Where to have your drinking experience in Beijing

ASC Fine Wines presents Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Wine Dinner at the Westin Beijing Grange Thursday, Nov 12.

Beijingers need fine wines for less

"When I choose a wine, it should be ripe," said Palette Vino's founder and managing director, John Gai, as we tasted two wines at its Dongsi Yitiao location.

Strong wines that test your palate

Gaia Gaja, fifth generation manager of Italian winery Gaja, found it difficult to explain her wines to Chinese tasters. "When I say 'violet', they say 'we don't have it here'," she says. "When I say 'truffle', they ask 'what's that?'"

Red wine with meat not fish? It all comes down to science

It's not just culinary etiquette to pair red wine with red meat not fish with a Japanese research team finding there is a scientific explanation.

Getting to the root of great wine

Making great wine could all come down to its roots.

Travel Picks: North America's top 10 wine destinations

European destinations are often in the spotlight when it comes to fine wines but North America holds it own when it comes to varietals.

Wine drinkers lift glass to law of supply and demand

The law of supply and demand has reached the world's vineyards tipping wine prices in consumers' favor.

Sweet or dry? Wine choice reveals your personality

A taste for Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay or a liking for Bordeaux or Zinfandel can indicate more than just a preference in wines. It could also reveal personality traits.

Italian wine aims to emerge from champagne's shadow

It's hard to beat champagne but makers of top-shelf Italian bubbly franciacorta aim to establish their product as an alternative, using a blend of high quality and shrewd marketing.

Tiny San Marino has big dreams for local wine

Tourists flock here for the postage stamps rather than the local reds and its only winery needs a makeover, but the tiny republic of San Marino is boldly pushing ahead to make a name for its wines.

Italians dig up vines, wine output growth slows

Wine output growth in Italy, a major producer, will slow down this year after farmers dug up vines because of incentives under the European Union wine sector reform.

Austrian wine competes with best Europe has to offer

The people of Austria's Burgenland region like to consider their part of the world one of culinary delights.