Make Your Buzz Last Longer

CHOW tests wine-preservation systems to see if they really help save an opened bottle.

World's First Vacuum Decanter

Control your wine's oxygen consumption.

Does a Silver Spoon Stop Champagne from Going Flat?

Keep your bubbly bubbling.

Terrible Tobiko

Tobiko and masago, the cheap fish roes on top of many sushi rolls, are far from fresh.

Northern Light

Washington state’s Cabernets benefit from long hours of sunlight.

The New Kitchen Staples

Your pantry is bare unless these 10 items sit on its shelves. They’ve achieved post-food-fad status.

Ports to Call On

Somewhere between ruby and vintage lies late bottled vintage port.

Perusing Peru's Pisco

A single shot glass and many, many piscos.

Environmentally Friendly Picnic Supplies

Enjoy the outdoors without trashing it.

Sour Grapes

A vinegar primer.

Detox Cocktails

This week’s mission: two carbonated juices with nonsensical names and ambitious career goals.

10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009

Send a boozy, chocolaty, or meaty present this holiday season.

Cooking with Fall Ingredients

Seasonal produce you should get your hands on now.

Death by Dinner

Ten ways people died from food.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...