New term or old? An earnest debate took place around our table the other night about the term “New World”. It arose because we were trying the wine reviewed elsewhere in this
What’s so special? Many of us are now drinking the bright, fresh and fruity wines of New Zealand, from the fair selection now available here. They are modern in style and presentation,
From Lyrarakis Lyrarakis “Symbolo” 2005 €49.00 from Cava Nostra and Oinion Pnevmata, Nicosia and Botiggliera, Limassol. A limited edition red, produced by the energetic Cretan Lyrarakis family, one of whose passions is
Franchises at mercy of unions? December was the worst month in Greece’s recent economic history, with the culmination of financial scandals and street riots rocking the New Democracy government that is on
By Simon Rabinovitch The biggest migration in human history has gone into reverse. China's ocean of blue-collar workers is streaming back to the country's farming hinterland, bringing thwarted aspirations and rising discontent
By Daniel Trotta Cynthia Goldrick's daughter is in and out of the hospital for brain surgery, her mother has Stage 4 lung cancer and her father has moved into a home for
By Christian Lowe Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's determination not to slash the rouble's value comes at a price: it could send the spluttering economy even faster into recession, fuelling the public
. No prizes on offer. Just a chance to test your own and family or friends’ knowledge of food and wine. The answers are at the bottom of the next page. (See
Post-holiday hangover cure It is just possible that some readers of lesser will-power may wake up one morning during the holiday season thinking that some kind of awful metal works had taken
EDITORIAL On behalf of my publisher and all those who have helped in one way or another to bring this weekly Pot-Pouri to you for another year, may I wish you “The
