In the April 30, 2007 Issue

Great Values

Cover Story

Luxury on a Budget: Fine Wines for Everyday Dining - 80 wines, $20 or less, 85-92 points, with 4 great dishes to match

Luxury on a Budget: Pasta Primavera With Light-Bodied Wines

Luxury on a Budget: Grilled Yellowfin Tuna Steaks With Full-Bodied Whites

Luxury on a Budget: Roast Chicken With Light-Bodied Reds

Luxury on a Budget: Braised Short Ribs With Full-Bodied Reds

Luxury on a Budget: 80 Food-Friendly Values at a Glance

Features

Tasting Reports

Germany's Golden Vintage - Riesling benefits from rising temperatures in 2005, but there's a catch

South Africa's Serious Syrahs - An emerging red joins a traditional white at the top of the quality hierarchy

ABCs of South Africa

Dining

Translating Tokyo - Japan's capital city is massive and complex but also home to excellent restaurants with marvelous food and wine

Food & Drink

Seduced by Sake - Americans are learning to embrace Japan's noble beverage

Seduced by Sake: From Rice to Sake - Making quality sake requires a mix of agriculture, technology and tradition—sound familiar?

Seduced by Sake: An Elegant and Graceful Partner - With its subtle flavors, sake can be a sublime match for many dishes

Seduced by Sake: Recommended Sakes

Travel

Breathtaking Sedona - Three Arizona resorts offer fine dining and fine wine

People

Leap of Faith - Grace and Ken Evenstad of Domaine Serene took a chance on Oregon Pinot Noir

Departments

This Issue/Marvin R. Shanken

This Issue: Our First Video Contest

Upfront

Guigal Wines Set Record Prices - The 2003 single-vineyard Côte-Rôties hit $800 in some stores

State of the Science: Resveratrol - Is it a wine-derived miracle drug or the next great red hype?

Wine Heist Rattles Silicon Valley

GrapeVine

Wine and Grapes Have $162 Billion Impact

Wine Spectator Video Contest Is Accepting Entries

In-Depth

TBA Strikes South American Wineries - Chile's Viñas Errázuriz is the latest affected

Tastes

Tastes: IN THE KITCHEN with Sam Gugino: Goat Cheese Gets a Woman's Touch

Tastes: Beefing It Up

Tastes: La Crème de La Cream

Tastes: Los Angeles Hot Spot: Pizzeria Mozza

Tastes: A Taste of Sweet Velvet

Columns

Be Happy, Don't Worry

Say the Secret Word

Collecting

Naples Festival Raises Record $18.3 million - The nation's top charity wine auction continues winning streak

Auction Index Rockets to New High - Prices jump 13 percent in six months

Fighting Cancer With Wine

Wine Talk

Wine Talk: Alex Lifeson

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.