October 2002

Features

• Rioja Food Tour: Spanish Pilgrimage

  A Seattle chef who was born in Spain returns every year to cook. The recipes here show what keeps drawing him back to Rioja.

• Rioja Travel Tips: A Guide to Rioja

• Bordeaux's Empire Builders

  Whether running a world-famous winery or a regional farmers' union, the Lurtons are one of Bordeaux's most influential dynasties. A writer traces the Lurton family tree in order to understand the region's past and future.

• Burgundy Classics: Wheeling and Dealing

  Over a tasty, triumphant lunch, bicycle-tour entrepreneur George Butterfield tells how he clinched a most unusual wine deal.

• Burgundy Travel Tips: A Guide to Burgundy

• Chile Success Story

  Once known for mass-market wines, Chile is now turning out premium bottles, helped by renegades like Aurelio Montes. Over a family lunch of grilled sirloin and caramel crêpes, he explains why.

• A Cook's Guide to Wine Pairings

  A top Napa chef creates seven rustic dishes for seven kinds of wine. His robust yet elegant recipes epitomize what wine country cuisine is all about.

• American Wine Awards 2002

• Barossa Recipes: Fresh from the Farm

  Farmer-turned-cooking-pro Maggie Beer writes books, makes wine and owns a food shop, all to prove why Barossa's cuisine is so exceptional.

• Barossa Travel Tips: A Guide to Barossa

• Wine Sources: Best Wine Shops

  Looking for a boutique Burgundy or a cult California Cabernet Sauvignon? The 18 superlative shops here offer the best selection and service.

• Wine Tasting: Basic Training

  An exceptional teacher answers common questions about red wine--from swirl to sip.

• Ten Wine Frontiers to Explore

  From Sicily to Stellenbosch, these 10 emerging wine regions are offering up some great new surprises. If you still think Mexican Merlot is a joke, you've got plenty to learn.

• Tuscany Entertaining: Italian Villa Idyll

  A renovated Tuscan farmhouse has many charms, from ancient orchards to a sleek swimming pool. But its biggest enticement is the splendid food prepared by a marvelous local cook.

• Tuscany Excursions: Sirena Song

  On board Sirena, fisherman Paolo Fanciulli gives travelers an ecotour, then grills lunch fresh from his net.

• Tuscany Travel Tips: A Guide to Tuscany

  This list of hotels, restaurants and shops covers the area from just north of Florence to Siena and Chiusi.

• Napa Hotels: What's Next for Napa?

  Auberge du Soleil, the luxurious Napa hotel and restaurant, invented the wine country fantasy just two decades ago. Its mission now: to bring that dream into the twenty-first century.

• Napa Travel Tips: A Guide to Napa Valley