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Slate Magazine - Drink - Oct 2, 2008
Last week, New York magazine published an article about an unnamed Lehman Bros. trader coping with the firm's sudden demise and his lost riches. One thing caught my eye: On the day it became clear that Lehman was …
Slate Magazine - Oct 1, 2008
Last week, New York magazine published an article about an unnamed Lehman Bros. trader coping with the firm's sudden demise and his lost riches. One thing caught my eye: On the day it became clear that Lehman was …
Slate Magazine - Drink - Sep 17, 2008
In 1976, a pair of upstart American wines, the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars cabernet sauvignon and the 1973 Chateau Montelena chardonnay, beat out some of the biggest names from Bordeaux and Burgundy in a tasting that …
Slate Magazine - Drink - Aug 24, 2008
Jean-Paul Brun, one of the leading winemakers in the Beaujolais region of France, is just weeks away from picking this year's grapes, but he is also dealing with a major hangover from last year's harvest: Most of the …
Slate Magazine - Aug 22, 2008
Jean-Paul Brun, one of the leading winemakers in Beaujolais, France, is just weeks away from picking this year's grapes, but he is also dealing with a major hangover from last year's harvest: Most of the 2007 version …
Slate Magazine - Aug 8, 2008
A specter is haunting Western wine geeks: the prospect of 1 billion Chinese people besotted with wine. As China becomes an economic colossus, its increasingly voracious appetite for scarce natural resources will …
Slate Magazine - Drink - Jul 23, 2008
This weekend, we're throwing the kids, the beach towels, and the bathing suits in the car and heading to Cape Cod. We're also packing plenty of Muscadet. A bone-dry, zesty white wine, Muscadet makes a toothsome …
Slate Magazine - Jun 18, 2008
If you think oil and food are pricey, just try buying a top-of-the-line Burgundy or Bordeaux. Recent years have brought dizzying price hikes for the most sought-after names, and many wine buffs have been knocked off …
Slate Magazine - Drink - May 15, 2008
The New York Times recently reported that the sputtering economy and soaring food costs are forcing Americans to become thriftier at the table. Among other things, restaurant alcohol sales are down, and discount …
Slate Magazine - Drink - Apr 18, 2008
In case you haven't heard the news, kosher wines don't suck anymore. Good ones are being made in Israel and in a number of other places, too, notably Bordeaux. For oenophilic Jews still struggling to get the taste of …