In the April 30, 1997 Issue

Great Values, Great Matches

Features

Slick Oils

Not Quite Retired

More of Lespinasse

Canada's Winter Gold

Great Values, Great Matches

Lighter Whites * Delicate Dishes

Richer Whites *Medium-Weight Dishes

Lighter Reds * Richer Dishes

Richer Reds * Heavyweight Dishes

Great Values, Great Matches

Near Perfection In Vintage Port

Zinfandel at its Zenith

News

A Battle Over a Name Riles Napa Valley

The Fall and Rise Of Alain Ducasse

Fresh Faces and an Old Hand in California Make Impressive Debuts

Mendocino's New Native Grown--and Aged--Wine

Kendall-Jackson Winemaker Heads To Chateau St. Jean

Bargains Few and Far Between at New Napa Barrel Auction

Two Famed Rhône Districts Put Their Wines to the Test

Grapevine

Columns

How Auctions Could Be Friendlier

Wake-Up Call for Claret Lovers

Horrors! Cheeky Colonials Wallopin' Down The Port

Wine in a New Light

Auctions

Haut Couture

More Records Fall at Sherry-Lehmann With Sotheby's

Corks Pop at Méthode Champenoise Event

Other

A Zinning Strategy - Now that the top Zinfandels are more refined, cooks need to open their minds about matching them with food

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.