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The summer wine list

Food and wine are forever intertwined. business destinations’ Critic Jane Anson reviews the summer’s best foodie wines

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Young winemakers with bags of bottle

Jane Anson reviews some remarkable wines made by some of Europe’s equally remarkable – yet little known – young winemakers

The crunch is no time for sour grapes

In good times, people like to drink wine. In bad times, they need to. Discover the Second Wines of Bordeaux, says Jane Anson, and enjoy a reasonably priced vintage

Winter wines

Pinot is a maddening grape to get right, but procured with skill and the ‘most romantic of wines’ is a winter charm, says Jane Anson

Fostering a French bouquet

Jane Anson looks ahead to the coming year and discovers that, after playing something of a second fiddle of late to the new-world upstarts, French wine is very much back on the menu

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Straight to the vine

Jane Anson visits the cities renowned for their vino, and finds some ideal venues for a business meeting, with a chance to sample the local produce thrown into the bargain

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The flexible grape

Traditionally muscled out of the way by the ever-boisterous beer in the race to wash down Asian dishes, Jane Anson suggests grape instead of grain as the ideal accompaniment for everything from sushi to curry

Recycling more than empty bottles

Alongside an increased green consciousness has come a growth in the market for so-called ‘carbon neutral wines’ – designed to offset our sizeable carbon footprint. Jane Anson takes a closer look

From meatballs to Michelin stars

Think of food in Denmark or Sweden and you can be forgiven for thinking only of herrings and bacon. But Copenhagen and the neighbouring region of Skane in Sweden could be one of Europe’s best kept culinary secrets

Michelin starred dining

The Michelin guide has long been seen as the barometer of culinary excellence, but with a New York edition of the guide released to accusations of pro-gaellic bias and the slings and arrows of US Francophobes, are the coveted Michelin stars sparkling as bright as they once were?

Never bored of Bordeaux

Wine expert Jane Anson explores the Bordeaux wines behind the hype

Wine architecture

Jane Anson explores some of the world’s most beautiful wineries to find out whether the lucky grapes grown in these visually inspiring surroundings make for a tastier drop once they have been smashed to a pulp