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What To Drink Now: Red Wine Options for Under $25
High quality wine doesn't have to cost a fortune, and these bottles prove it.
By Hayley Hamilton Cogill

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What to Drink Now: Prosecco Superiore DOCG
These bubbles come from Italy's picturesque Conegliano Valdobbiadene region.
By Hayley Hamilton Cogill

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What to Drink Now: Wines from Soave and Tuscany
Welcome fall with a glass of Italian vino.
By Hayley Hamilton Cogill
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What to Drink Now: Wines from Piedmont
This is a place that will capture your heart and your palate.
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What To Drink Now: Wines from Italy
More than 300 different grape varieties are grown in Italy, each defining their specific place and terroir.
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Postcard From Italy: The Wines of Alto Adige
Picturesque Alto Adige goes beyond beauty to produce aromatic, delicious wines.
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What To Drink Now: Franciacorta
Italian sparkling wine destined to rival the finest Champanges from France.
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Is The American A Subtle Character Meditation Or a Sluggish Bore?
Do we even need to describe the characters George Clooney plays anymore? The suave leading man has almost become a genre in himself: the dashing, loner gentleman who lives on the edge, likes his women and wine, and possesses an essentially good heart. In Michael Clayton this Clooney was an identity-less lawyer/agent. In Syriana, he is a CIA operative alone in the field. Even in Up in the Air, Clooney, despite his good humor, is more or less the same isolated, interesting guy. In The American, Clooney is Jack, or Edward, or Mr. Butterfly, depending on how each character knows the anonymous assassin who receives mysterious, well-paying gigs from the gruff, grey haired Pavel (Johan Leysen). He is, again, a loner, a womanizer, a charmer, and an essentially good man, despite his bad deeds. And, again, Clooney is damn good at playing his character, as if we haven’t come to expect that.
By Peter Simek