February 2006
Features

Departments
Editor’s Note

Happenings

Fined & Filtered

Cityscene

Nightlife

Spirits

Short Finish
The Tears of Sant' Antimo, by Fiona Morrison, MW
 

Tastings
Focus:
Southern Hemisphere

Shopper’s Guide

Best Values of the Issue

Top Ten Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Australia

Chile

American New Releases

Imported New Releases

 

Sake in the Raw
Peter Liem takes a closer look at Japan's seasonal nama-zake, an unpasteurized style of sake that's captured the attention of aficionados Stateside.

Coquimbo: Chile's Northern Frontier
Patricio Tapia reports from the edge of Chile's northern desert, where promising chardonnay and syrah grow by the deep cool of the Pacific.

Up and Coming Down Under
Beechworth. Tumbarumba. Canberra. Huon Hooke leads a back-roads tour of Australia's most exciting new wine regions.


The GMO Debate
Rod Smith considers the local struggle in Sonoma County over GMOs in farming for food and wine.

Chardonnay & Crab
Dungeness crab season can be the high point of winter in coastal Northern California. Wolfgang M. Weber talks fresh crab and chardonnay with Chez Panisse's Jonathan Waters.

Argentina's Soul-Sustaining Red
Just what is Argentine bonarda? Patricio Tapia discovers an enigmatic wine with a vibrant soul.