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WHEN I first visited Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s, Brazil's most hedonistic city was...

How do you like your riesling? Well, it's a flawed question because riesling sales are not exactly going through the roof...

CHARDONNAY is commonly viewed as a blank canvas on which winemakers can create their own artwork.

SENSATIONAL headlines like ?Stella Brewer InBev Set To Swallow Bud? sent shivers down the spines of the inhabitants of Leuven in 2008

WHEN Caudalie, the French beauty brand that bases its skincare on grapes and grapevine extracts...

THE PROLIFERATION of wines from across the globe that are flooding Australian bottle shops is a sign of our maturing palate as a wine drinking nation.

Gisborne's winemakers determined to build a higher profile

The regions and winemakers that are reaping rewards from a challenging variety

NOW HERE'S a thing to ponder. For years and years I've been told by lots and lots of enthusiasts, aficionados, global brand ambassadors and common sales people that one of the most traditional drinks on Earth is single malt whisky.

In the English countryside, not far from Oxford, rises a 19th century stately home with a rich wine tradition. Andre Pretorius goes rummaging around the staterooms of a family that has converted financial success into wine.

PRETTY, UGLY AND PRETTY UGLY ON THE ALCOHOLIC SCALE

What's hot in the wine auction scene

A guide to the latest books on wine, food and lifestyle.

In the entire world of wine, there are perhaps no two more illustrious names than those of Chateaux Lafite-Rothschild and Latour north of Bordeaux. Andre Pretorius was fortunate enough to visit both in a day.

Joy Walterfang reviews the year in South Australia

Jeni Port reviews the year in Victoria

Michael Cooper reviews the year in New Zealand

20 vintages of shiraz underscore Peter Lehmann's enduring Barossa statement

The formula that spells continuing success and prosperity for Grant Burge

With excitement building for Winestate's 2009 tour of Italy between 19 September and 5 October, Editor/Publisher Reter Simic relives the sightseeing, tastes and camaraderie of last year's tour of Spain and Portugal.

Marlborough's rapid expansion raises environmental and social issues

Unfairly maligned, merlot has an illustrious heritage and vital role

From wine to art and a dash of sex, Moorilla's pushing the boundaries

Winemaking family makes its mark in the Cowra community over 50 years

The strategy behind a revival of a grand old landmark of the Barossa

Wine Words - Dave McKee speaks to Skye Murtagh.

Chateau Mildura and the Chaffey Brothers

Delicious decadence in a tropical island paradise.

White wines that are on the nose - or aren't.

French in a quagmire of changing attitudes and legal somersaults.

Everyman's classics, passing the taste test of time.

Matters of European influence or euphonious designations - PART ONE

How to sort out the bubbles, from champagne to cava to prosecco

Deft touch of Kiwi tweaks the savvies of the Loire.

Savvy invasion forces Aussies onto the back foot

Not your usual franchise fare - vintage eating, drinking and staying in Paris

Early days of winegrowing in South Australia - the Stow family.

For lively Leipzig, communism is but a distant memory

Fun and games for the professional and novice

France battered from inside and out

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WHO won Winestate's New Zealand Wine Company of the Year award for 2008

NAMES redolent of the Byzantine incomprehensibility of the German wine classification system and those cloying sweet and semi-sweet wines that lubricated English parties in the 1980s

THERE ARE echoes of David and Goliath in the contest for the 2008 Australian Wine Company of the Year Award.

RAY was one of the best commercial wine chemists the industry ever had - he was without peer

We like the chewy texture of a steak with a similar chewiness of a full-bodied cabernet sauvignon. Protein and tannins go well together

FAMILY definitely comes first in the Casella clan - and that strong sense of kinship has proven a recipe for success for the family business

Pewsey Vale suffered from the effects of the change in demand to fortified wines, and the vines were destroyed

TODAY, he is best known as the chief winemaker for Saint Clair Estate - with his name on the labels - but this tireless winemaker also has his fingers in several other pies.

A NEW Internet-based system is giving consumers the opportunity to source wines at the price they are prepared to pay.

ROSE consumption may be on the rise, but alcohol is dividing the UK with the need to reduce alcohol-related harm, and the Scottish government seems set on a course to divide the nation with its own draconian alcohol legislation

DR BAILEY Carrodus, one of the great modern day wine pioneers of the Yarra Valley, died, aged 78, on September 19 after a short illness.

MEALS aren't only about new tastes and discovery; they are also about tradition, nostalgia and food preferences that were formed in childhood

THREE book reviews including "The Australian Wine Guide"

FOR GERARD Gauby, biodynamic winemaking is a practical philosophy, not a religion

ADDING a bit of unfermented grape juice, reserved from the harvest, is more a precise way to achieve that balance than stopping the fermentation before it?s finished

ALL SAINTS siblings emerge from tragedy with a fresh vision

THE OLD centenarian vineyards of Australia have had a torturous journey through the decades,

JOY WALTERFANG reviews the highs and lows of the 2008 vintage

ARRIVING in Adelaide in 1839, he immediately started looking for land to accommodate the sheep he had ordered from Van Diemen?s Land.

CELEBRATING a centenary, Redman keeps steering a conservative course

AMONG those who have recently released wines carrying such questionable labels are members of a famous winemaking family and the president of one of the regional winemakers? associations

Growing success below Cook Strait defies the baron?s pessimism

WITH shiraz/syrah continuing its march across the world's palates and wine regions, Peter Dry explores the origins, history and success of the variety and explains why he has a personal affinity with shiraz.

LONDONERS have been given a sample of Australian wine innovation in the form of a vineyard in the city?s business centre.

"CONGNAC" is a name reserved for the product of the pot stills in only one region on the French west coast.

IT LOOKS like West Australian-born winemaker Francine Austin has found herself a second home in the cool climes of Tasmania. Francine has been winemaker/manager of Bay of Fires Winery - living on-site - since 2002.

READING magazines such as Winestate, you can find a lot of advice about the best age to drink a wine.

THE GUIGAL family, an iconic producer of the Rhone Valley in France, has its heart in the northern appellation of Cote Rotie, where syrah (shiraz) is grown, and a little viognier.

IT WAS a gargantuan judging task - 790 shiraz and blends, 173 more than last year and our biggest varietal tasting ever. Editor/Publisher Peter Simic explains how we tackled the five-day task and reveals a few surprises in the elimination process.

ENGLISH writer Neal Martin, hired by the world?s most influential wine critic, American Robert Parker, as his ?critic-at-large?, visited a well-regarded South Island winery a few months ago and awarded its 2007 pinot noir a rating of 91 out of 100.