South Africa's Cape is emerging as one of the most promising wine regions anywhere. It's also one of the most breathtaking.

• Napa's Best Secret

  Some of Napa's most intriguing bottles are sold exclusively at winery shops.

• Napa's Hired Gun

  Mia Klein's clients describe her palate as deadly accurate. That's why she's one of the most sought-after winemaking consultants in America.