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Byline: Wine With summer in full throttle, it's time for red wines that can match foods from the grill without overpowering us with weight or alcohol. This week's greatest value [...]

Byline: D.M. The July 4 holiday is certainly an occasion for American wine, even though French would be appropriate, too, in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette and the help [...]

Byline: D.M. I have two special treats for you this week. The greatest value of the week is a delightful, inexpensive white blend from South Africa, all the more attractive [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre Wines from little-known regions in famous wine countries are often tremendous values, as their reputations and price are overshadowed by their famous neighbors. This week's greatest value [...]

Byline: Wine If you're invited to a party with a lot of celebrities, keep an ear open for how many mention 'my rose.' Bonus points if you overhear celebs arguing [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre Sauvignon blanc, a versatile grape, expresses itself with minerality in the Loire Valley, ripe orchard fruit in Bordeaux or Napa Valley, and assertive tropical fruit flavors in [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre Pizza may be the perfect food. It covers all the major food groups, and it offers nearly infinite possibilities, no matter your dietary preferences or restrictions. Grains, [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre While I agree that rose is worthy of drinking year-round, I do welcome warm spring weather as the unofficial start to the rose season. So I celebrate [...]

Passover is April 19-27 this year, so it's time to look at some kosher wines. As I noted last year, the quality of these wines appears to be getting better. [...]

Flying High Begin your Kiwi wine experience before you get anywhere near the place. Air New Zealand is the single largest server of wines in the country.In addition to its [...]

Byline: Jason Wilson;Jason;Wilson Switzerland is well known for many things: Swiss chocolate, Swiss watches, Swiss cheese, secret Swiss bank accounts. But Swiss wine? Most people don't even realize there is [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre'There's a risk in a few years time that no one will know what aged vintage port tastes like,' Rupert Symington said, shaking his head wistfully as we [...]

Byline: Dave DeSimoneNov. 28--My old friend and former American Wine Society President Alton Long often observed that no wine has any true value until you pull the cork and share [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre Time to take a trip to Tuscany with the Greatest Value of the Week, a plush and deep chianti that shows the sangiovese grape at its best [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre This week's Greatest Value is a tempranillo from Spain, an affordable beauty priced for everyday drinking. And if that makes you want to celebrate, we also have [...]

For one of the most widely grown red grapes in the world, carignan is perhaps among the least known and most misunderstood. Most likely it originated in Spain, where it [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre One of the biggest myths about wine is that it starts to fall apart the instant we open the bottle. Sure, a really old wine may gasp [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre This week, let's celebrate a Napa Valley winery marking a milestone. We also have a Santa Barbara Rhone-style white, a classy bargain bubbly from Spain to help [...]

Byline: WineDon't look to me for dating advice, but I will happily suggest some wines for your Valentine's Day celebration. It's a special occasion -- as special as you want [...]

Byline: WinebyA few weeks ago, I wrote about two wines made with the pinot gris grape in the Italian 'grigio' style -- racy, refreshing and light. This week's 'greatest value' [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyreThis week's recommendations include two delicious wines from France's Maconnais: an old-vines gamay and a fine chardonnay. The rest of the all-French lineup comes from the Rhone Valley, [...]

The great thing about pork chops is that they go with many different wines, depending on how you flavor the meat. With these chops, I would lean toward a white, [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre Here's a dinner plan: Start by opening a bottle of Montenidoli Chianti and letting it air - decanted, if possible. Then enjoy a Pampelonne wine cocktail while [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre We identify certain wines with particular regions, known for producing classics. Bordeaux is the home of cabernet sauvignon and merlot, joined more recently by Napa Valley. Burgundy [...]

Byline: BEPPI CROSARIOL; Staff Check out almost any glossy food publication in spring or summer and you'll be treated to a grill king's fantasyland. The things foodies are throwing on [...]

The Washington Post Food staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat. Recipes whose names are capitalized can be found in our Recipe [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre How do you describe the flavor of a wine? Gobs of fruit, including some you perhaps have never tasted? Forest floor, flint, stones or other things you [...]

Byline: Dave McIntyre There's a popular misconception about wine that dry is better than sweet. I'm no specialist in national psychology, but this fear of sweetness might stem from our [...]

This stew presents an unconventional combination of flavors: sweet potatoes, pears, fennel and pork. White wines from the northern Rhône Valley, with sometimes extravagant flavors, may go very well, especially [...]