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I am often asked to pair Chinese food with Western wines and one of my favorite bottles is always, inevitably, a Riesling.
The wine industry may be among the very few in which a leading figure will smile broadly when asked about climate change and declare, "I love it."
The name of the grape is itself a colorful marker of its origin and history, and the wine it produces is probably one of the most popular reds in the world.
Urbanization has created a vast group of Chinese people interested in wine.
Pouring champagne down the side of the glass might stop the bubbles overflowing too quickly but is the best way?
It has all the classic qualities of a good Italian - tall, dark, full-bodied, a little spicy and with true-blue Sicilian gusto.
Box Stallion is one of the prettiest and most unusual vineyards on Australia's Mornington Peninsula region. It has probably the widest range of wine varieties in the region, and all of the wines suit Chinese food.
Creative fare
It has been centuries since residents of the walled Tuscan city of Montalcino have had to worry about barbarians at the gates but that does not mean life in Italy's most famous hill town has been without drama.
Good champagne is irreplaceable, but if you cannot get one due to restraints on supply or economics, don't settle for an inferior substitute.
The oldest and best wine region in South Africa is around Stellenbosch, a short drive from Cape Town on the country's southern coast. Vines have been grown there since the late 17th century.
Roger Lowenstein, in "The End of Wall Street," his book about the financial crisis, tells a story about Vikram Pandit, the former hedge fund manager and now Citigroup's CEO.