Topic: Wine
In the heart of the Bekaa Valley, a few miles from a temple dedicated to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, Lebanon's vineyards are in full bloom as the country edges into the global wine market. "After European wine and new world ...
A narrow flight of stairs leads up to a well-appointed room in a colonial building in the banking district where moneyed Singaporeans gather regularly to discuss investment opportunities. But they don't talk about shares, derivatives, commodities or property. Instead, they sip fine ...
How to have grape fun in Napa Valley vines without crushing your budgetNo doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They've got it. Thousand-a-night hotel suite? Right this way. But there are vine values to ...
An Israeli settler in the West Bank who produces world-class kosher wine has welcomed the resumption of direct peace talks in Washington, even though he knows he must abandon his vines if they succeed. "Dialogue is always better than bloodshed. If a ...
Work to salvage around 70 bottles of two-century-old champagne found in a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea has begun, an official of the autonomous Finnish Aaland islands said Tuesday. "Taking everything into account it seems that we are currently ...
Australian wine-makers must stop using prestigious names such as Champagne, Port or Sherry on their bottles under a major deal with Europe which comes into force on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Australia will obtain easier access to the 27-nation European Union, a ...
Starry, starry night at post-Emmys Governors Ball: `Glee' stars, Fallon, Fey come out to partyAfter being on his feet for three hours hosting the Emmy Awards, Jimmy Fallon couldn't sit down. He stayed upright accepting hugs and congratulations from a steady stream ...
Canadian rancher serves cattle red wine, making animals happy and giving meat unique tasteWestern Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue. Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red ...
Researchers in northern India say they have developed a wine made from mangoes that they hope might one day compete with the traditional grape-based variety. Scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticultural Research in Lucknow have produced wines using three types ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - You probably know, or think you know, that fine wine gets better with age. But how do you know that? It is probably not by tasting a large number of fine wines of various vintages. Instead, you're ...