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