Our Wine of the Week, Decoy 2009 Napa Valley Merlot ($25), is, year in and year out, one of California's best examples of this French varietal. Many California merlots, especially those over about $16 ...

You’ll need: 2 Tbsp butter; 2 medium leeks, sliced; 250g shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 1 Tbsp top quality truffle oil. For the cheese sauce: 2 Tbsp butter; 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 ½ cups full-cream ...

Our Wine of the Week, St. Francis 2005 Sonoma County Merlot ($22), is an excellent wine for late summer. It is big and rich, with a bounty of ripe fruit that spreads over the palate with a ...

I’m not a wine snob, however, I do enjoy having the odd glass of wine. Now that it’s winter I am sipping on red, but in the summer you’ll find me with a glass of white. My mom used to be a liquor ...