August 2005
Features

Tastings

Letter from the Editor

Tasting Introduction

Shopper's Guide

Year's Best: Pinot Noir

Values

Tasting Stats

American Pinot Noir

Australia

Chile

American New Releases

Imported New Releases

 

Tasting Flights to Asia
W&S takes a look at the newest restaurant trend: great sake lists matched with small plates from Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, and points beyond.

Imperfect Beauty: Chilean Sauvignon
A new kind of sauvignon blanc - intense, ocean-influenced, and often ageworthy - is coming out of Chile's Casablanca and San Antonio valleys. Patricio Tapia investigates.

Riesling at the Edge of the World
The stony hinterlands of Australia's Great Southern are home to lime-infused rieslings that age for decades. Joshua Greene reports.

Wind into Wine: Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Rod Smith heads north to California's Anderson Valley, where the Pacific winds help produce some of California's best cool-climate pinot noirs.

The Federal Pie & the National Drink
Tara Q. Thomas takes a look at a classic Argentine combo: malbec and empanadas.