Say bye to Napa Valley and hello to Chateau Russia. Climate change will alter the world wine travel map of 2050.
Happy as a cheese roll in Otago
April 11, 2013 By 4 Comments
This blessed region of southern New Zealand has it all. In autumn it’s golden and crunchy with a soft heart. Love.
Gorgeous Provence village of Gordes
January 23, 2013 By 4 Comments
One day Peter Mayle came home to find Japanese tourists in his Provence swimming pool. He moved, somewhere near the village of Gordes but I can’t say precisely where.
Soak up Victoria’s wine festivals
December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Victoria’s wine festivals in February and March 2013 will celebrate pinot noirs and decades of wineries in the southeast Australian region.
James Stapley cooks dinner at Tower Estate
July 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The New Zealand Relais & Chateaux chef James Stapley will be cooking his unique cuisine in the Hunter Valley at Tower Estate’s exclusive “Grand Chef Series” dinner on July 14.
Cape Kidnappers dinner matched with Neudorf wines
July 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers will celebrate five great years of New Zealand hospitality with chef Peter Gordon cooking at a special food and wine weekend, featuring one of the country’s top wineries, Neudorf.
Climbing the wall for Everest
March 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
Luxury boutique hotel manager Andreas Breitfuss is on a mission to climb Mount Everest and he literally trains, late at night, up an especially-made rock wall on the Tower Lodge estate in the Hunter Valley.
Tuscany Ristorante’s cutting edge relaunch
March 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
If you can’t go to Italy, then this is where you come to in Sydney for super Italian food. A chic crowd descended on Sydney’s inner west this week to celebrate Tuscany Ristorante’s return with a cutting-edge menu and award-winning team.
Pamela’s wine and food workshop in Tuscany
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Learn about Tuscany’s traditional rustic dishes of the past. Pamela Sheldon Johns’ new book, Cucina Povera, is the inspiration for this seven-night tour around Tuscany, which starts and ends in Florence.
Marlborough food and wine book giveaway
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Taste for Travel has a wine and food book showcasing the best of New Zealand’s premier wine region of Marlborough to give away to readers.
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