Letter from Publisher 8

Opinion
Making Wine Non-Endemic 11

The Wine Guy
Rule #1: There Are No Rules59

The Wine Brats
Up and Out of the Primordial Pulp... Now What? 61

Wine Bitch
Restaurant Wine Pricing 62

EDUCATION

Cognac
The Nac is Back 15

German Wine
Understanding All Those Voweless Words On Their Labels 18

MUSIC

Sex, Wine & Rock N’ Roll
Make Up, Orb, U2, Built To Spill, Blue Note Records, Banyan 24

VICES

Designer Martinis
The Martini Is An American Icon 52

Brew Page
Beer Is Hot In This Country 54

LIFE

Goin’ Big
Snow Boarding 32

The Electric Jester
Surveying the Culture Gap 41

FOOD

The Surreal Gourmet
The Art Of The Spirited Dinner Party 38

Getting’ Sauced
Fusion Cuisine 56