Is Your Wine a Fake?

The Wine Enthusiast guide to safeguarding your cellar.

The recent trial and conviction of counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan sent a ripple of panic through the wine world. While there’s no denying fraud is a real and growing problem, the odds you’ll buy a bogus bottle still remain very slim.

The Wine Lover's Guide to Chili

Break out your favorite tasting spoon, because June is the height of chili cook-off season. And no one does chili—or cook-offs—quite like Texas.

The Perfect Pinot Grigio Pairing

Match your favorite summertime wine with this tasty grilled wonder from Ralph Scamardella, chef at Lavo NYC.

Recipe of the Month: Cold Stone Greenery

Eat light and stay cool this summer with this chilled English pea-and-fava-bean soup with Dungeness crab salad from Eric Bauer, executive chef at Veladora in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Behind the Bar: Bayou Berry Daiquiri

Recipe 

Courtesy Chris Benton, head bartender, Le Foret, New Orleans

“July and August are sweltering down here in Louisiana, but they are also the peaks of raspberry season,” says Benton. 

Perfect Raspberry and Wine Pairings

Expert: Bill Parker, beverage and bar manager, Lon’s at The Hermosa Inn, Paradise Valley, Arizona

Wine: Soter Vineyards’s Mineral Springs 2009 Brut Rosé, Willamette Valley

Cooking with Wine

Adding wine to your favorite recipe can impart wonderful flavor—but too much or the wrong style wine can put the kibosh on a potentially delicious dinner.

Understanding Food And Wine Pairing

Food and wine pairing is as versatile as different styles of wines. The old adage of whites with fish, and red with meat is gone.