Slate takes 1,700 words to say what we already know instinctively: wine's a drink for elitist snobs, beer's for real men. Wine is “aspirational,” beer is for real men. The current Henry Weinhard campaign puts it bluntly: beer tastes better than soy milk. Well, duh. more ›

a job that brought him back to Seattle's Fairview Club this week to rustle up an importer and local distributor. The Sautejeau family domaines produce 17,000 cases of Muscadet; the company also does export marketing for half a dozen other Loire Valley wineries. more ›

Along with being a big cheese aficionado, Seattlest is a bit of a wino. As we've gotten older, our tastes have matured from guzzling Mad Dog and Boone's straight outta the bottle to being able to relish a really good medium- to full-bodied red. And all the better if the wine has a "velvety plum nose" or a "strong finish" or "hints of tobacco." It's for this very reason that we've taken to stopping by Tarragona Wine and Food on Friday evenings for their free wine tastings from 5-7pm. more ›