Wine

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in New York City for nature lovers

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NEW YORK - New York City has a wild side and it has nothing to do with its honking yellow taxis, towering skyscrapers and celebrity-studded nightclub crowds.

Celebrity chef Charlie Trotter accused in counterfeit wine case

CHICAGO - The famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter has been sued for allegedly selling two wine collectors from New York a big, bogus bottle of wine.

14 Jun 2013

Nineteenth century watch fetches $2.25 million at U.S. auction

NEW YORK - A 115-year-old Patek Philippe pink-gold calendar watch fetched $2.25 million in a day-long sale, nearly double the expected price, Christie's auction house said.

12 Jun 2013

Honolulu, Oslo most expensive cities for summer travel: report

NEW YORK - Travelers looking to get the most for their money on summer vacations may want to avoid Honolulu and Oslo, Norway, which are the most expensive cities according to a survey released on Tuesday, and head instead to Las Vegas or Sofia in Bulgaria.

11 Jun 2013

In China, fake European wine more worrying than tariffs

BEIJING - Bruno Paumard, the cellar master at a vineyard in China, can't stop laughing while describing a bottle of supposedly French wine a friend gave him two years ago.

Lifestyle, China 09 Jun 2013

China's trade threat leaves bitter taste in French wine world

PARIS - Beijing's salvo at European wine exports has brought into focus simmering French unease about the growing power the Chinese wield over their cherished vines, as consumers, investors and even chateaux owners. | Video

06 Jun 2013

China hits back at EU wine over solar panel duties

BEIJING - China took aim on Wednesday at exports of the European wines favored by its growing middle class, responding to an EU move to impose anti-dumping duties of Chinese solar panels as tensions rise between two of the world's biggest trade partners. | Video

Environment, China, Lifestyle 05 Jun 2013

French trade ministry condemns China's EU wine probe

PARIS - France's trade ministry condemned on Wednesday China's move to open an anti-dumping probe on European wine imports, saying the move was inappropriate and warning that Paris would defend its producers.

Move over tequila, here comes Chinese firewater

CHENGDU, China - Chinese baijiu, a flammable, pungent white liquor averaging a 110-proof wallop, is the world's most consumed form of liquor thanks to its popularity in China, but for the first time distillers are looking to develop export markets.

Lifestyle, China 03 Jun 2013

Cash brews robust U.S. craft coffee market

- For exotic coffee connoisseurs like Geoff Watts, the search for the perfect bean isn't the solitary quest it once was. | Video

Lifestyle, U.S. 02 Jun 2013