Animal skulls as compost aside, the goal of biodynamics with wine is to have a vineyard that naturally deters pests and combats disease through its own strength and diverse ecosystem. (By Mulan Chan)

If booze is to be slow, it has to be right. (By Jordan Mackay)

You can still drink well on a budget. (By Jordan Mackay)

Jam overdose poisons a national industry. (By Jordan Mackay)

Make ecococktails at home. (By Roxanne Webber)

A culinary tour of seedy-but-cool Red Hook, Brooklyn (By Kara Zuaro)

What’s in the best families' kitchens. (By Louisa Chu)

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

All your warm-weather gifting needs met. (By Lessley Anderson and Roxanne Webber)

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District. (By Lessley Anderson)

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country. (By Ella Lawrence)

E/The Environmental Magazine fronts a tastefully busty brunette holding a glass of red vino to add a bit of pizzazz to an informative cover story on organic wines. (By James Norton)

Biodynamic farming is slowly becoming more popular. Is it all it’s cracked up to be, or just crackpot? (By Traci Vogel)

It’s darlin’. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

What’s on your plate for this year. (By Joyce Slaton)