QRW | Back Issue Index

Author's Last Name	Author's First Name	Article Title	Article Subject	Issue	Page Nos.
		Wine Scene: 19th Boston Harbor Hotel Wine Festival	Overview of the Festival, highlighting Chef Daniel Bruce	Summer 08	10
		Wine Scene: Jackson Hole Wine Auction	At Wyoming's Jackson Hole, Overview of June festival	Summer 08	12
		Wine Scene: 5th Naples Winter Wine Festival	At the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, highlights of major bids	Summer 08	12
		Wine Scene: Skinner Wine Auction	Fast growth of Boston-based auction house	Summer 08	14
		Wine Scene: Heller Estate 40th Year	Description of Carmel Valley winery	Summer 08	14
		Wine Scene: 16th High Museum Wine Auction	Overview of high bids at George auction	Summer 08	16
		Wine Scene: Dry Creek Vineyards Goes to the Movies	Kim Stare-Wallace of Dry Creek markets at the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards	Summer 08	18
		Wine Scene: Wine Calendar	Events from August and September	Summer 08	18
		California Winery of the Year: Kendall-Jackson	Jess Jackson's pursuit of quality	Summer 08	20
Coates	Clive	All You Need to Know	Four tenets of wine appreciation: Love, Belief, Celebration, Transmission	Summer 08	22
George	Rosemary	Veneto's Big Three	Valpolicella, Bardolino, Soave	Summer 08	24-25
		A New Chapter for Allegrini	Valpolicella producer expands its portfolio. Includes tasting notes.	Summer 08	26-28
Maresca	Tom	The Skinny on 2003 Brunello	Not a great vintage but very good wines. Includes tasting notes.	Summer 08	30-32
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	The Many Faces of Chardonnay	Gallo wines, including Ghost Pines	Summer 08	34-36
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Pure Pleasure	Winemaker Bob Masyczek, makes wines for Diageo. Consults for Vinavera, New Haven, Archetype. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	38-40
Elia	Richard	A Model of Consistency	Sonoma's Rodney Strong Vineyards. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	42-44
		Crowning Achievement	Pinot Gris from Oregon's Kind Estate. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	46-48
		QRW's 24th Annual California Best of the Best	Tasted over 800 wines. Cabernet Sauvignon (5-star and 4-star); Red Blends; Zinfandels; Syrahs; Chardonnays; Pinot Noirs; Sauvignon Blancs	Summer 08	50-68
		Best $12 and Under California Wines	27 can't-miss values	Summer 08	70-71
Walker	Larry	Balancing Act	Sonoma's Jordan Winery's Cabernet and Chardonnay	Summer 08	72-74
Elia	Richard	Back on Track	Steve Reeder and Simi's renaissance	Summer 08	76-78
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	Our Favorite New York Restaurants (47 of them)	Summer 08	80-84
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Sound the Trumpets	Robert Pellegrini; Tasting notes on Pellegrini, Cloverdale, and Olivet Lane	Summer 08	86-87
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Patrick Roney's Vision	New owner at Napa's Girard Winery. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	88-89
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Smooth Sailing: Sonoma's Dry Creek Vineyard	New leadership at Dry Creek	Summer 08	90-92
Grice	Judith	Don't Forget	Poem	Summer 08	92
		Eminently Quaffable	Tasting notes on Gnarly Head varietals	Summer 08	93
Elia	Richard	Our Kind of Winemaker	George Fistonich and Villa Maria winery, New Zealand. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	94-95
		Mad About MooBuzz	Tasting notes on 2006 Chard and Pinot Noir	Summer 08	96
		Driven to Excel	Richard Arrowood, 43 years in California wines	Summer 08	97-98
Hinkle	Richard Paul	An Ideal Place	Gloria Ferrer and and Carneros District. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	99-100
		Another Side of Shiraz	Shiraz that's sparkling and/or rose. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	101
Hinkle	Richard Paul	New and Interesting from Spain	Freixenet branches out with the Heredad Collection. Tasting notes.	Summer 08	102-103
Hacker	Richard Carleton	Cigar Talk: Holy Trinity	Cigars, chocolate, port	Summer 08	105
Sheahan	Randy	Dernier Cri: I Believe	Wine credo for the ages	Summer 08	106
		Wine Scene: 12th Professional Excellence Awards	Marchese Piero Antinori, Ted Baseler, John Priest, Michael Lomonaco	Spring 08	12 to 14
		Wine Scene: Skinner Wine Auction	Takes place March 14, 2008	Spring 08	16
		Wine Scene: 8th Naples Winter Wine Festival	Most financially successful charity wine event in the world	Spring 08	16
		Wine Scene: MGM Grand Detroit	Opened Autumn 2007	Spring 08	18
		Wine Scene: Southampton Stony Brook University Symposium	On the culture and sustainability of food and wine producers in the NY Metro area	Spring 08	20
		Wine Scene: Tasters Guild	40 chapters, 24th year	Spring 08	20
		Wine Scene: The Mireille Watch	Update on Mireille Guiliano	Spring 08	22
		Wine Scene: Photo Ops… Here and About	Dr. Maya Angelous at Salem State College; Cynthia Lohr at Edgewood Hope Ball in SF	Spring 08	24
		Wine Scene: Summer Winter	Chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier open new restaurant in Burlington Marriott	Spring 08	24
		Wine Scene: Upside Down Champagne	Regis Camus and Piper-Heidsieck's new packaging	Spring 08	26
Frees	Jeffrey	Wine Scene: Adieu or A Bientot to Marc Veyrat and His Six Michelin Stars?	Questions about the French chef's health and his return to the his restaurants.	Spring 08	28
		Wine Calendar 2008	January 11 to April 4: 19th Annual Boston Harbor Wine Festival; February 8: 17th Boston Wine Expo; April 25 to 27: 6th St. Michael's Food & Wine Festival; May 14 to 17: 12th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival	Spring 08	30-32
Coates	Clive	Guessing Game	Blind tasting is a perilous exercise	Spring 08	33-34
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Still Scaling the "Heitz"	Heitz winery after 47 years. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	35-36
Maresca	Tom	Barbaresco's Big Party	Piedmont's other great wine, listing of best Barbaresco	Spring 08	38-40
Frees	Jeff	Piedmont Strikes Gold	2004 Barolos and Barbarescos	Spring 08	42-44
George	Rosemary	Sardinian Sojourn	Charm and surprisingly good wine on Sardinia. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	46-48
		Best of the Best (Part 1): California Bubbly	Tasting notes	Spring 08	50
		Best of the Best (Part 1): California Chardonnay	Tasting notes	Spring 08	52-53
		Best of the Best (Part 1): California Pinot Noir	Tasting notes	Spring 08	54-55
		Savory Sauvignon Blanc	Top 5 from Caifornia	Spring 08	56
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Discovering Priorat	Red wines from region near Barcelona. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	58-60
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Rioja Royalty	Marques de Riscal: innovation (Frank Gehry designed building) and tradition	Spring 08	62-63
Cobb	Peter	Best of the Best Ports	Tasting of vintages from the 1960s. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	64-67
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Bubbling Over	Sonoma's J Winery: new winemaker, new wines	Spring 08	68
		Charting a New Course	Don Sebastiani & Sons raise prices, go after better quality	Spring 08	70
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Introducing HdV	Domaine de la Romanee-Conti's American cousin. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	71-72
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Quiet Consistency	Sonoma's Pedroncelli family: good wine, fair prices. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	73-74
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	The Rochioli Story	Some of California's best Pinot Noirs. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	76-77
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	Table Hopping in Provence	Spring 08	78-82
Townsend	Elisabeth	Sweet Dreams	Alessio and Cecilia Tessieri (chocolatiers and cocoa growers) and John Paris (chocolatier). Includes recipe by Judy Mattera.	Spring 08	84-87
		Dark Victory	Annual chocolate tasting, with notes.	Spring 08	88-89
Hyland	Tom	Luscious and Lovely	Chimney Rock Winery, tasting notes	Spring 08	90-91
Finkel	Harvey	An Unlikely Wine Revolution	Israel's Golan Heights Winery	Spring 08	92-93
		Attention Must Be Paid	Jacob's Creek's new reserve wines. Tasting notes.	Spring 08	94-95
		Spring Fling	Banish blues in California's wine country. Photos by George Rose.	Spring 08	96-97
Elia	Richard	Meet Caroline Dunn	Wolf Blass' winemaker is the first woman to wine the Jimmy Watson prize	Spring 08	98-99
		Our Favorite 18-Year-Old Malts	"The usual suspects"	Spring 08	100-101
		Best 12- and 15-Year-Old Single Malts	Tried and true choices	Spring 08	102-103
Hacker	Richard Carleton	Cigar Talk: Those Smoke-Filled Rooms	Enjoying cigars indoors, a trick proposition?	Spring 08	104
Sheahan	Randy	Dernier Cru: A Glass of Whine	Five pet peeves	Spring 08	106
		Wine Scene: Jackson Hole Wine Auction	Raised $215,000	Winter 07/08	12
		Wine Scene: Tanglewood Wine Festival	Tripled the revenue it gives to Boston Symphony	Winter 07/08	14
		Wine Scene: An Afternoon in the Country	28th Sonoma County Showcase	Winter 07/08	16
		Wine Scene: 23rd Annual WineSong!	Mendocino. Event raised $653,000	Winter 07/08	16
		Wine Scene: 28th L'Ete du Vin	Nashville. Event raised $855,000	Winter 07/08	18
		Wine Scene: Washington State Wine Auction	Raised $1,950,000	Winter 07/08	18
		Wine Scene: Krug's Escape Artist Collection	Limited edition of 30 trunks designed by leather goods designer Pinel & Pinel of Paris	Winter 07/08	20
		Wine Scene: Ritz-Carlton Boston Common Hotel	Updates about the luxury hotel near the Boston Common	Winter 07/08	20
		Wine Scene: In Memoriam	Barbara Griffin, Todd Williams	Winter 07/08	22
		Wine Scene: Calendar	19th Boston Harbor Hotel Wine and Food Festival, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, ResourcePlus and Reed: New York Expo	Winter 07/08	22
		Wine Scene: QRW's 30th Anniversary	September 7, 2007 at the Boston Harbor Hotel	Winter 07/08	24
		Crème de La Champagne	15 best: Non-vintage, Vintage, Prestige Cuvee Champagnes	Winter 07/08	26-28
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Heidsieck Two-Step	"Piper" and "Charles" offer two distinctive styles	Winter 07/08	30-32
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Don't Call Me "Jackson"	Champagne Jacquesson's numbered Cuvees.	Winter 07/08	34-36
Coates	Clive	Rhone Sans d'Argent	Affordable wines from the Rhone. Reommended growers: Cotes-du-Rhone, Cotes-du-Rhone-Villages, Vacqueyras and Gigondas, Sant-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage	Winter 07/08	38-40
Boyd	Gerald D.	Magnificent Obsession	Kathryn and Craig Hall, Frank Gehry. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	42-46
		Top Quaffs of 2007	QRW writers share most exciting experiences of the year: Randy Sheahan, Clive Coates, Eleanor and Ray Heald, Richard Paul Hinkle, Gerald D. Boyd, Tom Hyland	Winter 07/08	48-50
Hinkle	Richard Paul	California Claret	J. Lohr's "Cuvee Series," distinct Bordeaux accent	Winter 07/08	52-54
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A Certain Magic	Winemaker Kimberlee Nicholls of California: best winemaker you've never heard of. Tasting notes from Markham wines.	Winter 07/08	56-58
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Shipshape	Winemaker Bernard Portet and Napa's Clos du Val. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	60-62
Walker	Larry	Two Sonoma Stars	Marimar Torres and Dutton-Goldfield: great wines from cooler coastal zones. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	64-68
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Truly Blessed	Stags' Leap Winery and winemaker Kevin Morrisey. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	70-72
		Ripasso Rules	Valpolicella refermented atop Amarone lees. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	74
		Red Wine of the Quarter	Lancaster Estate's 2004 Nicole. Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	75
		Lake County Luminary	Brassfield Estate Winery (north of Napa and east of Mendocino). Tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	76-77
		Souverain Redux	Winemaker Ed Killian. Tasting notes on new releases	Winter 07/08	78-79
		Serious Business	Altano, newly-emerging Portuguese table wines	Winter 07/08	80-81
Mattera	Judy	Post-Prandial Perfection	Recipes for Bittersweet Chocolate Tart and Cherry Port Sabayon	Winter 07/08	82
Elia	Richard	Make Mine Tawny	Wood-aged ports are always "in bloom."	Winter 07/08	83
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	Orlando	Winter 07/08	84-86
Cobb	Peter	Introducing Alentejo	Wines from this Portuguese region, wineries to look for.	Winter 07/08	87-89
		A Really Good Buy	Rutherford Ranch's Rhiannon red	Winter 07/08	90
		Memorable Malbec	Tasting note on 2006 Don Miguel Gascon	Winter 07/08	91
Maresca	Tom	Alpine Delights	Whites from Alto Adige	Winter 07/08	92-94
George	Rosemary	South African Update	Wines from the Cape, tasting notes.	Winter 07/08	95-96
Lavelle	William R.	Savory Sagrantino	Hearty red grape from Umbria	Winter 07/08	97-99
		Turning Over a New Leaf	Fred Franzia tweaks Forest Glen wines for the better	Winter 07/08	100-101
McClary	Todd	Hold Onto Your Drink	Crossword puzzle	Winter 07/08	103
Hacker	Richard Carleton	Cigar Talk	Gift ideas for the holidays	Winter 07/08	104
Sheahan	Randy	Dernier Cri: Much Ado	Review of "Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine"	Winter 07/08	106

		Wine Scene: Chef Sandro Gamba / Four Seasons Westlake Village	Highlights Chef Sandro (Four Seasons Westlake Village) and Chef Ron Siegel (Ritz-Carlton San Francisco)	Autumn 07	10 to 12
		Wine Scene: 10th Professional Excellence Awards	Honorees Michael Aaron, John Shafer, and Miguel Torres	Autumn 07	14
		Wine Scene: Chef Beck at Banfi	Culinary expedition at Il Borgo	Autumn 07	16
		Wine Scene: Sushi-Teq	New restaurant at the InterContinental Boston Hotel	Autumn 07	18
		Wine Scene: Left Bank at Stonehedge	New restaurant aat Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro, MA	Autumn 07	18
		Wine Scene: Grgich Hills Estate's 30th	Anniversary for Mike Grgich	Autumn 07	20
		Wine Scene: Happy 5th Birthday Two Buck Chuck	Fred Franzia	Autumn 07	22
		Wine Scene: Auction Napa Valley	27th annual Napa Valley Vintner's Auction raises $9.8 million	Autumn 07	22
		Wine Scene: Harvard Business School Women's Association	QRW and Welch and Donohoe LLC underwrite fundraising for HBSWA	Autumn 07	24
		Wine Scene: St. Michael's Food & Wine Festival	Event in Maryland	Autumn 07	26
		Wine Scene: On the Road	Red Truck Wines of Sonoma's cross-country A.R.T. road trip	Autumn 07	26
Coates	Clive	Burgundy Sans d'Argent	Less expensive wines from Burgundy	Autumn 07	28-32
Peppercorn	David	The Word on 2006 Bordeaux	Good but not investment-worthy report on the vintage	Autumn 07	34-36
Sheahan	Randy	Wonder Years	Overview of QRW's 30 years and the changes in the wine world	Autumn 07	38-42
		Then and Now: QRW Covers	Six sample QRW covers	Autumn 07	44
Spencer	Alan	Setting Bordeaux on Its Head	Despagne family on how lesser appellations can produce stellar wines	Autumn 07	46-48
		Ripeness is All	Graffigna wines	Autumn 07	50
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A Not-So-Ancient Mariner	Sonoma's Dry Creek Vineyards, Bordeaux Blend	Autumn 07	52
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	At the Pinnacle	Napa's Sterling Vineyards and veteran winemaker Mike Westrick	Autumn 07	54-56
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Crème de la Crème	St Francis Winery's Wild Oak label, winemaker Tom Mackey	Autumn 07	58-60
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Family Values	Sonoma's Sebastiani Winery's family roots	Autumn 07	62-64
Elia	Richard	Brave New World	Sonoma's Ferrari-Carano winery	Autumn 07	66-67
Frees	Jeff	Better Wine Through Biodynamics	Oregon's Beaux Freres winery, biodynamics, and Pinot Noir	Autumn 07	68-70
		Francis Mahoney's Saga	Pioneer of Pinot Noir in California	Autumn 07	72-74
Hinkle	Richard Paul	The Kings of River Junction	McManis family, California's Central Valley	Autumn 07	75-76
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Intelligent Design	Spottswoode winery, Napa	Autumn 07	77-78
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Let the Good Times Roll	Sonoma's Gundlach Bundschu family estate	Autumn 07	80-81
Hyland	Tom	Sizzling Sicily	Newly hip wine region, Baglio di Pianetto and Planeta	Autumn 07	82-85
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	New Directions at Ruffino	Improvements at famous Tuscan producer	Autumn 07	87-90
		Red Wine of the Quarter	Heller Estate Merlot 2003	Autumn 07	91
Maresca	Tom	Let's Hear It for the Little Guys	Produttori di Barbaresco, a model association of small grape growers	Autumn 07	92-94
Walker	Larry	Nothing But the Best	Cathy Corison profile and tasting notes	Autumn 07	96-97
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	Madrid and Barcelona	Autumn 07	98-100
		Bravo, Spanish Quarter	Blends of traditional Spanish varietals and international varietals	Autumn 07	101
		Exclusively Yours	Members-only bottlings from St. Supery	Autumn 07	102
		Sleek as a Cat	Values from Sebeka, Gallo's new South African brand	Autumn 07	104-105
Elia	Richard	Still Hazy After All These Years	23rd Annual QRW Cigar Smoker Dinner at the Boston Harbor Hotel	Autumn 07	106-107
		To the Rescue	White Knight's Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc	Autumn 07	108
Hacker	Richard Carleton	The Return of Cigar Bars	Smoke-friendly venues on the rise	Autumn 07	111
		Singular Sensations	Glenmorangie, malt whisky tasting notes	Autumn 07	112-113
Sheahan	Randy	Dernier Cri: What Price Glory?	Bordeaux First Growths lose touch	Autumn 07	114
Elia	Richard	Wine Scene: In Memoriam	Ernest Gallo	Summer 07	12
		Wine Scene: Mireille Guiliano	Update on the QRW contributor since her hugely popular book, French Women Don't Get Fat, was published	Summer 07	14
		Wine Scene: Kendall-Jackson's 25th Anniversary	Some highlights of K-J's quarter-century	Summer 07	16
		Wine Scene: 2007 Jackson Hole Wine Auction	Takes place July 11, proceeds benefit the Grand Teton Music Festival	Summer 07	16
		Wine Scene: 2007 Naples Winter Wine Festival	Raised a record-high $18.3 million	Summer 07	18
		Wine Scene: Boston Harbor Hotel Wine Festival	Highlights of the mid-Jan to mid-April event	Summer 07	18
		Wine Scene: Boston Wine Expo	Hits and misses of the huge event	Summer 07	20
		Wine Scene: Wine Sisters USA	Founded by Massachusetts resident Kindra Spector	Summer 07	20
		Wine Scene: Taj Boston	Hires Alfonso DeLucia and David Gibbons to lead updates	Summer 07	22
		Wine Scene: Dry Creek Goes Hollywood	Kim Stare-Wallace at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Summer 07	22
		Wine Calendar, 2007-2008	Napa Valley Vintner's Auction; Sonoma County Showcase Weekend of Wine & Food; Las Vegas Odyssey Lifestyle; San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival; Zin Aficionado, ZAP's 16th	Summer 07	24
Coates	Clive	Let Riesling Be	Commentary on the grapes, wines, and marketing of Riesling	Summer 07	26-28
George	Rosemary	Discovering Navarra	Exciting wines from up-and-coming region of Spain. Tasting notes.	Summer 07	30-32
Hyland	Tom	Her Father's Daughter	Alessia Antinori, includes Q&A with Ted Baseler of Ste. Michele Wine Estates	Summer 07	34-38
Elia	Richard	Cape Crusader	Winemaker Marc Kent of Boekenhoutskloof Estate. Tasting notes.	Summer 07	40-42
		QRW's 23rd Annual California's Best of the Best	Sparkling Wine (5-star); Non-Vintage Champagne (5-star) and Vintage Champagne; also Prestige Cuvee, Blanc de Blancs, Vintage Rose, Non-Vintage Rose.	Summer 07	44-65
Peppercorn	David	Best of the Best 2005 Bordeaux	Discoveries of the Vintage; Outstanding Values; Outstanding Wines; Best Buys; Picks; "Seconds," Sauternes Buys	Summer 07	66-67
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A California Classic	Red wine at Napa's Beaulieu Vineyard	Summer 07	68-70
		Must Buys	Best CA wine values under $10	Summer 07	72
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Napa's Micro Wave	Little-known wineries worth seeking out: Dyer, Laura Zahtila, Cliff Lede, Parallel, Eponymous, Hewitt, Provenance	Summer 07	73-75
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Picture Perfect	Peju Province: beautiful grounds, beautiful wines	Summer 07	76-78
		Good Show	Sonoma Vineyards by Tom Klein. Tasting notes.	Summer 07	79
Walker	Larry	A Winery to Watch	Clark-Claudon Vineyards, classic Napa mountain Cab	Summer 07	80-81
Elia	Richard	Garden of Eden	Biodynamic winemaking at Languedoc's Chateau Maris (winemaker Robert Eden). Tasting notes.	Summer 07	82-83
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	South Beach	Summer 07	84-86
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A Perfect Fit	Lynmar winemaker Hugh Chappelle crafts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay	Summer 07	87-88
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Sense of the Irreverent	Consilience winery in Santa Barbara, takes cue from Australia. Tasting notes.	Summer 07	89-90
		Barefoot Wine: No Mean Feet	Gallo's Barefoot Wines for $5/bottle	Summer 07	91-92
		Screw-pulous Wines from Wolf Blass	Winemaker Chris Hatcher, and closures, at Wolf Blass	Summer 07	94-95
Elia	Richard	Martin Codax Knows Albarino	Albarino from Bodegas Martin Codex in the sub-region of Val do Salnes	Summer 07	96-97
Grice	Judith	Blantyre Beckons. Article co-authored by Randy Sheahan	Plush Berkshire resort: ambience, food, wines	Summer 07	98-99
		New and Notable: Kono Baru	From CA wine negociant Don Sebastiani and Sons	Summer 07	100
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	California Chateauneuf	Zaca Mesa Winery's Rhone grapes, in the Santa Ynez Valley. Tasting notes.	Summer 07	101-102
Berry	Patrick	Dom Pair-non	Crossword puzzle	Summer 07	103
		Wine Savvy Tips	From QRW.com	Summer 07	104
Hacker	Richard Carleton	Cigar Talk: The Best Revenge	Drinking and smoking well	Summer 07	106
		Fred Franzia's World View	Decries terroir, Parker. Knows people talk expensively but buy cheaply.	Spring 07	102-103
		The Macallan Fine Oak 1975	Single malt lover's dream	Spring 07	104
Hacker	Richard Carleton	CigarTalk: The Terroir of Tobacco	Like wine, quality of a good cigar is all about origin.	Spring 07	106
		Wine Scene: Veuve Clicquot Rare Vintages	Including designer carrying box	Winter 06/07	12
		Wine Scene: Boston Wine Expo	Preview of 2007 event	Winter 06/07	14
		Wine Scene: The Divas	Divas Uncorked creates their first wine	Winter 06/07	16
		Wine Scene: L'Ete du Vin	Report on America's oldest charity wine event	Winter 06/07	18
		Wine Scene: 21st Anthony Spinazzola Gala	Preview of 2007 event	Winter 06/07	18
		Wine Scene: Bouchee	Charles Sarkis' new French restaurant on Newbury Street	Winter 06/07	20-22
		Wine Scene: InterContinental Hotel Group	Culinary partnerships with French chefs	Winter 06/07	22
		Wine Scene: Naples Winter Wine Festival	Preview of 2007 event	Winter 06/07	24
		Wine Scene: Tasters Guild	In its 21st year, 40 chapters nationwide	Winter 06/07	24
		QRW's Annual Best of the Best: Guide to Champagne	NV, Vintage, Prestige Cuvee, Blanc de Blancs, Vintage Rose, NV Rose	Winter 06/07	26-32
Coates	Clive	Bordeaux Madness	Advice on what to buy from high-priced vintage, what to avoid	Winter 06/07	34-36
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	More 2005 Bordeaux Values	Superb lesser wines from $15 to $50	Winter 06/07	38-40
Elia	Richard	Autralia's Greatest Winery	Clarendon Hills, winemaker Roman Bratasiuk. Tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	42-46
Sheahan	Randy	Wine Quiz	Vital Varietals	Winter 06/07	44
Cobb	Peter	Another Side of Duoro	The region's non-Port table wines. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	48-50
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Taittinger's California Odyssey	Domaine Carneros' still and sparkling wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay	Winter 06/07	52-54
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Walk on the Wild Side	Natural yeasts at Napa's Monticello winery. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	56-58
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Poised for Greatness	Napa's Merryvale Winery: new facility, new team, new direction. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	60-62
Walker	Larry	Basque-ing in Glory	Spanish winemaker Ana Martin Ozain, wines from obscure grapes	Winter 06/07	64-66
Walker	Larry	Stealth Winery	California's St. Clement Winery	Winter 06/07	68-71
Horn	Yvonne	Pushing the Envelope	Wente's new Nth Degree wines push the edge	Winter 06/07	72-73
Boyd	Gerald D.	A New Era at Simi	Winemaker Steve Reeder. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	74-75
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	New York, New York	Winter 06/07	76-79
Frees	Jeff	A Sense of Place	Michelin 3-star dal Pescatore restaurant in Canneto Sull'Oglio, Italy	Winter 06/07	80-81
Townsend	Elizabeth	An Epicure's Guide to Dark Chocolate	Numerous varieties and quality levels, as with wine. Includes tasting notes and a recipe for chocolate hazlenut torta by Judy Mattera	Winter 06/07	82-84
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Serious Beaujolais	Non-Nouveau wines from Burgundy. Includes recommended Cru Beaujolais	Winter 06/07	85-87
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Unique Place	Napa's Cheateau Montelena. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	88-89
		Red Wine of the Quarter	St. Supery's 2002 Elu	Winter 06/07	90
		Introducing Red Line Vineyards	Reds from Codornu's new Alexander Valley winery	Winter 06/07	91
		Stuck Delightfully in Lodi	Must-buys from California's Harlow Ridge. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 06/07	92
		Rara Avis	Value wines from California's Smoking Loon	Winter 06/07	93
		The Best of Long Island	Bedell Cellars, owned by movie mogul Michael Lynne	Winter 06/07	94
Elia	Richard	French Women Don't Get Bored	Review of Mireilli Guiliano's new book, French Women for All Seasons	Winter 06/07	96-97
Sheahan	Randy	A New Rhone Bible	Review of John Livingstone-Learmonth's new book, The Wines of the Northern Rhone	Winter 06/07	98
		Model of Perfection	Sonoma's Sebastiani winery declassifies wines that don't measure up	Winter 06/07	99
Elia	Richard	Riedel Riddles	Wine goblets that bewitch, bother and bewilder	Winter 06/07	100-101
Elia	Richard	An Awesome Single Malt	Ardbeg's airigh Nam Beist. Includes tasting note.	Winter 06/07	102-103
Piscop	Fred	Whine Lovers' Puzzle	QRW Crossword	Winter 06/07	104
Hacker	Richard Carlton	CigarTalk: Better Than Handkerchiefs	Ashton ESGs or a good bottle for Christmas	Winter 06/07	106
		Wine Scene: 6th Annual NYIT/QRW Professional Excellence Awards	Honorees Charlie Trotter, Gina Gallo, and Prince Robert de Luxembourg	Autumn 06	12 to 14
		Wine Scene: 2006 Jackson Hole Wine Auction	Included Premier Tasting with Parker and Rolland	Autumn 06	16-18
		Wine Scene: Naples Wine Festival	January 26 to 28, 2007	Autumn 06	20
		Wine Scene: 14th Annual Atlanta High Museum Wine Auction	April 1, raised $1.3 million	Autumn 06	20
		Wine Scene: Nantucket Wine Festival	Raised $230,000	Autumn 06	22
		Wine Scene: Chanticleer South	Nantucket's Chanticleer restaurant relocates to the Florida Keys	Autumn 06	24
		Wine Scene: Chateau Margaux and 7th Annual Heart's Delight	Benefit in Wash DC for the American Heart Association	Autumn 06	26
		Wine Scene: Wine Sisters USA	Profile of founder Kindra Spector	Autumn 06	26
		Wine Scene: Auction Napa Valley 2006	June 1 to 4 at Meadowood, raised $8.4 million	Autumn 06	28
		Wine Scene: Wine Calendar	Events around the country in 2006	Autumn 06	28
		Wine Scene: Michel Rolland & Kluge Estate	Rolland consults at winery near Charlottesville, Virginia. "Like CA several decades ago and Chile 10 years ago."	Autumn 06	30
		High Time	Serena Sutcliffe MW inducted into the French Legion of Honor	Autumn 06	32
Peppercorn	David	A Great Bordeaux Year	Re-tasting in June confirms 2005 as exceptional vintage. Includes notes and recommendations.	Autumn 06	34-40
Maresca	Tom	Neapolitan Gold	White wines from Italy's Campania region. Includes full page of best producers' best wines	Autumn 06	42-48
Hyland	Tom	The Master	Winemaker Antonio Mastroberardino from Campania. Includes wine reviews.	Autumn 06	50-54
Hyland	Tom	Angelo Gaja's Journey	Overview of Gaja's 45-year career	Autumn 06	56-57
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Schwenn's Way	Dievole estate in Tuscany. Wines from 16 different sites. Includes sidebar on Other Tuscan Faces in Renaissance.	Autumn 06	60-63
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Let's Hear It for Montepulciano!	New look for the main red grape of Abruzzo, Marche, and Molise regions	Autumn 06	64-66
Elia	Richard	Michael Mondavi Redux	Mondavi refocuses on his new wine company, Folio.	Autumn 06	67-69
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Liquid Gold	Extra virgin olive oils rival wine as Italy's finest potable.	Autumn 06	70-71
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Striking the Right Balance	Napa's Sequioa Grove winery	Autumn 06	72-74
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Model of Consistency	California's J. Lohr winery's fine wines	Autumn 06	75-76
Horn	Yvonne Michie	John Deere's Sonoma Legacy	Deere's heirs at Landmark Vineyards make top-notch Chardonnay, Pinot and Syrah	Autumn 06	78-80
Walker	Larry	All-Star Team	Long Shadows winery (in WA) team of top international winemakers	Autumn 06	81-83
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining	Beautiful Les Baux (Provence)	Autumn 06	84-87
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Born Again	Sonoma's Dry Creek Vineyard reinvents itself under Kim and Don Wallace	Autumn 06	88-90
		Gallo Gazing II	Twin Valley wines. Includes notes.	Autumn 06	91
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Elemental Truth	Winemaker Janet Myers' Cabs at Napa's Mount Veeder Winery	Autumn 06	92-93
		Dionysian Delight (White Wine of the Quarter)	Priase for 2005 Thornbury Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand	Autumn 06	94
		Sumptuous Stuff (Red Wine of the Quarter)	2003 Legaris Crianza from Spain's Ribero del Duero	Autumn 06	95
		New and Notable: To the Rescue	California's White Knight brand as an alternative to tyranny of Chardonnay	Autumn 06	96
		Smooth Ride	Everyday wines: Rutherford Wine Company's Grand Pacific Starliner red and white. Tasting notes.	Autumn 06	98
Daily	Stella	QRW Crossword. With Bruce Venzke	The Interregionals	Autumn 06	99
Elia	Richard	Celebrating the Good Life	QRW's 21st annual cigar smoker	Autumn 06	100-103
Elia	Richard	The Margaux of Malts	Glenmorangie's newest whisky mixes grape and grain	Autumn 06	104
Hacker	Richard Carleton	CigarTalk: Zino's Legacy	Davidoff's founder	Autumn 06	106

		Wine Scene: Veuve Clicquot Rose	Veuve Clicquot Rose	Summer 06	12 to 14
		Wine Scene: Jean-Guillaume Prats of Chateau Cos d'Estournel	New owner at Cos, but Jean-Guillaume still in charge	Summer 06	16
		Wine Scene: Dean de Korth	Winemaker at Bernardus Winery in the Carmel Valley	Summer 06	18
		Wine Scene: Boston Harbor Hotel Wine Festival	Overview, Chef Daniel Bruce's wine and food pairings	Summer 06	20
		Wine Scene: Intercontinental Hotels Group	Tim Kirwan selected to run the new InterContinental in Boston	Summer 06	22
		Wine Scene: Divas Uncorked: Annual Vintners Dinner	Marketing wine to minorities and women	Summer 06	24
		Wine Scene: Heller Estate	Gilbert Heller bio. Heller Estate Cab chosen Best of Show in QRW blind tasting.	Summer 06	26
		Wine Scene: Rusty Staub -- Wine Connoisseur	MLB player now runs charity wine auction	Summer 06	28
Elia	Richard	22nd Annual California Best of the Best	Intro	Summer 06	30
		22nd Annual California Best of the Best	Cabernet Sauvignon	Summer 06	32-39
		22nd Annual California Best of the Best	Red Blends Meritage	Summer 06	40-42
		22nd Annual California Best of the Best	Merlot	Summer 06	43-44
Townsend	Elizabeth	The Great Cheeses of California	Bellwether Farms, Matos Cheese Factory, Fiscalini Farmstead Cheese, Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove Chevre, Point Reyes Farmstead	Summer 06	45-46; also chart of wine and cheese pairings, 48
Schmid	Doreen	A Sight to Behold: Napa Valley wineries offer a wonderful mix of architectural styles	Opus One, Nickel & Nickel, Clos Pegase, Quintessa, Darioush, Quixote	Summer 06	50-53
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	California Greatness: Ray Duncan's Silver Oak Cabernet and Twomey Merlot are World-Class Wines	Winemaker Don Baron. Also tasting notes on 2000-2003 vintages	Summer 06	54-57
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Napa's Pleasure Dome: Darioush's palatial setting befits its wines	Darioush Khaledi, winemaker Steve Devitt. Also tasting notes on 2003 and 2004 vintages	Summer 06	58-60
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Wonderful Life: For ex-Atari chief Dennis Groth, making wine is a labor of love	Dennis Groth, Froth Oakville Cabs	Summer 06	61-62
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A World Apart: California's rugged Sonoma coast is a budding source of top-notch wines	Includes tasting notes on the best from the Sonoma Coast	Summer 06	64-67
		Ste. Michelle is Best of the Best in Washington	Tasting notes on WA reds	Summer 06	68
		Winning Wines: Napa's Rutherford Ranch makes consistently fine, affordably priced varietals	Winemaker Steve Rued. Also tasting notes from 2002-2004 vintages.	Summer 06	69-70
		Must Buys: These California reds, all $10 or less, are ideal everyday wines	Tasting notes for blind-tasted reds	Summer 06	71
Walker	Larry	User Friendly: Delicato's Monterey and Lodi wines provide great pleasure for not a lot of money	Delicato in San Bernabe. Tasting notes on Clay Station, Gnarly Head, Night Owl, and Monterra wines	Summer 06	72-73
Maresca	Tom	Grand Crew: Producing classic Burgundies is a family affair at Drouhin	Winemaker Veronique Drouhin and family. Inclues tasting notes of Drouhin reds and whites	Summer 06	74-77
Elia	Richard	Rioja's New Superstar: Bodegas RODA makes exceptional, high-end wines from 30-50-year-old vines	Mario Rotllant and Carmen Daurella. Also tasting notes on RODA Tempranillos.	Summer 06	78-79
Hyland	Tom	Nobody Does It Better: Sandro Boscaini's Masi winery leads the way in Italy's Valpolicella zone	Includes tasting notes on vintages from 1999 to 2005	Summer 06	80-82
George	Rosemary	The Wines of Lebanon: Led by Chateau Musar, this warm, sunny land has a burgeoning fine wine industry	Includes tasting notes on Lebanese wines from 1998 to 2003	Summer 06	83-86
Cobb	Peter	Portugal's New Wave: The Group of Seven seeks to elevate the image of Portuguese wine	Paulo Amorim. Wineries inlcude Alianca, Aveleda, Bacalhoa, Esporao, JM da Fonseca, Messias and Sogrape. Includes tasting notes.	Summer 06	87-89
Elia	Richard	Reigning in Spain: Ribera del Duero's Legaris winery produces big, rich, elegantly balanced wines	Winemaker Berta Laguna	Summer 06	90-91
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Sparkling Shanghai: China's largest city offers wide-ranging world-class cuisine	Hotels, the Bund, Xintiandi	Summer 06	92-93
Spencer	Alan	Flying High: The aircraft maker Dassault also makes top-class Bordeauz in St.-Emilion	Laurent Dassault, SAFER	Summer 06	94-95
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Beyond Petite Syrah: Concannon, which pioneered that grape in California, is branching out	Jim Concannon, P.S. I Love You, Chardonnay and Viognier	Summer 06	96-97
McClary	Todd	QRW Crossword: Vine Tuning		Summer 06	98
		Sincerely Good: Neil Ellis' new, low-priced South African wines are delicious	Includes tasting notes on 2004-2005 vintages	Summer 06	99
		New Release: Le Bon Vin de La Napa Merlot	Don Sebastiani & Sons	Summer 06	100
Hin	Richard Paul	The Muscat King of California: Andy Quady is America's foremost maker of dessert wines		Summer 06	101-102
		Singular Malts: These 12-, 15- and 18-year old unblended scotches are as good as it gets	Includes charts and tasting notes	Summer 06	103-104
		Wine Scene: Rodney Strong Winery	"Ultra Selection"	Spring 06	12
		Wine Scene: Charles Sarkis, Restaurateur	Biography of Sarkis, includes his miraculous return to life from a brain tumor	Spring 06	14-16
		Wine Scene: 21st Anthony Spinazzola Gala	Recap of the event at the Seaport World Trade Center	Spring 06	16-18
		Wine Scene: QRW/NYIT Professional Excellence Awards	Awards to Robert de Luxembourg and Gina Gallo; also Charlite Trotter (Professional Culinary Excellence award) and Geoffrey Zakarian (fundraising)	Spring 06	20
		Wine Scene: Castello Banfi's Il Borgo	Luxury hotel destination in Montalcino, Tuscany	Spring 06	22
		Wine Scene: Nashville's L'Ete du Vin	In its 26th year, the US' oldest wine event, support the fight against cancer	Spring 06	23
		Wine Scene: 10th Nantucket Wine Festival	Highlights 2005 Bordeaux vintage	Spring 06	24
		Wine Scene: Caprice: Champagne Veuve Clicquot & Pucci	La Grande Dame Champagne and the House of Emilio Pucci partner to create "Caprice" bottle cooler	Spring 06	26
		Wine Scene: Gallo's Manhattan Tasting Room	In Manhattan, on 60th between Park and Madison	Spring 06	26
		Wine Scene: $14 Million at the Sixth Naples Winter Wine Festival	Most successful wine festival in the world. Honored vintners: Shari and Garen Staglin	Spring 06	28
		Wine Scene: Crushpad: Winemaking via Internet	Crushpad, a bonded urban winery in San Francisco, CEO Michael Brill, 150 customers so far	Spring 06	28
		Wine Scene: Tanglewood Wine and Food Classic	Introducing the event, organized by the same people who run the Nantucket Wine Festival	Spring 06	28
Maresca	Tom	A Perfect Piedmont Vintage: The 2001 Barolos and Barbarescos are bellissimo, say Maresca and Frees. Here are their respective takes on this exceptional, one-of-a-kind year.	Co-written by Jeff Frees.	Spring 06	30-34 (Maresca), then 36-40 (Frees)
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Tyrolean Treats: The Pinot family -- Grigio, Bianco and Nero -- excels in Italy's Dolomite region.		Spring 06	42-43
McCarthy	Ed	Maestro da Vino: Riccardo Cotarella makes superb southern Italian wines under the Falesco label.	Includes tasting notes on eight wines from '99 to '04	Spring 06	44-46
Elia	Richard	Rioja Royalty: Marques de Caceres turns out consistently top-notch wines	Founder Enrique Forner and his daughter, Cristina as current CEO. Includes tasting notes.	Spring 06	48-50
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Top Ten California Zinfandels: These old-vine stalwarts are stamped by their unique terroirs	Includes sections on site personality and oak aging	Spring 06	51-54
		Wine of the Quarter: Le Bon Vin de Napa Cahrdonnay lives up to its name	Tasting note on 2004 vintage	Spring 06	55
		A Short List of California Chardonnays: "Nine" rhymes with "fine" where this group is concerned	5-star and 4-star CA Chards	Spring 06	56-57
		A Short List of California Zinfandel: Forget the Balkan Genesis; Zinfandel is California's own, true grape	5-star and 4-star CA Zins	Spring 06	58-59
		A Short List of California Pinot: The Golden State continues to do well with this quirky varietal	5-star and 4-star CA Pinot Noirs	Spring 06	60-61
		A Short List of California Syrah: This varietal has really come of age in California, as these 18 ably show	5-star and 4-star CA Syrahs	Spring 06	62-63
		A Short List of California Sauvignon Blanc: You can't do any better than these savory seven	5-star and 4-star CA Sauvignon Blancs	Spring 06	64
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Central Coast Standout: Morgan Winery produces stellar wines from Monterey and Santa Lucia Highlands	Profiles Daniel Morgan Lee, proprietor of Morgan winery. Includes tasting notes of '02 to '04 vintages.	Spring 06	65-67
Boyd	Gerald D.	The Ferrari-Carano Story: Don and Rhonda Carano's weekend retreat became one of California's top wineries	Biography of the couple, from Reno to Sonoma and the Dry Creek Valley	Spring 06	68-69
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining: More Best Bites	Highlights from last year's travels, includes Las Vegas, Milan, Cincinnati, New York, Paris	Spring 06	70-72
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	All in the Family: The new project from Ed Sbragia and son Adam offers big, powerful wines	Sbragia at Beringer and the Sbragia Family wine label. Includes tasting notes of Sbragia '01-'03	Spring 06	73-74
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Man of Many Parts: Napa's Clos Pegase Winery is a testament to Jan Shrem's wide-ranging interests	Profiles Jan Shrem and winemaker Shaun Richardson, along with the winery's different labels	Spring 06	75-77
Rose	George	Vineyard Portraits: George Rose's photography captures California wine country in all its majesty	Four photographs of Kendall-Jackson properties	Spring 06	78-79
Boyd	Gerald D.	Peak Efficiency: Mark Topel produces top-notch mountain Cabernet in Mendocino County	Profiles Donnis and Mark Topel and their Hidden Vineyard, Mendocino. Includes tasting notes for '00-'02 Cab	Spring 06	80-82
Sheahan	Randy	Savvy Saws	Wine quote quiz	Spring 06	82
		A Little Bit of Bordeux in California: St. Supery's Dollarhide Ranch produces a fine specimen of American "claret"	Profiles Josh Anstey, vineyard manager, and Geoff Gatto, viticulturalist. Includes tasting notes of '01 Cab and Meritage	Spring 06	84-85
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Sonoma Hot Spot: Pot of gold at the end of this rainbow in Knights Valley	Includes tasting notes on Knights Valley wines like Alluvium, Beringer and Trace Ridge	Spring 06	86-87
Elia	Richard	The Wizard of Oz: Penfolds' Peter Gago makes some of Australia's greatest wines, among them Grange	Also history of Penfolds, tasting notes on '02 wines	Spring 06	88-89
		Napa Ridge Wines: These great-value California offerings come highly recommended	Includes notes on '03 wines	Spring 06	90
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Eminent Victorian: Australia's Tering Station is renowned for intense, well-knit wines	Discusses Commercial Director Gordon Gebbie and winemaker Tom Carson	Spring 06	92-94
Lanward	Hailey	Miles to Go Before He Sleeps: Chateau Ste. Michelle's Bob Bertheau is a "much-traveled" winemaker	Profiles Bertheau and the 30 wines he's involved with	Spring 06	95-97
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Ahead of Its Time: The innovative spirit of Jean Leon lives on at his pathfinding Penedes winery	Biography of Jean Leon, winery founder, and the changes he instituted (including hiring Jaume Rovira 43 years ago)	Spring 06	98-99
		Gallo Gazing: California's largest winemaker introduces a new line of Sonoma Reserves	Includes tasting notes of '03 and '04 vintages	Spring 06	100-101
Sheahan	Randy	Crus Control quiz	Pair Burgundy vineyard with its village	Spring 06	101
Grubb	Patrick	Ageless: No wine has greater staying power than Madeira, as these 12 amply prove	Tasting notes on old Madeiras	Spring 06	102-103
Daily	Stella	QRW Crossword: Blended Red	Co-authored by Bruce Venzke	Spring 06	104
Hacker	Richard Carleton	CigarTalk: An Evening with Joel Robuchon	Robuchon at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas	Spring 06	106
		Mireille Guiliano	Update on Mireille's whereabouts and plans	Winter 05/06	12
		A Great Wine List	Bruno Marini and Chip Sander of The Federalist in Boston	Winter 05/06	13
		Clicquot's Ninth Annual Petanque	Write-up of tournament in Boston on Bastille Day	Winter 05/06	14
		Sixth Naples Wine Festival	January 27 to 29	Winter 05/06	16
		Las Vegas Lifestyle Odyssey	5th year, founded by Mark and Virginia Martino	Winter 05/06	16
		Don Sebastiani & Sons	Switched to alternative closures for their entire line of two million cases	Winter 05/06	16
		DIRONA	Drew Nieporent (president of Myriad Restaurant Group) honored in Las Vegas	Winter 05/06	18
		Imagine 2005	Wine auction to benefit Sonoma children's charities	Winter 05/06	18
		Pittsburgh Wine Festival	Held last May, 3rd annual festival	Winter 05/06	18
Sutcliffe	Serena	Vertiginous Verticals: Tasting different vintages of a great Champagne can be highly edifying	Discuss Richard Geoffrey of Moet. Also Dom Perignon, 1988 vintage	Winter 05/06	22-26
		Just What the Doctor Ordered: Champagne is the great all-in-one elixir, as these 12 truly prove	5-star and 4-star French Champagnes	Winter 05/06	28-30
		Everything that Sparkles Isn't Champagne: These Three California Bubblies Are First-Class All the Way. Who Cares if They're Not French?	5-star California Sparkling Wines	Winter 05/06	30
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Clear as "Cristal": Roederer's French and California sparkling wines are sublime	Jean-Claude Rouzaud, expanding beyond Champagne, California Voice, Champagne lingo, includes notes of Champagne and sparkling wines	Winter 05/06	32-36
Elia	Richard	Meet Michel Rolland: The World's foremost wine consultant speaks with QRW's publisher	Rolland's 100 clients, Midas touch	Winter 05/06	38-40
Coates	Clive	Glorious Ausone: This extraordinary Saint-Emilion estate dates from the Roman period	History, Chateau, Wine Now, tasting notes and optimum drinking	Winter 05/06	42-46
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A True Visionary: Winebow's Leonardo LoCascio imports cutting edge Italian wines	Biography of LoCascio, profile of his imports (not just Piedmont; Veneto, Alto Adige, Abruzzo also)	Winter 05/06	48-51
Hyland	Tom	Great Guy, Great Wines: Vietti's Luca Currado is a hoot. He also makes some of Piedmont's best wines	Profile of Currado, inherited winemaking from his parents, includes tasting notes from '00 to '03	Winter 05/06	52-56
Sheahan	Randy	Wine Quiz	Subject and Predicate: Champagne Houses	Winter 05/06	56
Maresca	Tom	Welcome to Maremma: Located in western Tuscany, it's Italy's exciting new wine region	Angelo Gaja and Ca'Marcanda, Guado al Tasso. Includes notes on important estates and their wines	Winter 05/06	58-62
Hinkle	Richard Paul	The Best of Both Worlds: Green Valley's Iron Horse vineyards is equally adept at sparkling and still wine	Russian River subset. Includes tasting notes.	Winter 05/06	63-66
		On a Mission: Carneros Vintner Anne Moller-Racke aims to make the ultimate Pinot Noir	President of the Donum Estate. Grows grapes for Donum and Robert Stemmler.	Winter 05/06	67-68
Boyd	Gerald D.	Napa's Rough and Ready Winery: Smith-Madrone produces redoubtable mountain-grown wines	Includes tasting notes	Winter 05/06	70-71
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining: Best Bites, QRW's roving gourmands recount their top dining experiences of the past year	Includes Boston, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Atlanta, Milan	Winter 05/06	72-74
		A Dandy Dozen: These 12 red wine values from around the world provide great everyday enjoyment	Wines from Argentina, Australia, California, France (Bordeaux, Rhone, Provence), Italy	Winter 05/06	75
		Best Buy of the Quarter: C'est Si Bon! What more can you say about Le Bon Vin de la Napa Valley's tasty little $10 Cab?	2003 vintage	Winter 05/06	76
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Head for the Hills: Elevation is the key to quality in Napa's Howell Mountain wine region	Includes tasting notes on Cabs, Merlots, Zins	Winter 05/06	77-79
		How Does Nine Stones Do It? This Oz producer crafts lushly textured reds that sell for only $12 a bottle	Partners Len Evans and Denis Power. Includes tasting notes for '04 wines.	Winter 05/06	80-81
		Wolf Blass is on a Roll: Under winemaker Chris Hatcher, their wines get better and better	Includes notes on '01 to '04 wines	Winter 05/06	82-83
Elia	Richard	Mad About "The Boy": Bollinger Champagne sets -- and achieves! -- high standards	History of Bollinger, recommendation for holiday Bollinger	Winter 05/06	84
		Four Superb Washington State Reds: America's apple belt also produces formidable wines	5-star WA state reds, others highly recommended	Winter 05/06	85
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Not Flashy but Very, Very Good: Napa's Silverado Vineyards crafts balanced, terroir-driven wines	Quiet quality with Jonathan Emmerich and Silverado Vineyards	Winter 05/06	86-88
Alan	Spencer	An Enviable Position: Pierre Lurton is winemaker at both Cheval Blanc and d'Yquem!	Includes sidebars on d'Yquem's legal battles and the 1855 classification	Winter 05/06	89-91
Rosemary	George	A Place Apart: Prieure de St. Jean de Bebian is one of Languedoc's top wine estates	Includes tasting notes from '98 to '02	Winter 05/06	92-94
		California Must-Buys: These six, highly affordable wines really "rock"	Reds, Whites, Sparkling	Winter 05/06	95
Hinkle	Richard Paul	Argentine Odyssey: Our intrepid reporter visits some of Gaucho-land's newest wineries	Includes wineries in Patagonia and Mendoza	Winter 05/06	96-97
Cobb	Peter	An Outstanding Port Vintage: Many Douro experts consider 2003 the best year since 1970	Includes tasting notes	Winter 05/06	98-100
Sheahan	Randy	A Winter Reading List: Here are five books that every serious wine lover should have	Botanist and Vintner; World's Greatest Wine Estates' Wines of Bordeaux; New CA Wine; North American Pinot Noir	Winter 05/06	101-104
Piscop	Fred	QRW Crossword: Celebrity Wines		Winter 05/06	102
Hacker	Richard Carleton	CigarTalk: Spirited Pairings	Cigars & Spirits booklets and recommendations	Winter 05/06	106
			Profile of Gaia Gaja	Autumn 05	12 to 14
		Julia Child	Benefit in her honor at Boston University	Autumn 05	Fourteen
		David Alphonse	Moves from wine buyer at Legal Seafoods to wine director at Abe & Louis	Autumn 05	Sixteen
		New Product: The Ice Jacket	By Veuve Clicquot	Autumn 05	18
		Chef Stu Stein: New Culinary Director	At King Estate in Eugene, Oregon	Autumn 05	18
		Screwcaps: Michel Laroche	Laroche's opinion on cork/screwcap controversy	Autumn 05	18-20
		25th Annual Sonoma Showcase	Auction garnered over $445,000	Autumn 05	20
		Professional Excellence Awards	Tom Mackey, Francois Perrin, Lidia Bastianich	Autumn 05	22
		Once Again: The Mondavis	Brothers unite at 2005 Napa Valley Auction	Autumn 05	24
		Sideways	Notes on the film, Merlot will make a comeback!	Autumn 05	24
		Auction Napa Valley	Raises $10.5 million	Autumn 05	26
		Tasters Guild	New President Joe Borrello	Autumn 05	26
		Going Dutch: L'Ete du Vin Auction	Nashville, 26th year, Honors Baron Eric de Rothschild	Autumn 05	26
		Slow Food USA	Partnership with Kobrand	Autumn 05	30
		11th Jackson Hole Wine Auction	Benefits the Grand Teton Music Festival	Autumn 05	32
		Nantucket Wine Festival	Recap of the event	Autumn 05	32
Peppercorn	David	The Word on Bordeaux 2004: It's an excellent vintage across the board, and well worth buying	Challenge in '04 was to control the crop to ensure picking ripe grapes. Notes on best of the left bank and right bank, also values of left and right banks	Autumn 05	34-40
Sheahan	Randy	Wine Quiz	Bordeaux Chateaux	Autumn 05	40
McCarthy	Ed	Something for Everyone: Bernard Magrez oversees 40 winemaking ventures around the world	Bordeaux, Languedoc, Spain. Includes tasting notes.	Autumn 05	40-44
Maresca	Tom	On the Verge: Umbria's Sagrantino di Montefalco is destined to be Italy's next great wine	Profiles Marco Caprai and Caprai family	Autumn 05	46-48
Dasilva	Suzanne	Rising Star: Carpineto produces soft yet complex reds in Tuscany's Vino Nobile zone	Co-founders Autonio Zaccheo and Giovanni Sacchet (also the winemaker). Includes tasting notes of '99 wines	Autumn 05	50-52
Maresca	Tom	For the Ages: Jadot's Chateau des Jacques Estate produces atypically long-lived Beaujolais	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	54-55
Elia	Richard	The Best of Tuscany: Inveterate perfectionists, the Frescobaldi family makes outstanding wine	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	56-57
		Piedmont Perfection: Travaglini Gattinara is not just a pretty bottle; it's superb wine	Uniquely shaped bottle, includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	58-59
		Sicily's Exciting New Wines: Italy's southermost province has made great quality strides of late	Focus on Donnafugata winery; includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	60-61
		Wine of the Quarter: Perrier Jouet Grand Brut NV, This fine bubbly is steely and spicy, with overtones of brioche and apple	Holiday season pick	Autumn 05	62
Elia	Richard	A Great Spanish Winery: Set in the Priorato region, Scala Dei makes superb Grenache-based reds	Winery makes only reds; includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	63-64
Frees	Jeff	Spanish Hot Spot: Virtually unknown ten years ago, Priorato is now a mecca for fine wine and food	Includes list of wineries to visit in Priorato	Autumn 05	64-67
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	Manifest Destiny: Well-financed and vineyard-rich, Napa's HALL winery is a force to be reckoned with	Winemaker Mike Reynolds; includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	68-69
Hinkle	Richard Paul	The Tendril Trap: Sonoma's Kenwood Vineyards markets a nice range of "alluringly ensnaring" wines	Winemaker Pat Henderson; includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	70-71
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	A Perfect Place for Pinot: California's Santa Rita Hills is an ideal milieu for this finicky red grape	Santa Rita Hills AVA, list of recommended wines	Autumn 05	72-74
Boyd	Gerald D.	A Family Affair: Napa's Whitehall Lane Winery offers top-notch Cabernet and Merlot	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	76-77
Hinkle	Richard Paul	New and Notable from California: Taz vineyards offers devilishly good Santa Barbara County wines	Winemaker Bob Steinhauer	Autumn 05	78-79
Walker	Larry	Back on Track: Under Mike Richmond, Napa's Bouchaine Winery has regained its touch with Pinot Noir	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	80-81
Hinkle	Richard Paul	A Sonoma Legend: Davis Bynum has been crafting exemplary Russian River Pinot Noir for 30 years	Former journalist celebrates Davis Bynum winery's 40th anniversary	Autumn 05	82-83
Guiliano	Edward and Mireille	Wining and Dining: Rio de Janeiro, The cuisine is not cutting edge, but ah, what a setting!	Hot spots in Rio	Autumn 05	84-85
Hinkle	Richard Paul	On Solid Ground: Sonoma's Chalk Hill Vineyards is all about structure and making good wines	Profiles Peggy and Fred Furth	Autumn 05	86-87
Rosemary	George	The Best of Chile: These six cutting-edge producers deliver top-quality wines	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	88-90
Sheahan	Randy	Book Review: His Imperial Highness: Everything You Need to know (and a lot you don't) about Robert M. Parker, Jr.	"We rate it 82."	Autumn 05	91
Elia	Richard	Book Review: It's Only Grape Juice. Richard Paul Hinkle's new book is a no-nonsense introduction to wine	Bottom line: trust yourself	Autumn 05	92-93
		Striking a Blow for Consumers: The new Supreme Court ruling on direct wine shipments has a QRW connection	Eleanor and Ray Heald involved in Supreme Court's ruling on Granholm v. Heald	Autumn 05	94-95
Horn	Yvonne Michie	Charting a New Course: Sutter Home has gone upmarket with its Trinchero and Folie a Deux brands	Profiles CEO Louis "Bob" Trinchero	Autumn 05	96-97
Heald	Eleanor and Ray	High on Highland Park: Scotland's northernmost distillery debuts a superb 30-year old single malt	Includes tasting notes	Autumn 05	98
		Four-Buck Fred: Napa Creek's $3.99 Merlot and Chardonnay are great little quaffers	Fred Franzia	Autumn 05	99
		Red Wine of the Quarter: McWilliam's 2003 Hanwood Shiraz is a lot of wine for the money	Includes tasting note	Autumn 05	100
		A Smoking Good Time: QRW's annual cigar fete was once again a rousing success	20th Smoker at the Boston Harbor Hotel	Autumn 05	102-103
McClary	Todd	QRW Crossword: Odd Tasting Notes		Autumn 05	104
Hacker	Richard Carleton	CigarTalk: The Ultimate Peppery Cigar	Cigars from a Tobasco family	Autumn 05	106