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• American Sparkling Wines Are they ever as good as champagne?
  Mike Steinberger Dec. 30, 2005
  
• Wine Adventure Finally, a magazine for lady winos.
  Mike Steinberger Oct. 7, 2005
  
• The Wino in Winter Robert Parker's influence is on the decline.
  Mike Steinberger Aug. 31, 2005
  
• Great Summer Wines Get 'em while it's hot!
  Mike Steinberger July 27, 2005
  
• The Murderer in the Wine Cellar The 1996 White Burgundies are dying young. Why?
  Mike Steinberger July 6, 2005
  
• Making the List How the most important rankings in wine became irrelevant.
  Mike Steinberger June 17, 2005
  
• Defending Merlot It's not always bad.
  Mike Steinberger May 4, 2005
  
• A Fahrenheit 9/11 for Oenophiles The wine world gets its own incendiary documentary.
  Mike Steinberger March 9, 2005
  
• Chateau Elvis Which celebrities make the best wine?
  Mike Steinberger Feb. 16, 2005