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Dining Out, 500 BCE - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Illustration by Tiago Albuquerque Before the citizens of Azoria abandoned their city on the island of Crete, they shared many dinners out. There…

Weingarten in Wien - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Vienna straddles the Danube river as it flows down from the Alps, bringing cool air and rain to the city’s two million residents and its almost…

The Mystery of Plat 211 - Wine & Spirits Magazine

It wasn’t about the vines at first. After all, a lot of old vines carpet the Mosel’s slate slopes. Some date to that region’s Belle Epoque heyda…

Ribolla, Rebula - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Once favored by the nobility of Venice, ribolla gialla is now the focus of producers on both sides of the Italian/Slovenian border. Ribolla gial…

Cedric Nicaise of Eleven Madison Park on finding the next Burgundy stars and falling for Corsica - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Born in Belgium, Cedric Nicaise moved to the United States with his family when he was five, but periodic trips back across the Atlantic allowed…

Ebullient Efforts - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Over the past two decades, grower-bottled Champagne has become increasingly prominent on lists and shelves at virtually all serious restaurants…

Oxbow Market: From Napa Tourist Magnet to Town Square - Wine & Spirits Magazine

When Oxbow Market opened five years ago, the city of Napa was a mere pit stop on the way to celebrated points farther north: Yountville, Oakvill…

Olmeca Altos Tequila - Wine & Spirits Magazine

When Dre Masso and the late Henry Besant ran Green & Red Cantina in London, they noted a decline in quality and increase in price in the Tequila…

Post Pasteur - Wine & Spirits Magazine

During a recent trip to London, a friend served me a pair of outstanding Vouvrays from Domaine Huet. Both were demi–secs from Le Haut–Lieu, and…