In the Feb. 28, 1998 Issue

Starting a Wine Collection

Features

The Cream of Cocoa

Foreign Names, Friendly Wines

A Serious Alternative

How to Start a Wine Collection - To have wine to drink when it's mature, you have to buy it when it's available and affordable

Let It Snow

Single Minded

Prime's Time

News

Thousands of Cases of European Wine Lost in Atlantic Shipping Disaster

Napa Tasting Shows Off American Oak

Kosher Wines Reappear in Germany

Napa Vintner Returns to His Croatian Roots

Grapevine

Columns

Passion vs. Reason in Wine Collecting

A Victim of Its Own Success

You Can't Have Enough Wine

Retsina and Tradition in Winemaking

Auctions

Sipping in Perfect Harmony

1997 Auction Sales Up 62 Percent, But Season Ends on Volatile Note

Latest Auction Results

Christine's to Kick Off First Los Angeles Auction

Wine Goes Gold at Music Industry Charity Auction

Other

Up to the Minute - It takes only 30 of them to make this satisfying Italian meal, which pairs easily with straightforward wines

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.