Cola, Now with Added Bull

This week’s mission: an herbal Pepsi-type drink and a hot, peppery spice mix from Oregon.

My Summer Wine Love

This year, it’s Rueda.

Recession-Proof Wines

You can still drink well on a budget.

New Orleans King Cake for Mardi Gras

Try your hand at the ubiquitous pre-Lenten sweet.

Should You Really Be Eating That?

Influencing an overweight friend’s eating habits.

Thanksgiving Wine Pairings

For all budgets and tastes.

Tumbler Full of Wine

How to be casual with the vino.

Feats of Strength at the Cocktail Competition

Tasting 150 liquors in two days at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Dinner's Getting Cold

How to deal with chronically late guests.

Graveyard Picnic

Traditional Day of the Dead treats from Mexico.

Wines that Won't Get You Drunk

Alcohol level is one of the more-discussed subjects in the wine world.

10 Raw Egg Cocktails

A meal and a drink in a glass.

Burgundy, High and Low

Sure, the great ones are expensive. But you can find good, inexpensive bottles.

Ribera's the New Red

While Rioja still commands respect among the retired, and Priorat makes wines that only rock stars can afford, Ribera del Duero is fast becoming the new darling of Spain’s red wine world.

Celebrity Booze

Drink what famous people are drinking, and making.