Wine
Friday February 6, 2009 Updated 2:06 PM PST
Cocktails And History
The lounge at 1300 on Fillmore in the newly dubbed Fillmore Jazz Preservation District is an understated spot to grab a drink and a bite.
Cream Of The Crop
Winemaker David O'Reilly's Cream Wine features wines bottled in refillable quart-size milk bottles.
Not So Rare
If you have the money, now is the best time in perhaps a decade to start a wine collection or taste the unattainable. Jon Bonné
A Mountain Out Of Anthill
Three upstarts have a formula for producing some of California's most compelling single-vineyard Pinots.
Oh, Sherry
Restaurants' pairings are easing novices into sherry.
Riesling's Next Wave
Distinctive wines from Australia and New Zealand's cool climates find favor at the dinner table.
From Olive To Grape
Rutherford winery Round Pond Estate is one of just two facilities in the Napa Valley that manufactures its own olive oil on-site.
2008's Most Memorable Wines
After scouring thousands of wines he wrote notes on, Jon Bonné unveils 10 wines that made a lasting impression on him this year.
The Bargain Brigade
Three savvy readers search for great wine deals.
Poking a hole in wine judging
Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle, 2001 If you sub in three identical wines, will any judge notice? The latest study to...
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Getting Into The Spirit
Three Bay Area distillers and business owners are entering the Tequila business.
Hoist A Pint To Beer Week
San Francisco Beer Week kicks off Feb. 6, with a dizzying array of festivities.
The Bargain Shelf
The 2006 License California Merlot is a nice jammy Merlot.
What we're drinking
Whats in the wine and cocktail glass of the Food and Wine staff?
Tasting Like An A-lister
The husband-and-wife owners of Behrens Family Winery use as their tasting room a kitted-out 1947 Westcraft trailer.
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Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
These wines are perfect for a wide variety of foods, including grilled seafood, vegetable stir-fry and pasta with light, creamy sauces.
Homey Comfots
The new kid on the block of Livermore Valley tasting rooms, Deer Ridge Vineyards bills itself as a "winery, estate & gathering place."
