Michael Austin

Picking wine glasses for your home is kind of like walking down the chip aisle in a grocery store. Mercy me — the choices, the minuscule variations on a theme....

Merlot was doing just fine for decades until science and the silver screen weighed in. The consistently annoying Miles, a Class A wine snob and pedant in the 2004 movie...

Pasta can be a simple dish to match, but with disparate ingredients like mild chicken, vegetal asparagus, rich butter and aniselike tarragon, the wines have their work cut out for...

The words "Stags Leap" might ring a bell with you, or, in the other extreme, fire your inner pleasure centers, or, in yet another scenario, inspire you to stand up...

Salty cheese and ham plus the weight of a rich cheese-enhanced soup inspire wine pairings of every color: white, rosé and red. The food Cheddar potato-beer soup with shredded ham...

A pasta dish made up of rich sausage and acidic tomatoes presents opposing challenges. The food: Tomato pasta with sausage, wine and basil Cook 1 pound penne in a large...

When the subject of biodynamic grape-growing comes up, nonbelievers and the fearful lob terms like new age, hippie, wizardry and witchcraft (neither of the last two in the good sense),...

I have not heard anyone employ the once-clever "ABC" instruction in a long time, and I am glad about that because it never made much sense to me. It stands...

It is a lot to ask in 2015: where to find a good bottle of wine for $10 or less. Prices inevitably go up over time, and so does our...

If you are ever in doubt whether you should decant a wine, remember the third reason for decanting: It looks beautiful. There is your answer. For the most part, decant...