An Australian woman who spent five days lost in the wilderness says she has wine to thank for her survival after being rescued by an air police search team on Friday (May 5). Lillian Ip vanished on April 30 after setting off
Australian authorities last week rescued a woman stranded for five days in the wilderness after she was forced to survive on what she had, including a bottle of wine and lollipops. Footage of the rescue shows Melbourne native Lillian Ip, 48, waving
Comment on this storyComment Have you noticed wine bottles getting lighter? A slimmer profile, a smaller punt (the indentation in the bottom)? Fewer bottles requiring two hands to pour securely? Those behemoths weighing as much as a kilogram when empty are not
Comment on this storyComment Spring calls for crisp, refreshing white wines and light-to-medium body reds. This week we have two sauvignon blancs of different styles: a mineral-driven example from the Loire Valley in France and a riper, more effusive expression of the
Comment on this story Comment When my social media algorithms take a break from pushing cleaning hacks, my feeds are awash in vineyard photos. Friends update their travels. Wineries tout new releases or chronicle the progress of a season. Sheep grazing on
The price of a bottle of wine could go up by nearly 45p in a potential tax raid on drinkers. A trade association chief executive has warned of a “two-pronged attack” from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt‘s Spring Budget, fearing he may announce a
Comment on this story Comment With the weather warming up, my palate is turning to lighter white wines with bracing acidity that accompany the fresh, simple flavors of spring. Here are three to help stoke your spring fever. Axel des Vignes Sauvignon
Comment on this story Comment Here are two red wines under $20 to prove — once again — that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to drink well. The first is an example of Spain’s ability to produce high-quality
Comment on this story Comment Do we need to change the way we talk about wine? Are our vocabulary, standards and perspectives of wine too Eurocentric for a modern, globalized world? Some say yes, and their arguments echo recent shifts in the
Receiving a bottle of wine from a loved one or friend always feels great. Yet, if you are honest, don’t you ever wonder how much they spent on that bottle? CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY