Wine from southern France worth stocking up on right now
22 May 2012, 1:10 pm
Wine has come a long way in overcoming the snob factor to become a popular drink for every day, or at least every week. We expect wine to be consistent in quality — on a basic, ordinary level, anyway. We want each bottle of our favorite brand of cabernet sauvignon or chardonnay to taste as good as the last one, and wine manufacturers are getting better at achieving consistency at affordable ...

Recommendations
22 May 2012, 12:48 pm
★★★Exceptional ★★Excellent ★Very Good Prices are approximate. Check Winesearcher.com to verify availability, or ask a favorite wine store to order through a distributor. Here are some stellar wines from southern France to introduce you to the delicious 2010 vintage. Read full article >>

Natural joys of Charleville
19 May 2012, 9:00 am
A TOUR of the galaxy on a starry night blows Alison cotes away during a cosmos trip in Queensland.

Rhone Valley's whites have their charms
16 May 2012, 3:04 pm
A step down in price- but still pleasing- is the white wine of Croze-Hermitage and cotes du Rhone.

Red hot Pepperell triumphs in Brittany
13 May 2012, 9:48 am
Eddie Pepperell overcame Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl at the first extra hole to claim his debut professional title at the ALLIANZ Open Côtes d’Armor Bretagne.

Les Devils veulent mettre à profit le repos offert avant la finale de l'Est
12 May 2012, 9:35 pm
NEWARK, États-Unis - Les Devils du New Jersey n'ont pas à chercher trop loin les côtés positifs et négatifs des longues attentes avant d'amorcer une série.

Drink: Chateau D’Esclans Whispering Angel cotes de Provence Rosé 2011
6 May 2012, 2:56 am
Provençal rosé is doing the quick fade, at least when it comes to color. Popularity of the refreshing southern French pink, in fact, has never been stronger, with a 62 percent growth in U.S. imports between 2010 and 2011, according to the French customs agency Ubifrance. “It started with the yacht crowd in the Hamptons,” one distributor told me, “and spread from there.” The fashion among ...

Restoring sense of wellbeing
5 May 2012, 9:00 am
AUTUMN is a beautiful time to visit Mt Barney in southern Queensland, writes Alison cotes on a relaxing break.

Marriage licenses
25 April 2012, 12:59 pm
Benjamin cotes, 30, 2730 Ohio 222, Bethel, landscaping, and Ruthie Crawford, 28, 2730 Ohio 222, Bethel. Eric Jones, 27, 214 N. 3rd St., Williamsburg, self employed, and Katherine Colonel, 27, 214 N. 3rd St. Williamsburg, pharmacy technician.

Hautes cotes de Vermont
24 April 2012, 9:00 pm
It's easy to forget that at one time the celebrated vineyards of northern Europe were nothing more than wooded...