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Just trying to tie up some loose ends before embarking on a trip to Singapore (above), Western Australia and then Singapore again. The first segment will be a family holiday, with a few days of serious wine work in Margaret River the sole business angle (but, if truth be known, ...

Daphne has been traveling with us. We haven't really liked her. We hate her, actually. I think she's been taking this trip as a lark, treating it like one long tea break. Falling down on the job. Her job, which is to help us navigate the byways of Veneto and ...

I recently traveled to the intriguing city of Hong Kong. With a skyline that will take your breath away, food that will test your palette and people that are friendly, this is a city to visit. I was lucky enough to get a chance to stay for 2 weeks, which gives you plenty of time to indulge in all the technology and tradition which are a true Yin/Yang balance. With all my travels, I am...

Columnist Richard Fadeley reports in from the Loire, with its chateaux, quaint villages and endless vineyards.

We recently visited some old favorites while on a trip to Charlottesville. Here is a roundup of some favorite pours: Horton Cellars---2006 Viognier; Sparkling Viognier---this one is a sure-fire hit for New Years' Eve Barboursville Vineyards---lots to recommend here, but new faves included: 2006 Rose, 2006 Pinto Grigio, and 2004 ...

Well, I'm back everyone, after almost 2 weeks of being on the road and not at my computer.  Sorry for the gap in my posts! While in Colorado I did a couple of fun wine events.  The first was for the Colorado Springs Excecutive Club. Jim Little and Peggy McKinlay ...

Daniel Rogov reports from Andalucia in southern Spain, where the city of Jerez de la Frontera recently hosted the Vinoble wine fair dedicated to sweet and fortified wines.

Not surprisingly the Compagnie France Malbec is located in Cahors where the main grape variety is – Malbec. Ghislaine Baltenweck and her husband owns a small vineyard, but their main activity is a ‘négoce’ where they buy grapes from 400 other producers and sell mainly on export. They make three ...

Well, the trip to Pittsburgh, with Jackson, went far better than I expected it to. True, he only napped for 45 minutes of the 7 1/2 hour trip rather than the 3 hours or so he would have had we not been on the road, but we made good time ...