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Gastronomica’s Dan Bender and Jaclyn Rohel explore wines from Italy’s Alto Piemonte region in this discussion on taste, livelihoods, and a changing environment. In his newly published creative nonfiction article, Dan writes that “Wine is good for thinking ruins.” This episode connects abandoned factories, overgrown terraces, vineyards, cellars, and local memory of “The Great Hailstorm of 1905” to tell a larger story about how past, present, and future collide in the wineglass.

Toxic byproducts of metals mining pollute over 297,800 miles of river systems, researchers found. They also estimate the pollution impacts 5.72 million livestock globally

I’m a fan of a nice, relatively short hike. I’ve never wanted to hike long distances or through anything. As a rising high school freshman, I took a trip with

Any time you get above 11,000 feet, it can be hard to catch your breath. But atop Monarch Pass, a breath of fresh air has been pumped into a longtime outpost with the revival of the revamped Monarch a...

What is the social value of a daytime street market? In this episode, sociologist Ellen Meiser talks with Gastronomica’s Dan Bender about the meaning and value of Taiwan’s caishichang. Drawing on her early memories of these vegetable street markets and her participant observations of the same lively streets in the contemporary moment, Ellen explains the important roles that caishichang play in the local food system and in social, economic, and political life.

A historic tourist stop in Colorado is about to debut with a new look and feel.

A historic tourist stop in Colorado is about to debut with a new look and feel.

A historic tourist stop in Colorado is about to debut with a new look and feel.

A historic tourist stop in Colorado is about to debut with a new look and feel.

To close the ski season at Monarch Mountain Sunday, Chaz Hogenauer raced to a 5-minute, 15-second win in the eighth annual Gunbarrel Challenge, three minutes faster than last year’s winner.