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  • Sipping whiskey, Japanese style

    2010-03-12 10:29

    Many people are not even aware that Japan produces whiskey, let alone that it has a customized bar culture built around it.

  • China bigger market than U.S. for crisis-hit Bordeaux

    2010-03-12 09:14

    China has become the biggest export market for Bordeaux wines outside the European Union as overall exports have collapsed due to the economic crisis and a strong euro put some wines beyond U.S. and British buyers.

  • Red wines bridge cultures for Valentine's Day

    2010-02-10 09:28

    Valentine's Day coincides with the start of the Chinese New Year this year which may explain why so many red wines have been fetching astronomical prices at recent auctions.

  • Tea, sweetened with talk and tamale

    2010-02-09 10:03

    Jiangnan is as moist as Sichuan, but Jiangnan people have a sweet tooth. The amount of pepper a typical Sichuan family consumes a day can last a month in my hometown.

  • Bewley's of Dublin: tea, coffee and culture

    2010-02-09 09:08

    At Bewley's in Dublin, the curtain doesn't so much rise on the performance as close on it, shutting out the shoppers down below thronging one of the city's best-known streets.

  • Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf

    2010-02-03 09:20

    Who wants a cup of tea? It's not just Britons, old ladies and laborers enjoying a cuppa any more, with the world's most consumed drink after water getting a make-over and attracting younger, more discerning fans.

  • The pinot noir of 2009? It's from New Zealand

    2010-02-02 16:21

    It's a big call, nailing the single wine of 2009 that was most impressionable amongst so many good bottles and an ever-increasing myriad of quality.

  • Toasting the future of China's wine industry

    2010-02-01 09:42

    Sales reach record heights as its popularity soars among the young and fashionable

  • Confused about wine? Books may help

    2010-01-20 08:47

    Drinking wine is more fun than reading about it unless you have a book in one hand and a glass in the other.

  • How to pick a wine for a dinner party

    2010-01-08 10:18

    With so many choices out there in Beijing, sometimes it's hard to choose a wine to drink or bring to a dinner party based on just a price.

  • Brewers quench thirst for real ale

    2010-01-08 10:18

    China has still got a long way to go when it comes to beer. Local beer is cheap, but you get what you pay for; imported beers offer respite from watery brews, but for a price.

  • New bar street takes shape

    2010-01-07 11:36

    A bar opening tomorrow on Beiluoguxiang is the latest example of a growing trend that has seen shops take advantage of the street's proximity to Nanluoguxiang (NLGX) Pedestrian Street, minus the cost, the kitsch and the chaos.

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