October 2010

Features

• Preview: F&W Wine Guide 2011

  Though it's small enough to slide into a pocket, the newly released F&W Wine Guide 2011 is stuffed with fabulous bottles to buy (more than 1,000) and wine-insider updates from around the world. Here, a peek at what's between the covers.

• Purple Reign: The Art of Wine

  Artists, designers and style arbiters have discovered that wine hues and names can be intoxicating. Here's the proof—from a sprawling museum canvas to the Bakelite handle on a steel coffee press.

• Gastronaut Files: Perfecting Ravioli

  Cookbook author Domenica Marchetti makes her stellar ravioli with three great fillings and one smart shortcut.

• Italian Lunch in a Sonoma Vineyard with Jamey Whetstone and Michael Chiarello

  As a brilliant alternative to the usual tasting room, rising star Jamey Whetstone pours samplings of his eponymous wines at a vineyard picnic cohosted by superchef Michael Chiarello.

• Joe Bastianich's Eataly Wine Picks

  Joe Bastianich picks his go-to wines (plus a beer) from Eataly's lists.

• Joe Bastianich's Wine Class

  Star winemaker Joe Bastianich offers tips on picking and pairing wines from Italy's top regions.

• Lazio's Other Great Wines

  The Frascati region, in the Castelli Romani hills outside Rome, produces Lazio's most well-known wines. But other regions in Lazio also deserve attention, as these bottlings prove.

• Eat and Drink Like a Roman

  Filled with gorgeous villas and weekending Romans, Lazio is one of Italy's most promising wine regions. F&W's Ray Isle discovers complex Frascati and killer pasta.

• Editor's Letter

• Essential Italian Ingredients

  Favorite store-bought ingredients for an Italian-American pantry.

• 100 Wine Bottles to Drink Right Now

  Here, 100 excellent new wine picks by executive wine editor Ray Isle.

• A Mad Crush Wine Party

  At a stylish crush party, two ingenious entertaining experts and their friends mash, squish and (yes) crush ingredients.

• F&W American Wine Awards 2010

  The winners of F&W's 13th annual American Wine Awards, chosen from a field of nominees at blind tastings in the F&W offices, celebrate the diversity of America's West Coast vineyards, the strong 2007 vintage in California and 2008 in Oregon, and the powerhouse that is Sonoma County—which produces exceptional Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel.

• Best New Global Wine Pairings

  Inspired by some of the world's most important wine regions, five impressively wine-savvy US chefs create 10 exceptional pairings.

• Tyler Florence's Recipe-Contest Winners

  The TV chef is opening restaurants, making wine, launching kitchenware stores—and updating fans on Twitter. Here, the winners of his exclusive F&W Twitter recipe contest.

• What Sommeliers Know Best

  F&W's Megan Krigbaum grilled 25 top sommeliers about everything from their favorite winemaking iconoclasts to the drink they reach for at the end of a 12-hour shift. Here, they share their wisdom.

• Trendspotting: Italian-American People and Food

  F&W explores the growing fascination with Italian-American food and the people behind it—from comedians who grew up on marinara to ambitious chefs who worship Mamma Leone and Thomas Keller in equal measure.

• Mario Batali's Favorite Italian Restaurants in the U.S.

  Food & Wine asks Mario Batali: What are your favorite Italian restaurants in the US?

• Mario Batali's Passport to Eataly

  Manhattan's sprawling new Eataly—Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's most ambitious project yet—is both a spectacular place to buy Italian ingredients and the ultimate food court for foodies.

• Michael Chiarello's and Jamey Whetsone's Insider Napa Guide

  Here, Jamey Whetstone's and Michael Chiarello's favorite spots to hang out in Napa—both on and off the job.

• Michael Chiarello's Cooking Demos and Q&A

  Chef Michael Chiarello demonstrates how to make dishes for a vineyard picnic, plus offers key wine pairing tips.