Just a few years ago, Australia was being hailed as the great international success story of the wine business, challenging the dominance of France, Italy and Spain.

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Soprano Renee Fleming makes her Festival del Sole debut on a recital double bill with Leif Ove Andsnes at Calistoga's Castello di Amorosa.

Drink in the Northern Illinois Wine Trail Chicago Sun-Times, United States If you go west, you can hit the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. Charming towns with antique stores and cute cafes wend their way across the state up to the town of Galena and Eagle Ridge Resort, both of which host an annual spring Wine Lovers' Weekend to ... Texas wine country a rising lone star Chicago Tribune land of drinkin' Chicago Sun-Times all 9 news articles

With Independence Day approaching, I figured it was finally time after 233 years to offer the olive branch of peace to our compatriots from across the pond.

A new middle class in Brazil means more people are going on vacations. It also means food consumption will go up, and not just in Brazil-some reports suggest a 50% increase in global food demand by 2025.

Summertime is almost here, and we know what that means - time to draw the shutters, crank up the AC, and brace ourselves for the onslaught of seasonal visitors rolling in from the hot valleys and big cities.

Although there's now a backlash against wines containing more than 15 percent alcohol, the category includes some of the best wines in the world.

Go Fourth, Wine Fans Wall Street Journal Morgan Creek Vineyards specializes in nine kinds of sweet and dry Muscadine wine and makes about 15000 cases of it a year. The winery is roughly 30 minutes ... what we're drinking nowWine Spectator all 3 news articles »

The experience: Aromatic as all get-out, this lush beauty is filled with floral and fruity notes.

The Mudbrick vineyard on Waiheke Islandm New Zealand. Photograph by: Sandra Teddy, Getty Images I'm writing this from New Zealand, where I'm touring the main wine regions.

With our nation's birthday coming next week, this week I decided to share some interesting and important facts about our Canadian wine industry.

Vino skin therapy...wine not? Examiner.com Wine Country Naturals (WCN) is a new and exciting "Vino Therapy" skincare line which features the health benefits of antioxidants found in high quality ... and more »