The question of wine.
OK, ONCE AND FOR ALL: IS WINE REALLY AS GOOD FOR MY BODY AS IT IS FOR MY SPIRITS? The short answer? Yes, study after study has shown that a daily glass of wine shrinks the risk of heart disease, strokes, ulcers and some kinds of cancer,...

A bibliography for bibbers.
Gabler, James M. Wine into words: a history and bibliography of wine books in the English language. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Bacchus Press, 2004. xix, 503 pp. ISBN 0961352558. US$75 WHY ARE BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF THIS KIND PRODUCED? AND FOR WHOM? In pre-web days the answer to these questions...

Cultivating Dissent: Work, Identity, and Praxis in Rural Languedoc. (Book Reviews/Comptes rendus).
WINNIE LEM, Cultivating Dissent: Work, Identity, and Praxis in Rural Languedoc. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1999, 268 p. Primary producers (fishers and farmers) in France have developed a peculiar penchant for destroying food products as an expression of their displeasure with a variety...

How alcohol ads target teens: they're cute. They're funny. But did you ever think that those funny, sometimes annoying frogs croaking the name of a beer could be dangerous to you? (drugs).
Jesse, age 20, has been sober for about four years. But when he was drinking heavily, his choice of booze depended on image. "It couldn't be just any brand. Bud was OK--it has a cool image. There's another brand that's a lot cheaper, but no one would ever bring...

30-minute recipes. (fast food).
Garden Rolls SERVES 2 30 MINUTES OR LESS Inspired by the delicious garden, or salad, rolls from Vietnam--this Americanized version retains the concept but calls for a different approach, including the use of scallions instead of garlic chives, cellophane noodles instead of rice vermicelli and baked tofu instead of...

The science of Chilean wine.
A HOOK TO GET students interested in visiting his laboratory, Fernando Cordova offers a course that's guaranteed to fire the imagination--wine making. But the Chilean scientist's real mission is to instill in his students a lifelong passion for studying and improving what has become in recent years one of...

30-minute recipes. (fastfood).
Cheddar Cornmeal Waffles SERVES 4 TO 5 30 MINUTES OR LESS Inspired by the Southwest, these wholesome and temperate waffles can turn fiery with plenty of hot pepper sauce and a salsa containing smoky chipotle chiles. 3 large eggs 1 3/4 cup buttermilk or soy milk 2 Tbs. vegetable...

Maison d'matson.
A Sarasota couple aquires an old French house--and a new career as winemakers. after four years of urban pleasures in their Parisian getaway apartment, Sarasota couple Cornelia and Dick Matson yearned for the country life. On a visit to friends in the Bordeaux region of France in...

liquid assets: A quick course in playing the wine futures game. (Food & Wine).
Talk about delayed gratification! Imagine buying a wine in the spring of 2000, getting it two years later and then waiting another five to 10 years to pull the cork. That's exactly what tens of thousands of people do every year when they buy Bordeaux futures. That's right--high-stake futures,...

Mark your calendar: Sarasota[R] Magazine invites you to join us at these special events.
Florida Winefest and Auction A host of wine and food-related events are slated for this annual fund-raiser for various children's charities in the Sarasota area. Enjoy winemaker's dinners, the Sip and Shop in downtown Sarasota on Main Street and Palm Avenue, the auction, and of course a...