Let's stick with the new month's Wine Focus theme for anothre day as we examine a stylish California Chardonnay that uses - but does not abuse - a kiss of oak and malolactic fermentation.
We turn to one of the world's most popular white wines - Chardonnay - for our Wine Focus this month, with particular attention to the role of oak in its style.
Today let's review a fairly common French wine term that's not always widely understood and that can provide useful information in the quest for wine value.
The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail celebrates its 25th anniversary with unique (and mostly free) bashes at each of its 16 member wineries. Corn Hill Landing has two new restaurants: Tony D's Coal-Fired Pizza and Chayote, featuring "Mexican comfort food."
SAN FRANCISCO - When most people think about Slow Food, they probably imagine wealthy epicureans sipping organic wine and nibbling on farmstead cheeses.
Sweaters, hats and scarves are cropping up in display windows around town. Restaurants are reinventing their menus to highlight the culinary jewels of the upcoming harvest. Food magazines are bursting with visions of autumn vegetables dancing along the pages.
I'd all but given up on resort vacations for my family. I just couldn't take the food. As the editor of Food & Wine magazine, I've grown accustomed to culinary adventures pretty much every day. But resort meals, with their overcooked pasta and tasteless chicken, managed to fall short of even my lowest expectations.
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