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Moscato d’Asti

Piedmont’s best-kept secret is this low-alcohol sparkler, perfect with dessert or cheese

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Night Life: Best Bars 2009

What'll it be? A martini on the riverfront? Scotch on the rocks in old St. Paul? How about sake on the roof? Our first-ever breakdown of great bars will steer you in the right direction. Cheers!

Minnesota Marquette

A golden age of cold-climate winemaking may be on the horizon.

By David Mahoney

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France’s Loire region may be the ancestral home of Chenin Blanc, but South Africa has the Loire beat when it comes to the number of vineyard acres planted with the white wine grape.

By David Mahoney

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With tantalizing hints of lychee and pear, St. Germain adds a soupçon of Gallic sophistication to just about anything you put in a glass with it.

By David Mahoney

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Argentina’s signature white wine brings a snootful of fresh floral aromas.

By David Mahoney

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Despite the best efforts of wine pundits to promote noble, misunderstood Riesling, American wine drinkers have remained leery.

By David Mahoney

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Deus Brut des Flandres

By David Mahoney

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Resolve to try more unfamiliar wines this year. Start by picking up a bottle of Dehesa de Rubiales Alaia, one of many relatively obscure but surprisingly satisfying wines available at the always...

By David Mahoney

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Some of the world’s most pitch-perfect white dessert wines come from the Coteaux du Layon appellation of the Anjou region, in France’s Loire Valley.

By David Mahoney