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For its third annual Eco-Chic collaboration, a project blending the art of natural winemaking with eco-conscious design, Newton Vineyard execs and ceramic artist Michael Wisner have created the Element, a...

Hearty braises or roasts make for warming winter dishes. However, as we shift toward spring, I find myself craving lighter fare with plenty of vegetables. With local Brussels sprout season near its end, I decided to...

For a week, at least, let's suspend the use of the word "bargain." What's a bargain, anyway? If you buy Dom Perignon by the case, then finding it at Costco might be a bargain to you. And if you're one of those (looking...

For the 2009 vintage, at least, it was Oregon's show in this corner of the country. Following on its exceptional 2008s, the 2009 whites show a winning richness and depth of fruit. Many bottles among the 30 or so we...

Four years ago, wine from the Canary Islands was unheard of in America. Unless you were one of the tourists who visit the archipelago each year, you might have assumed that quality grapes couldn't exist 80 miles off the...

A surprising number of Austrian reds - more than 30 - came our way when we said we were planning a tasting panel. For a relatively obscure category, it's impressive how often you can come across at least one or two...

Some wines charm with rustic roots in an obscure and hilly corner of the world, farmed by humble folk. Some succeed by blank uniformity - bland grapes polished through technology to be acceptable, their provenance...

At its core, Cellar No. 8 at Asti Winery is a tribute to California history. The property's roots date back to 1881, when Italian Andrea Sbarboro built an entire immigrant community in Asti, just south of Cloverdale,...

The color makes these wines an obvious Valentine's Day choice, but don't be fooled - rosé Champagne often represents the region's most serious winemaking. For one, it requires not only finesse with sparkling wine but...

We've been down the Chardonnay path before. We've lamented its turn to the Baroque - slathered with prodigious amounts of oak, fermented in barrels to bulk up its frame, stirred vigorously in those barrels to evoke...