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We're looking at the wines of Rioja - primarily the region's trademark reds but also its less-familiar whites, in this month's Wine Focus.

Very young for a Reserva and still quite "primary," it will reward years of cellar time. Still, it's enjoyable now.

Here's my annual New Year's report on the best - and the best values - of the wines I've reviewed during the past 12 months.

Here's a recession-busting bubbly from Italy that will get the job done at a fraction the cost of Champagne.

Crisp, prickly carbonation tickles the nose and tongue. Crisp, dry, light and fizzy, with hints of pears and apples in the flavor.

In a wine world seeminly obsessed with ratings and points, writer Tom Hyland begs to differ: The bottom line, he says, is pleasure. He offers a quick survey of some favorite Italian wines that don't get the attention they deserve.

Cesare Casella, Dean of Italian Culinary Studies at the Italian Culinary Academy will host a reception for media and industry professionals to launch The 2009 International Day of Italian Cuisines, organized by the Virtual Group of Italian Chefs (GVCI) which takes place on January 17, 2009. Chef Casella will be joined by Rosario Scarpato, food/wine expert and Honorary President of GVCI; Food ...

In your wildest culinary imaginings, could you have thought, even for a moment, that the hottest new item on the restaurant scene in Sarasota in 2009 would be deviled eggs' That's the risky part of prognostication.

Renes Café is offering a Dutch dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Fairport V.F.W. Hall. The New York Wine & Culinary Center has two beer-related dinners in January.

Terranea Resort, an oceanfront resort in Palos Verdes, will offer eco-friendly culinary creations with Chef Christian Schmidt as executive chef of its Southern California fine dining restaurants.

If the commonly heard — and often lamented — argument that Nashville lacks authentic Chinese food is true, Taylor Holiday’s new business should hit the dongpo pork jackpot.

Chef Aliza's Cooking Classes: Offers several classes, including Future Chefs Club What's for Lunch; Mommy and Me and Asian Cooking Series. Various days and per-class and per-series prices. Register in advance; 8441 SW 132nd St., Miami. 305-234-9002 or www.chefaliza.com