The Epicurean Way: Wine Pilgrimage in South Australia
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The South Australian Tourism Commission has produced an Epicurean Way map and itinerary for a four-day road trip. The route covers four iconic regions – McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, the Barossa and Clare Valley. It provides plenty of opportunities to sample some of Australia’s best wines and experience the finest local produce prepared by award-winning chefs in settings combining history with modern refinement.
South African Brandy: Fifty Shades of Gold
by Eugene Yiga
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If you think brandy is just a way to make Coca-Cola taste better, it’s time to think again. There’s a lot more to this fine spirit, as Eugene Yiga learned at a five-course dinner to launch South African celebrity chef Reuben Riffel’s new pairing menu at Abalone House and Spa.
Wines, Wiener Schnitzel and the Viennese Heurigen
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Travel writer Melanie Votaw sips Viennese wines and samples traditional Austrian dishes, just as the Viennese have done over the centuries.
Discovering Naoussa: A Trip to the Land of the Xinomavro Grape
by Adam Bell
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Travel writer Cori Solomon discovers the vineyards and wineries of Naoussa, Greece - and at the same time develops an appreciation of the Xinomavro grape.
Champagne: Wine of Kings and the King of Wines
No other beverage in the world says luxury more than Champagne. Wine writer Hilarie Larson travels to Champagne in France and finds it is the drink of celebration and status, a worldly swirl of bubbles that embodies elegance, success and joie de vivre.
Combining the Best of Art and Wine in the Great Northwest
by Linda Kissam
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Elevated standards of accommodation and dining will always show up on the luxury traveler’s itinerary, however today's luxury traveler seeks a broader depth of understanding and engagement to local culture than ever before, particularly those where art and wine combine.
The Charms of Cherryville, Oregon
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Once when renewing my permit to carry, the sheriff said, "I know where you live. Out there you got farmers and deliverance." I had to agree.
Peace Among The Grapes at Alabama’s Jules J. Berta Winery
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Author Phyllis Hinz, recounts her experience meeting the owner of Jules J Berta Winery in Albertville, Alabama