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Tasting a new chapter

If there is one brand that has helped to reverse China’s once sullied reputation as a wine producer, it’s Li Demei. epicure finds out how a Ningxia winery managed to bag top honours at last year’s Decanter World Wine Awards.

Savouring a bitter moment

Move over, speakeasy-style joints. Two new bars in New York show you can attract a serious drinking crowd with a single-minded focus on artisanal bitters and tequilas.

Unpolished gem

epicure traipses to the fascinating island of Sri Lanka and is spellbound by the jewel of the Indian Ocean.

Phuket paradise

With a slew of new resorts opening at the Pearl of the Andaman, Phuket is entrenching its position as the Asian destination for among sun seeking sybaritics.

Keeping the bubbles alive

Maintaining its age old traditions of winemaking is what matters most to Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, president of Taittinger.

Home again

David Bedinghaus, Kirimaya’s newest evangelist for its organic farm, shares how a brief stint in Bangkok turned into a two-decade love affair with Thailand.

Vintage bubbles

In 1998, divers discovered 2,000 bottles of the Heidsieck Monopole 1907 in the salvaged shipwreck of The Jonkoping, a Swedish shooner, sunk in the Baltic Sea in 1916.

Rediscovering glory

Reduced to rubble after World War II and distanced from its noble past under communist rule, Dresden is now enjoying a resurgence as one of Germany’s most cultutrally vibrant cities.

Pulp fiction in a bottle

It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that Matt Gant aims to be the Quentin Tarantino of the Barossa wine industry. He shares how he is putting the fun back into grape appreciation.

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