Sour Grapes

A vinegar primer.

How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

Clean Food author Terry Walters weighs in.

Why Does Spinach Leave a Film on Your Teeth?

It’s the teeny crystals that feel funny.

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know.

Good Label, Bad Wine

CHOW tastes wines with great labels and discovers the duds.

The Sight and Sound of Taste

A conversation with Heston Blumenthal.

How Does Packaged Guacamole Stay Green?

You have to tame a certain enzyme.

Advantage Spain

Navarra rosados can play with the best French rosés.

The Magic of Old Old-World Wine

Tasting the ancestors of Chardonnay and Sémillon.

Always the Bridesmaid

Marsanne, the ignored little sister of the Rhône whites, has good bones.

What Would Willy Wonka Think?

This week’s mission: toothpastelike citrus candy.

Well-Heeled Wines

Puglian wines get a much-needed lesson in New World marketing.

Fancy Tonic Water Not Worth the Fancy Price

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit.

Please Pass the Dijon

Oregon Chardonnays find their footing with a different clone.

Meal Kits: From Good to Worse

This week’s mission: Just add chicken to two different premade dinners.