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Beyond sangiovese

By actively seeking out and planting a variety of indigenous grapes and balancing traditional winemaking with an open mind, Cesare Cecchi has taken his family’s wine estates into a new era in Tuscany.

Little beer haven

With just ten seats in Proletariat, the latest craft beer bar in New York’s East Village, you’d have to arrive early to snare a bum spot and let beverage director, Chris Elford, take you through almost 30 different and unusual brews from around the world.

Risky business

Noemia d’Amico, co-owner of Paolo and Noemia d’Amico winery, took a chance with Tuscia, a little known wine region in Italy, and has been reaping the harvest ever since.

In sparkling form

By fusing a winemaking tradition with a hip image, Giorgio Polegato, president of Astoria winery, aims to broaden the appeal of prosecco enjoyment.

A worthy gourmet escape

It seems like the wine region of Margaret River is sparing no expense to give its Barossa Valley and Hunter Valley neighbours a run for their money when it comes to fiestas.

Wine dinners

Head down to La Cicala at Club Street, and Jim Thompson at Dempsey Hill for a wine dinner. Savour Portuguese wines such as Cape Roca Vinho Verde White and Monte Cascas Colheita Red Douro.

Banking on history

Lebanese winery Chateau Muscar may have been founded in 1930, but it can count on the country’s 6,000-year-old winemaking tradition to inspire and drive them to produce quality wines.

Caffeine by day, tannins by night…

Caffeine by day, tannins by night may well be the unspoken motto at Caveau Wines & Bar, the Les Amis Group’s latest opening on Scotts Road.

Knowing his roots

A 2004 comic book turned Jean-Pierre Amoreau’s Château Le Puy from Bordeaux from a little secret to a celebrity winery in Asia, but the winemaker took steps to avoid cashing in on its fame.

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