Some of my most treasured possessions are books I've received over the years for birthdays, Christmases and graduations. When I re-read them, I'm always reminded of the people who gave them to me. In  

We're flying to Omaha this Thanksgiving to visit my brother's family, so I shipped him a case of wine several weeks ago and asked him to stash it in the cellar. We'll be drinking a wide variety of   

I attended college long before "Internet gaming" existed. For fun, we couldn't hole up in our dorm rooms until dawn playing Halo 3 with kids in Tokyo. No, we earned our virtual battle scars the old-  

We're only about seven years into this millennium, and yet some enthusiastic wine rags and hyperbolic marketers have already hailed certain vintages as the Best of the Century: 2000 Napa Cabs, 2001   

Years ago I was served a bad bottle of wine -- a young Petite Sirah -- at a trendy grill in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. As the waiter poured my "taste," I didn't have a good feeling. The wine  

To find value, you have to make supply-and-demand work for you by looking where others aren't. If you're willing to stray off the beaten path, you can find some awesome values. Spain, for example,   

When I worked in a wine shop, most customers were open-minded, eager to learn and willing to try new things. But there were other "interesting" customer types that we all recognized: Cherry-Picking  

Daveed's logo is a painter's palate, with a spoon and fork instead of paintbrushes. Upon entering, you understand why: The beautifully lit interior features large, boldly expressionistic oils and sl  

As a "wine guy," it's my self-appointed mission to correct wine fallacies -- especially when I see them printed in local publications (as some of these recently were) where they'll be read, internal  

Whatever you celebrate this time of year -- Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice -- the shopping season is in full swing. Here are some suggestions to make buying for that wine lover on you  

By Michael Schiaparelli When I lived in New Jersey, everyone knew what dish they had to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner -- Aunt Patty's famous creamed spinach, Great Grandma Dot's mashed turnips,   

My college roommate -- I'll call him "John" -- was addicted to amphetamines. John was a genius, but he seemed alien to everything else I encountered at school. He was a computer science major when   

Last night, I made Capra a Ra Vutana by browning chunks of goat meat, then simmering them with onions, diced tomatoes, fresh basil, fennel seeds and hot pepper. Like many traditional Southern Itali