William Rice

With so much hype accorded wines from the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, it useful now and then to remind ourselves that superb wines come from other regions of California as...

After 20 years of "Great Chefs" telecasts spotlighting chefs from around the world, the Discovery Channel program is getting its own magazine. The premier, 112-page issue of Great Chefs Secret...

Not since the merlot explosion a decade ago has a grape variety caught the wine-drinking public's fancy as dramatically as shiraz, a k a syrah. American wineries are planting with...

One of the most heartening wine trends is the increase in demand for sauvignon blanc. New Zealand, with its delightfully crisp, outspokenly grassy sauvignons, has occupied the spotlight, but distinctive...

The best coq au vin of my life was made with Chinon, the red wine produced from the cabernet franc grape in the Touraine region of France's Loire River valley....

Cooking on the grill is usually straightforward: We put thin pieces of food such as steaks, hot dogs or chicken parts on an uncovered grill, right over the charcoal (or...

When you hear "merlot," you're likely to think, "dry red wine with a fruity aroma, complex taste and rich color." But why not think about a low-alcohol, rose-pink wine with...

When you're looking for fun in the sun, get out a grill and throw a party. But nothing conventional, mind you. Get inventive and add some attitude to the equation....

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Some wine merchants buy brands, others build them. In the latter group count the Trinchero family of Napa Valley. Among the brands they have developed and nurtured are Sutter Home,...