Into the abyss. You might think that’s the metaphorical direction of our country these days, with the economy on the shoals, an earthquake and hurricane rattling the east coast, and the great Steve Jobs retiring. But it’s actually where an Italian sparkling wine maker is storing wine. But anyway, it’s a fun story. winemaking MORE >>

Tonight Shirley made one of her classic catastrophes. It was meant to be something between a gumbo and jambalaya. In order to save dinner, I had to choose a good wine. smooth fruity wine to cancel out a stew of chicken, sausage and shrimp with okra, peppers, onion and garlic and God only knows what went into the broth. digress, now back to my Rose'. MORE >>

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came out with a counterintuitive approach to fighting alcoholism in his country: drink wine. During a recent visit to Krasnodar, a leading wine region, he said: “Wine making is one of the sectors that should be developed to help contribute to the eradication of alcoholism.&# wine politics MORE >>