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

