I ♥ Cabernet Franc
Illustration © Alex Nabaum
I don’t understand why Cabernet Franc is less popular than its offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon—I love its herbal, tea-leaf scent, its lighter body and its vivid acidity. It grows well in a wide range of…
Almost-Extinct Grapes to Try Now
Winemakers across Europe have worked to save indigenous grape varieties from extinction, often bringing them back from a few surviving vines. Here are four to try.
Illustration © Alex Nabaum
Malagousia In the late 1970s, winemaker Vangelis…
Superb Easter Wines under $15
Illustration by Kathryn Rathke.
Here, F&W’s amazing Executive Wine Editor names his top picks for wines under $15 to celebrate Easter. NV Sciarpa Prosecco ($12.99)Easter dinner is usually either ham or lamb (at least here in the US), a…
Italian Wines for Chicken
Photo © Michael Turek
Before launching their much-anticipated new Manhattan restaurant, Charlie Bird, sommelier Robert Bohr and chef Ryan Hardy organized a wine tasting and dinner centered around a fantastic roast chicken recipe. Here, Boh…
Great Passover Wines Under $15
Illustration by Kathryn Rathke.
Here, F&W’s fabulous Executive Wine Editor names his top picks for wines under $15 to celebrate Passover. 2011 Barkan Classic Chardonnay ($12.99)Barkan, Israel’s second largest winery, makes this C…
Irish Whiskey
Green beer: a Tipperary cocktail made with Irish whiskey. Credit: Eric Witz
As an at least partly Irish sort of fellow (my mother’s father’s family), it’s heartening that Americans finally seem to have caught on to the appea…
Awesome Canned Craft Beer
Courtesy of Sierra Nevada
People first got the bright idea of putting beer in cans back in 1933, when the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company teamed up with the American Can Company to produce a test run of 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Special B…
Yet Another Reason to Drink Beer
© David Tsay
It’s possible you may have missed it, but this winter a team of scientists in Seattle managed to determine the absolute configurations of isohumulones in beer!
Relieved, aren’t you? Me too. But no matter what you t…
Yet Another Reason to Drink Beer
© David Tsay
It’s possible you may have missed it, but this winter a team of scientists in Seattle managed to determine the absolute configurations of isohumulones in beer!
Relieved, aren’t you? Me too. But no matter what you t…
The Luke Wilson of Wine, Not Quite the Leading Grape
Ray Isle Illustration by Kathryn Rathke
It’s rare that one family will tolerate two stars. Think about it—Alec Baldwin? Definitely a star. Other Baldwins? Sort of famous, but just not quite real stars. Ditto Owen Wilson and Luke Wil…
President’s Day Wines
President Thomas Jefferson. © Bettmann / CORBIS
When it comes to Presidents and wine, there’s pretty much one name floating around out there: Thomas Jefferson. Sure, Reagan enjoyed Beaulieu Vineyards’ Private Reserve Cabernet, and Ni…
A Valentine’s Day Wine Survival Guide
Pair crisp, minerally Muscadet with the raw oysters you plan to share with that hot date. © Michael Turek
Ah, Valentine’s Day. If everything goes right, then you have a happy romantic night out with your loved one, and wake the fol…