William Rice

Called shiraz in Australia after the birthplace of wine grapes in what now is Iran, the grape is known as syrah in French and U.S. vineyards. My choice among California...

Think of the basic wines of France's Rhone Valley and you may beam up an image of pleasant, sturdy--sometimes stolid--reds and whites. How, then, do we account for viognier, a...

Mention "pinot gris" to the average wine drinker and--unless the setting is Alsace--you will be rewarded with a blank stare. Mention "pinot grigio," though, and recognition is instant. The question,...

When it comes to roasting large cuts of meat, forego the sizzle, culinary authorities say. Most follow the dictates of the late James Beard and cook a standing rib roast,...

Many of us will cook or be guests at major meals over the next two weeks, and such major meals deserve to be accompanied by one or more major wines....

Let's drink a toast to the holidays with a glass of port. As with many rituals of this season, port, a product of Portugal, is linked to England. The British...

We Americans like to think of ourselves as eclectic eaters, but there are some very picky eclectics among us. Many tried-and-true ethnic dishes, beloved in the countries where they originated,...

We're cool to gas guzzlers, warming to a blaze of red, and sweating through Bikram Yoga. The winds of change may shift, but our trend forecast ensures that you'll weather...

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For some time now there have been rumblings of an over-supply of varietal wine in California and hints that more high-quality wine would be coming through the pipeline at modest...