In the Oct. 15, 2007 Issue

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Australia's Benchmarks

Cover Story

Australia's Benchmarks - 25 world-class reds and whites that define the country's best

Australia's Benchmarks: Winery Profiles

Features

Tasting Reports

Australia's Big Reds Gain Balance and Refinement

Discovering France: The Southwest - Big reds, luscious sweet wines and surprising values flow from a beautiful land

Australia's Benchmarks: Reviews of the Current Releases

Australia Alphabetical Listing

Travel

Basking In Provence - Travelers to the south of France will find sun-blessed destinations for wine, food and all the senses

People

Mastering Madiran - Alain Brumont succeeds in making world-class wines from the obscure Tannat grape

The Wise Man Of Carneros - Larry Hyde helms one of the best vineyards in California

Grapevine

Coffee

Tastes: Coffee: Out of Africa

Departments

Upfront

Napa Winemakers Cash Out - Three major acquisitions in 24 hours suggest a seller's market

Grand Award Winner Has New Machine to Detect Cork Taint

Wine & Health: Wine Helps Kill Bad Oral Bacteria, Study Finds

Frank Gehry Breaks Ground in Napa

U.S. Government Mulls Wine Nutrition Labels

Threat of Wine-Bottle Shortage Concerns French Producers

GrapeVine

Dining Out

Dining Out: Los Angeles: The Foundry on Melrose, Hokusai - Two dining establishments offer L.A. cuisine with a twist

Tastes

Tastes: IN THE KITCHEN with Sam Gugino: Bluefin and Burgundy

Tastes: Angling for Better Wine

Tastes: Oil Change

Tastes: Hot Spot: Vino Volo

Columns

A Leap of Faith

Reveling in Riesling

This Issue: Benchmark Wines

Inside Wine

Inside Wine: When Rot Is Noble - Botrytis is crucial to producing some of the greatest sweet wines in the world

Collecting

Wine Auctions Show No Signs of Weakness - Record prices drive index up 6.8 percent in first half of 2007

Sonoma Shows Off Its Style at Showcase - More than $30,000 is raised for charity at live auction

Barrett Rounds Up Big Bids

Wine Talk

Wine Talk: Dave Mirra

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.

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VIDEOS We now have more than 150 videos! Watch this issue's stories come to life:

Harvey Steiman visits the owners of Henschke, one of Australia's benchmark wineries.
Kim Marcus introduces you to the wines of southwest France with three great values.

HARVEST REPORTS Discover great places to experience crush, plus hear about the 2007 crop straight from the winemakers as the grapes come in.

FALL ENTERTAINING Our recommended value wines and grilling recipes are perfect for a dinner party to usher in the fall.