From the Wine News Archives

March / April / May 2008

The Buyline Wine affairs Decanting the boutique domains of the Côte d'Or Verrines - Deconstruction in a Glass

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• Champagne Jr.
• Something Old, Something New - a global thirst for Champagne ushers in refashioned cuvées
• Spoon Food - Feeding a crowd bite by bite
• California's Best of 2007

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• Tuscan Conundrum
• Brunello de-con-struct-ed
• Antipasti - regional Italian tidbits
• Mencía - terroir and balance mark Spain's next big red

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• Zin me
• Big-Ticket Reds - Chile & Argentina pick up steam
• American Blues - domestic artisanal efforts ripen into world-class cheeses
• Riesling Rising - California's dry boutique bottlings reel in connoisseurs

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• Playing for small stakes
• Monte Rosso - Memoirs of Sonoma's Grand Cru
• Asian Cuisine - strikes a pack of red matches
• The flowering of Spring Mountain

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• Lusting after Lustau
• Alsace Awakening
• Braising - How to transform ordinary ingredients...
• Chianti Classico

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• Wither old rosé?
• Grabbing le Bâton - A new generation of Champenois is ready to handle the good and the too good
• Snack, Crackle, Pop - Brightening ready-made munchies with a range of bubblies
• California's Best of 2006

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• Navigating Italian vintages
• Barbaresco breaks rank
• Burrata mozzarella's creamy cousin makes a fresh impression
• German Revolution - Dry Riesling poised for global glory

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• Chile's expanding palate
• Northwest Passage - New AVAs sprout across Oregon & Washington
• The Green Table - Raising Awareness from Tiller to Tine
• Santa Rita Hills blossoms growing Chardonnay & Syrah in the Pinot zone

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• Golden Oldies
• Those '70s Guys - California's Most Influential Winemaking Generation
• Hot off the Vine
• Growing wines of distinction in the wilds of Howell Mountain

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• Yellow Label blossoms in pink
• The New Age of the Négociant
• Lavender - Adding a sprig of the flowering Provence herb to the cook's bouquet
• Roda & Contino - Rioja's two-part harmony
• Israeli Wine - Polished, Poised and not just for Passover

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• The consummate critic
• Vintage Port in the 21st century
• Tropical Tubers - Warming up with sunny starches
• Old Vine Grenache - Prize bottlings from Australia's secret garden

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• Magnum forces
• Champagne's Mystique
• Pomegranates on Parade
• Best Wines of 2005

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• Toscana Obscura
• Sicily - Italy's treasure island
• Prosciutto di Parma - cured ham with a royal reputation
• Sauvignon Sanctuaries - a global guide to the other white grape

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• Supreme Decision Washington & New York - A Bicoastal Update on the State of the Grape American Shrimp -- Plump, luscious and sustainable Malbec / Carmenère / Tannat -- A trio of obscure French grapes cultivate South American legacies

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• Mining Jewels on Diamond Mountain
• Ravenswood Zinfandel - One Man's Ode to an American Beauty
• Look homeward, critic
• Artichoke Epiphanies - Preparations and Pairings to Dispel an Antiquated Myth

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• Loire - a many splendid thing
• DeLoach Renewal
• Dusting off the 1855 debate
• A Rustic Approach - Reinterpreting Timeless French Technique

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• Old Tarragona's powerful new-age reds
• Kiwis cultivate Prototype Pinots
• Aussies relearn the alphabet
• Haute Cocoa - Philadelphia's hot chocolate sommelier dispenses comfort in a cup

• The Buyline Beyond the pale
• California's Best Wines of the Year
• Bubbling over the Loire
• Saucy Champagne - the wine of kings does kitchen duty

• The Buyline Valpolicella's Treasures - modern yet distinctly Italian
• Great Whites of Italy's Northwest
• Daily Communion
• Heritage Birds -- putting rare poultry back on the table

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• Great Grapes and the farmers who grow them
• Merlot anyone?
• Anderson Valley Pinots - superbly crafted, exquisitely varietal
• On the Hunt for wild and exotic mushrooms

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• Moving Up the Mayacamas
• The nerve of Sauvignon
• RockPile - Where Brawny Reds Rule
• The Evocative Avocado

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• Saint-Joseph - Less Proves More in the Northern Rhône
• Bordeaux in Name Only
• Maximin Grünhaus - Carl von Schubert upholds a legacy of noble Ruwer Riesling
• Petite Plates - Down-sizing the dish, Expanding the experience

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• Cold Gold - Mining Winter's Nectar from Northern Extremes
• Learn a New Language
• Setting Sail in Search of Whisky's Spirit
• Wagyu Beef - Safe, Succulent and No Longer Rare

• The Buyline Family Matters - A community of Champagne firms holds on to its heritage
• Bubblies with an English accent
• California's Best of 2003
• Sushi & Ceviche - Pairing modern morsels with the wines that make them sparkle

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• Campania - The World's Original Vineland
• Italy's Rock-Solid Super Star
• Marlborough Sauvignon - Kiwis Redefine the Racy Varietal
• Italian Trilogies - Good Things Come in Threes

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• Petite Sirah -- Loving the other Rhône
• Weighty Matters
• South American Cabernet - High-Altitude Sites Yield The Cream Of The Continent's Crop
• Stone Fruit - Refreshing Interpretations from Soups to Sorbets

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• The Princes of Cabernet - Wines of pedigree and presence for less than $100
• Boutique Bargains
• Character Profiles - unearthing Napa Valley's dirty little secrets
• Single-Varietal Vinegars - California's wine-friendly condiments

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• The Best Bordeaux that Money can Buy
• Taking the En Primeur Gamble
• Rosado - An Overlooked Pleasure
• Sea Salt - An Essential Ingredient

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• Taking Dry Riesling's Measure
• Cataloging Vicarious Pleasures
• 2000 Vintage Port - Taking the Millennium in Stride
• Artisan Bread - Crafted by Tradition, Baked with Devotion

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• House Style - Fashioning Champagnes that resonate with the makers' mark
• Champagne Reinvents Itself
• California's Best Wines of the Year
• Salmon - Wine's Friendliest Fish

• Spotlight on Barolo
• Old World duo provides new thrills
• Rioja on the prowl
• Bona Fide Pizza

• Washington Syrah - Set in Stone
• Banking on Argentina
• Cool Climate Pioneers - Sonoma's Ridgetop Winegrowers Scale New Heights
• Salsa - Flavor-Charged, Adaptable And Increasingly Chic

• California's Merlot Masters (June / July 2002)
• Pinot worthy of a French palate (June / July 2002)
• Rotating Reds - Napa Valley's Six-Course Supper Club (June / July 2002)
• Winery Gardens...A short step from petite sirah to purple agapanthus (June / July 2002)

• Best-Value Red Burgundy Producers (April / May 2002)
• Righting Bordeaux's course (April / May 2002)
• Spain's Vaunted 2001 Vintage (April / May 2002)
• Ferrán Adria - the Salvador Dalí of the Spanish kitchen (April / May 2002)

• Proprietary Shiraz - Australia's Best of Show (February / March 2002)
• The Sport of Wine (February / March 2002)
• On the Hunt - South African winemakers refine their style (February / March 2002)
• Sydney's Cosmopolitan Cuisine (February / March 2002)

• Champagne's Gold Standard (December 2001 / January 2002)
• Dessert in a glass (December 2001 / January 2002)
• California's best wine of the year (December 2001 / January 2002)
• Home for the Holidays (December 2001 / January 2002)

• Born-Again Chianti (October / November 2001)
• Windows on the World - The wine community's true north (October / November 2001)
• Cafaro - No Ordinary Joe (October / November 2001)
• Olives - An Immortal Fruit (October / November 2001)

• Of the Land - Richard Sanford Builds his DREAM Winery (August / September 2001)
• Wine & Health - The Boron Prescription (August / September 2001)
• Washington vs. Oregon - Distinguishing the Northwest's two unique wine regions (August / September 2001)
• The Indian Movement - Infusing an Ancient Cuisine with Modern Flair (August / September 2001)

• The four faces of California Sauvignon Blanc (June / July 2001)
• New World prods the Old (June / July 2001)
• Craig Williams - Joseph Phelps master blender takes a final bow (June / July 2001)
• The Cheese Course - American diners have discovered one of Europe's most civilized culinary traditions (June / July 2001)

• Alta Expresión Vino - Black gold or fool's gold? (Apr / May 2001)
• Championing white Bordeaux (Apr / May 2001)
• Haut-Brion - The world's first cult wine (Apr / May 2001)
• The new, new French (Apr / May 2001)

• Disney's Wonderful World of Wine (Feb / Mar 2001)
• The Rhône McCoy (Feb / Mar 2001)
• Suitcase Clones - the smugglers' legacy in California's esteemed pinot noir vineyards (Feb / Mar 2001)
• The Kitchen Pinup - chef-authored artisan posters spark culinary trends (Feb / Mar 2001)

• The Allure of Aged Champagne (Dec 2000 / Jan 2001)
• Censoring German vintners (Dec 2000 / Jan 2001)
• Wine Service in The President's House (Dec 2000 / Jan 2001)
• California's Cultured Pearls (Dec 2000 / Jan 2001)

• How Great Brunello is Made (Oct / Nov 2000)
• Got wine? (Oct / Nov 2000)
• Castello Banfi - American know-how meets
• Italian tradition in the vineyards of Montalcino (Oct / Nov 2000)
• Risotto - Italy's Other Soul-Satisfying Staple (Oct / Nov 2000)

• Organic Winegrowing Goes Mainstream (Aug / Sep 2000)
• Wake up and smell the Carignan (Aug / Sep 2000)
• Virginia Viognier - An exotic foreigner makes a love match in the old dominion (Aug / Sep 2000)
• Down on the Chesapeake - Adding verve to a historic cuisine (Aug / Sep 2000)

• Proprietary Reds - The winemaker's ultimate personal expression (Jun / Jul 2000)
• Old Cabs Make Online Bargains (Jun / Jul 2000)
• Tudal Terroir - Capturing the essence of site year in and year out (Jun / Jul 2000)
• Purveyors to the perfectionist - Farming for Napa Valley's most celebrated chef (Jun / Jul 2000)

• 1989-1998: Great Bordeaux from less-than-spectacular vintages (Apr/May 2000)
• Wine's antioxidant assets (Apr/May 2000)
• Chile's Statuesque Reds (Apr/May 2000)
• An Ocean Harvest (Apr/May 2000)

• Raising the Bar on Wine Scores (Feb/Mar 2000)
• New Zealand Refines Its Winemaking Niche (Feb/Mar 2000)
• Twenty Years of Opus One (Feb/Mar 2000)
• Winter Stews - Savory and Soul-Warming Dishes that Nourish and Nurture (Feb/Mar 2000)

• Wine's Achilles' heel (Dec 1999 / Jan 2000)
• What's left to drink? PLENTY! (Dec 1999 / Jan 2000)
• California's BEST WINES of the year (Dec 1999 / Jan 2000)
• Party Like It's 1999... (Dec 1999 / Jan 2000)

• Il Friuli - a very un-Italian region with very Italian wine (Oct/Nov 1999)
• Mining pinot noir on a limestone mountain (Oct/Nov 1999)
• Degree of difficulty (Oct/Nov 1999)

• America's Pinot Noir Zones - Defining Ideal Terroir for a Fragile Grape (Aug / Sep 1999)
• Chuck Ortman - Mr. Chardonnay Celebrates 30 Years of Winemaking (Aug / Sep 1999)
• Remembering Your Roots (Aug / Sep 1999)
• Eastern Winery Weekends - Bed, Breakfast and Bottling Lines (Aug / Sep 1999)

• Thirsting for a Cause - Wine as a Philanthropic Catalyst (Jun / Jul 1999)
• Playing the Allocation Game (Jun / Jul 1999)
• Bocce Ball: Holding Court with Glass in Hand (Jun / Jul 1999)
• A Triumvirate of Lunatics Set Up Shop in Napa Valley (Jun / Jul 1999)

• Ampelography (Apr / May 1999)
• Fronsac: A Modern Renaissance Yields Wines of Fruit, Character and Charm (Apr / May 1999)
• Ripe for the Picking (Apr / May 1999)
• Sardinia: Rugged, Secretive & Eternally Alluring (Apr / May 1999)

• Alto Adige - Italy's Alsace (Feb / Mar 1999)
• The Barossa Valley (Feb / Mar 1999)
• On the Brink of Fame (Feb / Mar 1999)
• Cycling Toward Sancerre (Feb / Mar 1999)

• Blanc de Blancs - Champagne's Golden Cuvee (Dec 1998 / Jan 1999)
• Painting the Town Pink (Dec 1998 / Jan 1999)
• Marking the Millennium with Commemorative Champagne (Dec 1998 / Jan 1999)
• Giving the Perfect Gift (Dec 1998 / Jan 1999)

• Italy's Classic Pastas and the Wines that Make Them Sing (Oct/Nov 1998)
• Traveling the Rhone Valley (Oct/Nov 1998)
• Selling Wine at the Source (Oct/Nov 1998)

• Chef Claude Troisgros (Aug/Sep 1998)
• Opening Minds and Bottles (Aug/Sep 1998)
• Chef Claude's Recipes (Aug/Sep 1998)
• Rhône Winemaking with Attitude (Aug/Sep 1998)
• Wines for a Song (Aug/Sep 1998)

• Wine Country Gardens (Jun/Jul 1998)
• Oakville's Distinctive Cabernets (Jun/Jul 1998)
• Bring Back the SOB's (Jun/Jul 1998)
• Exciting Vegetable Recipes (Jun/Jul 1998)
• Eat Your Vegetables! (Jun/Jul 1998)

• Bordeaux Revisited (Apr/May 1998)
• Château Pétrus: A Legendary Vertical Tasting (Apr/May 1998)
• "Reserve" Reservations (Apr/May 1998)
• Beef is Back (Apr/May 1998)
• Making Steak for Dinner (Apr/May 1998)

• The Ancient Kingdom of Navarra (Feb/Mar 1998)
• Tasting and Touring in Navarra (Feb/Mar 1998)
• Stonestreet Stands Test of Time (Feb/Mar 1998)
• Chateau Lagrange (Feb/Mar 1998)
• Chocolate: The Original Comfort Food (Feb/Mar 1998)

• Vintage Champagnes (Dec 1997 / Jan 1998)
• California's Sparkling Appellations (Dec 1997 / Jan 1998)
• Examining Wine's Attributes (Dec 1997 / Jan 1998)
• Serving a Champagne Brunch (Dec 1997 / Jan 1998)
• Going Out to Brunch (Dec 1997 / Jan 1998)

• The Quintessential Wines of Italy (Oct/Nov 1997)
• Seduced by Sangiovese (Oct/Nov 1997)
• Smitten by Shiraz (Oct/Nov 1997)
• Weighing Vintage and Appellation (Oct/Nov 1997)

• Sonoma's Big Boutiques (Aug/Sep 1997)
  
• Entertaining with Wine Country Style (Aug/Sep 1997)
• Journey - The Audacious and Transcendent Wines of Matanzas Creek (Aug/Sep 1997)
• It's Not 1933 Anymore (Aug/Sep 1997)

• Napa Valley's Most Coveted Cabs (Jun/Jul 1997)
  
• Taking a Drink of Vinostalgia (June/July 1997)

• Dry Riesling... Powerful, Pure and Among the Finest White Wines on Earth (Apr/May 1997)
  
• Crowning the King of Chardonnay (Apr/May 1997)