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How climate change will affect the world's great wines
Be prepared for flavour fluctuations as rising temperatures reduce acidity and boost sugar levels.
Craft brewing's fiery new style will spice up your day
Wild experimentation with heat is creating a thrilling, if sometimes palate-threatening, craft beer experience.
The best of the new wave Napa and Sonoma tasting rooms
An insider’s guide to six of the best new fine-wine destinations in the region.
Aperitifs are set to be this summer's ultimate tipple
Typically lighter in alcohol but bursting with flavour, aperitifs have a wide choice and rich history worth exploring.
The best bars we’ve discovered in Asia
Stopping over in Asia? Want to impress clients? With this list of cocktail greatness in hand, it’s time to head out for a drink.
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Lost casks create Sullivans Cove 25th Anniversary Edition
An unexpected discovery of four long-lost casks in a Hobart warehouse sires Sullivans Cove's oldest whisky ever produced.
How Shaw + Smith became our definitive sauvignon blanc
The cousins whose collective skills created a genre-defining white wine reflect on 30 years in the business.
Chile is enjoying a world-class wine revolution
Once the land of boring wine-by-the-glass reds, the country now rivals Napa with its mix of iconic wineries and smaller upstarts.
Got a favourite tipple? Get the most out of it
Understanding what you enjoy is one thing, but there are deeper layers to explore.
Why some Japanese whiskies may be mostly Scotch
What’s behind the rise of the “world blend” whisky trend.
Wheat whiskies are going against the grain
Heavyweight Woodford Reserve and upstarts such as Australia’s Starward are taking a page from the Pappy playbook
Discovering the definitive mezcal
Tequila’s smoky cousin is becoming a star in its own right: here's how to track down one of the best of an emerging breed.
Stellar Grange headlines Penfolds' 2019 collection
Executive Traveller was among the world's first to taste and rate the much-anticipated Penfolds 2019 release.
Where to find some of the world's best pinot noir
In Oregon, Executive Traveller wine writer Nick Stock finds some amazing wineries behind the Portlandia cliche.
Peated whisky brings smoke to the spirits world
Winter, Bruce Ferrier insists, is whisky weather. Or, more precisely, the ideal time to break the seal on a peated whisky. Kno...
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Remarkable rise of rosé entices luxury group LVMH
The maker of Louis Vuitton handbags and Veuve Clicquot Champagne is taking aim at a form of luxury consumption that’s spr...
Making the case for pre-mixed cocktails
Order a martini at the Grill in New York City’s midtown Manhattan, and a strange thing happens. Instead of reaching for a...
Whisky review: Tasting Old Pulteney’s new line-up
Scotland’s Pulteney Distillery has given its core range a dramatic refresh with new ages, new labels, new names and in ma...