In the Oct. 31, 2007 Issue

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Great Values

Cover Story

250 Great Values - These wines deliver quality, affordability & diversity of flavors

250 Great Values: Top Values for $20 or Less

250 Great Values: Outstanding Values From Around the World

Features

Caring for Chianti - Marco Pallanti and Lorenza Sebasti have grown love, family and great wine on a hilltop in Tuscany

Tasting Reports

Excellence From Tuscany - With three outstanding vintages on the horizon, Italy's most popular wine region looks to a bright future

Travel

Mediterranean Beauty - No longer hidden but still a gem, Positano is an Italian destination to be savored

People

Have Goats Will Roam - Charles Back is the force behind South Africa's most intriguing wines

Trailblazers of the Santa Cruz Mountains - Vintners just over the hill from Silicon Valley go their own way, but strive for recognition

Departments

This Issue/Marvin R. Shanken

This Issue: Where Are the Values?

Upfront

Optimism Running High in California for '07 Harvest - Mild weather keeps producers hoping for great wine quality

Vote in Wine Spectator's Video Contest

Immigration Rules May Cause Higher Wine Prices

Wine & Health: Red Wine May Help Protect the Brain, Study Finds

Vineyards Planted on California's Catalina Island

U.S. Government Puts Hold on Approving New Appellations

Illinois Direct-Shipping Bill Passes To Cheers—and Jeers

GrapeVine

Tastes

Tastes: IN THE KITCHEN with Sam Gugino: Stuff It

Tastes: New York Hot Spot: The Monday Room

Tastes: Sipping Vinegar

Tastes: Two Italian Champions

Columns

Collecting

Water Into Wine - On Long Island, an old well becomes a new cellar

Great Wines in Nashville

Sun Valley Center Wine Auction Slashes Old Record

Your Wine Is in the Caddy

Wine Talk

Wine Talk: Des McAnuff

The Buying Guide

The Buying Guide for this issue is available here.

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VIDEOS Wine Spectator Online now features more than 150 videos! Watch the latest clips:

Take a tour of Tuscany, taste along with James Suckling and meet some of this famous Italian region's top producers.
Everyone loves a great value; Kim Marcus introduces you to three from southwest France.

NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE Can't join us for this year's great lineup of tastings and seminars? Our full event coverage will bring the world's best winemakers and chefs to you with photos, videos and articles.

HALLOWEEN Celebrate the holiday the adult way—with sweet wines and sophisticated desserts.

HARVEST REPORTS Get the latest regional news reports and hear about the 2007 crop straight from West Coast winemakers as the grapes come in.

VALUE-WINE FINDER Browse our exclusive lists of the world's top wine values and top value producers. We've added new categories —rosés, Spanish whites and California Syrahs for $30 or less —and are taking your suggestions for more.

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