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• Mon. 19 Oct '09

  Cap a great meal with a glass of Les Petits Grains

  If you've been skipping dessert lately, here's a reason to reconsider:... more

• Wed. 07 Oct '09

  A new website gives you a leg up on ordering wine

  We've become a society of menu stalkers, diners who pour over a restaurant's... more

• Mon. 21 Sep '09

  Italian blends match the durable with the delicate

  Penn and Teller, Laurel and Hardy, Axl and Slash: Some of the best duos pair a... more

• Thu. 27 Aug '09

  Hit the street to try New Zealand's best wine, from Sauvignon Blanc and beyond

  When it comes to wine, it's tough to break old habits: Most of us find a few... more

• Fri. 21 Aug '09

  The new generation of retsina is better than ever

  It was inevitable: The rise of quality Greek wine had to trickle down to an... more

• Wed. 22 Jul '09

  Veritas wants you to love Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Most of us know Veritas as the restaurant with the prodigious wine list of 3,300... more

• Wed. 08 Jul '09

  An all-occasion sampler from Tasting Table and Crush

  From picnics to barbecues to a quiet session with a dozen oysters, there's not... more

• Mon. 08 Jun '09

  Minerally Swiss wines are the way to go when the mercury rises

  There's a wonderful side effect to the proliferation of restaurants serving... more

• Fri. 15 May '09

  A classic dessert grape goes dry

  Chances are if you've had a wine made from the Furmint grape, it's been sweet.... more

• Thu. 14 May '09

  Riesling Week 2009 is here

  Why should you love Riesling? Because it smells like summer--like flowers,... more

• Mon. 04 May '09

  These wine lists proudly fly the American flag

  Step into any restaurant in Paris and chances are the wine list will be culled... more

• Tue. 21 Apr '09

  The best wine deals are now found at top restaurants--if you know where to look

  There's never been a better time to be a wine geek in New York. In this crummy... more

• Mon. 06 Apr '09

  These kosher wines deserve yearlong attention

  Like cherry blossoms or the Gonzaga basketball program, kosher wine gets the... more

• Tue. 24 Mar '09

  Wakozi brings wine to your door in minutes

  In a city where you can have everything from DVDs to just-baked cookies... more

• Mon. 09 Mar '09

  Discover Japan's newest export: sparkling sake

  Put down your shochu: The latest Tokyo drink trend to make its way stateside is... more

• Wed. 25 Feb '09

  Tell Mom and Dad: Lambrusco's back

  You might remember Lambrusco as the fizzy, soda-pop-like wine your parents drank... more

• Mon. 09 Feb '09

  Try Southern Italy's overlooked star

  An often-heralded rule of thumb for getting the best bang for your wine buck is... more

• Wed. 28 Jan '09

  The world's best sherry sommelier is right here in NYC

  It's official: The best place to drink sherry in NYC is wherever Roger Kugler... more

• Fri. 16 Jan '09

  Crisp Torrontes is a great match for brisk weather

  Though the temperature outside is frightful, don't pack your white wines away... more

• Fri. 09 Jan '09

  Discover Beaujolais's serious side

  New York wine shops are still awash with leftover Beaujolais Nouveau, the light,... more

• Fri. 19 Dec '08

  Three of this year’s best wine values, plus a discount

  Although 2008 is almost over, we still have some of the year's most important... more

• Wed. 19 Nov '08

  Fretting about which wines to pour at Thanksgiving? Don’t: We’ve done the work for you.

  No holiday creates more wine-pairing angst than Thanksgiving. The meal is a... more

• Wed. 12 Nov '08

  Hit D.O.C. Wine Shop for obscure values

  Anyone can make a dinner party impression with a well-known, expensive wine. But... more

• Wed. 15 Oct '08

  Surrender yourself to sherry at Terroir

  "For 3,000 years, sherry has witnessed the fall of empires, Phoenicians, Romans,... more

• Thu. 09 Oct '08

  A Procrastinator’s Guide to the NYC Wine & Food Festival

  This weekend, the New York City Wine & Food Festival invades the Meatpacking... more

• Fri. 03 Oct '08

  Old-fashioned wine is new again

  Modern tools and techniques have turned some wineries into veritable... more

• Fri. 26 Sep '08

  Pair The Ten Bells’s $1.25 oysters with a crisp Muscadet

  With the “r”-less months (May-August) behind us, oysters are now in... more

• Mon. 08 Sep '08

  Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink

  Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks... more