Vol 3.1
C O N T E N T S
STUFF
letter from the publisher 8
RAGE
swingin’ 11
WINE BITCH
cheap vino 12
OPINION
gluteus maximus 13
WINERAVE CHICAGO
gettin’ blown away in the windy city 16
SURREAL GOURMET
if you can’t stand the heat, get off the road 20
SEX, WINE & ROCK N’ ROLL
intro 24
cd reviews 25
basement artist: thelonious monk 28
CAFE MUSIC NETWORK
top 25 “most played” 29
TRIPPIN’ OUT
california’s central coast 30
SPECIAL REPORT
germany’s rheingau region 40
WHAT GIVES
the x-panics 49
HEAD SPACE
violet grgich of grgich hills cellar 58
EDUCATION
appellations of burgundy 62
it ain’t the beaus ya know, it’s the beaus ya lay! 64
ELECTRIC JESTER
tie-dyed and scarred 65
BREW PAGE
generation x? try generation espresso 75
SPECIALTY SPIRITS
alize: passion in a glass 75
VICES
walking the plank: bartending memoirs 78
bizarre bottles 80
HOROSCOPE
wines of the zodiac 82