Five Days in Mendoza, Argentina: Uco Valley, Malbec, and How Not To Eat Steak For Every Meal
Read the storyA five-day Mendoza plan that takes the wine seriously and the steak lightly ? because five days of Malbec-and-bife is two days too many.
Terroir worth the detour
Wine Regions
The Rhône Valley: Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, and the Northern Rhone for Serious Wine Drinkers
The Northern Rhône produces some of France's most serious Syrah and the most underrated white wines in the country. The region is small and most of it is on a single road.
Wine Regions
Rioja: Tempranillo, Old Vines, and What the Region Actually Wants to Be
Rioja is the most famous Spanish wine region in the world and the most misunderstood. It has spent forty years finding itself again.
Wine Regions
Alsace: Grand Cru Wine and the Case for Serious Riesling
Alsace is France's most German region, makes the world's most underrated Riesling, and is ignored by exactly the wine drinkers who should care about it most.
What to pour with what you eat
Food and Wine
Raw Fish and Riesling: Pairing Seafood with German and Austrian White
Riesling and high-acid white wines pair with raw fish better than almost any wine. Here's why and which specific bottles to choose.
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Eleanor Vance
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