‘Bottle Shock’ flirts with racism
Bottle Shock is a shameless grab at the yuppie audience that flocked to the similarly themed Sideways. But it doesn’t take much longer than the opening credits—as the camera drools embarrassingly over acres of sun-dappled vineyards—to realize that there isn’t anything subtle or winning about the newest mash note to Napa. [...]

Panilonco Camernère

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Bored with cabs? Too impatient for pinots? If you’re not into whites and won’t touch merlots thanks to Paul Giamatti’s anti-merlot outburst in Sideways, all is not lost. Next time you’re at Trader Joe’s stocking up on bargain Brie and frozen edamame, pick up a bottle of Panilonco Camernère. A [...]

How a man from Naples Island taught us all about wine

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Morry’s of Naples sells fine liquors, exotic cheeses and badger-bristled men’s shaving brushes—but it’s famous because three generations of the Rabin family have done one thing very well: sell wine. Seventy years ago, that was revolutionary.
When the store opened in 1938—later, the [...]

Our picks for holiday gifts, from $0 to $4,200

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Every year the holidays show who we really are: people who love our families, cherish our friends and yearn for peace. Also, we’re big honking liars. That’s because at this time of year when so much is about gift-giving we say this time of [...]