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Italian culinary specialties deserve a hearty regional wine
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 12:00 AMRome is eternal. Tuscany's terrific. But there's lots more to Italy. And every region has its own trademark wines.
Try Italy's Pulia region for powerful reds
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 1:00 AMRome is eternal. Tuscany's terrific. But there's lots more to Italy. And every region has its own trademark wines.
Underappreciated port becomes more wonderful with age
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 12:00 AMIt may be an awful cliché, but one of my favorite wine sayings is this: "Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it." One of the greatest opportunities at the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival that t...
Ports take on increasing 'wonderfulness' with age
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 1:00 AMIt may be an awful cliche, but one of my favorite wine sayings is this: "Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it."
Make Sunday a Seafood Bowl, complemented by good wine
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 12:00 AMHooray! It's going to be a Seafood Super Bowl. San Francisco vs. Baltimore. Cioppino vs. Chesapeake Bay blue crab. The signature foods of the two cities will be as exciting as the game. Maybe even as exciting as the TV ads.
Hearty Tuscan reds are a match for big steaks, hearty pastas
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:00 AMRestaurants in Italy's Tuscany region serve 2-pound Florentine steaks, marinated in balsamic vinegar and rosemary. They serve pasta as extra-wide pappardelle with wild boar ragu, or with creamy Alfredo sauce laced with truffle oil.
Modest wines at modest prices can help balance your budget
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:00 AMRight about now your Christmas credit card bills are arriving. You need a glass of wine badly but can't bear to put another charge on the plastic.
Discover the low-cost wines of the pricey Bordeaux region
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 12:00 AMWines from France's famous Bordeaux region have a reputation for being pretty expensive. Chateau Cheval-Blanc, one of the world's finest wines, will set you back $700 or more a bottle.
Bundle up with some comfort food and a comfort wine to match
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:00 AMThere's snow on the ground in many states, prompting drivers to put on their snow tires. And even in the warmer areas the residents have hauled out umbrellas and boots.
For the holidays, plan special meals around your wine cellar
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 12:00 AMChristmas is coming, maybe the finest feast day of the year after Thanksgiving. It's time to prowl the cellar to see which wines you want to serve, then build a holiday meal around them.
