Luxury Wine for Less

Semifancy wines to drink over the holidays.

Fighting Wine Snobbery

Don’t encourage the wine bores in your life.

Tumbler Full of Wine

How to be casual with the vino.

Well-Heeled Wines

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

The Wines of Alto Adige

Perhaps the greatest whites in the world.

Lemon Meringue Pie with Graham-Cracker Crust

Tart and sweet, rich and light: a great summer pie.

Opening Wine Painlessly

Corkscrews that aren’t lame.

What Happens to Wine as It Ages?

Older isn’t always better.

Open My Wine First

If you bring food or drink for your hosts at a dinner party, are they required to share it with the guests?

Like Botox for Wine

Except these gadgets try to turn young wine old.

Good Label, Bad Wine

CHOW tastes wines with great labels and discovers the duds.

Spanish Wine Primer

From Albariño to Ribera, better and better wines are arriving from Spain.

Thanksgiving Wine Pairings

For all budgets and tastes.

Vanilla Poached Pears

A basic recipe that lends itself well to variation.

BLT Salad

Chop up the classic sandwich— the only thing missing is the mayo.