in air (sounded unlikely.) Never really tried or bothered to confirm or deny. Does anyone have experience—and more to the point, now that quality wines have screw caps, how long could a white wine lie in the fridge before...

on some very attractive and potentially fashionable designs for screw caps. Italy is the leader in packaging design, especially for wine, and I can’t wait to see what they come up with to help create a new image...

Brew and bottle this classic soda yourself.

An amazing feat of infusion.

Yeah, we know it’s not really Chinese.

Older isn’t always better.

Vino Volo gets air travelers one step closer to a pleasant experience.

Can you find drinkable wine at the local convenience store?

New canning jars from Ball.

Craft brewers see sense in cans.

CHOW scouts the three best pepper mills.

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

He’s got a new book and a message to Americans: Get a cooking scale and some sharp knives.

Vintners are starting to use corks for some wines and screw caps for others, because sometimes the best way to achieve the desired taste in a wine is to screw it shut.

Many (most?) wines from New Zealand and, increasingly, Australia are screw-capped these days. A 2004 Kumeu River was a standout in a recent tasting of New World chards. Have been hearing good things about NZ syrahs too (my two...