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Many people are not even aware that Japan produces whiskey, let alone that it has a customized bar culture built around it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sales reach record heights as its popularity soars among the young and fashionable
Drinking wine is more fun than reading about it unless you have a book in one hand and a glass in the other.
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.
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.
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.