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...labels. Those who dine frequently at Chinese restaurants may be familiar with brands like Great Wall or Dynasty. And the steady progress of Indian cuisine from takeaway fodder to the dainty, ghee-free offerings of designer restaurants has also brought the name of Dindori Reserve - a decent Shiraz from India's Sula vineyards - to greater notice. But what about other Eastern bottlings? In tandem with Asia's ever-rising levels of wine consumption, the last two decades have seen a surge of interest in wine production, with entrepreneurs and hobbyists staking out their choices of terroir in the unlikeliest...
...Typical vinotherapy treatments read like a wine list. Wine baths wash the body with grape seeds, skins, stalks and pulp. There are exfoliating Shiraz or Cabernet body scrubs using essential oils and crushed seeds, as well as Merlot and Chardonnay wraps?you're plastered in a grape paste, wrapped in plastic and lowered onto a waterbed. Sant? Winelands Hotel is a 45-minute drive from Cape Town. tel: (27-21) 875 8100; www.santewellness.co.za. Another option for those with a craving for full-bodied treatments is Les Sources de Caudalie, which set up the first Vinoth?rapie...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder grape seeds, skins, stalks and pulp. There are exfoliating Shiraz or Cabernet body scrubs using essential oils and crushed seeds, as well as Merlot and Chardonnay wraps - you're plastered in a grape paste, wrapped in plastic and lowered onto a waterbed. Santé Winelands Hotel is a 45-minute drive from Cape Town . tel: (27-21) 875 8100; www.santewellness.co.za...
...number of wineries producing world-class Pinot Noir. The silt-loam soils of New Zealand yield a Pinot Noir somewhere between the robust Australian reds beloved of influential American critic Robert Parker and the more complex Bordeaux wines. Some Kiwi wineries have even taken on the Australian stranglehold on Shiraz, or Syrah as it's sometimes called. In the Hawke's Bay area of New Zealand's North Island, Craggy Range has produced some wonderful Merlots and Syrahs that were launched in the U.S. to much acclaim last year. On the South Island, other wineries are winning plaudits for their...
...World winemakers have always chafed under Europe's 75% share of the $7 billion global-export market. But Australia, with the help of its Shiraz, managed to overtake France as the No. 2 exporter to the U.S., bested only by Italy. South Americans have also learned a little something about the value of an offbeat grape. Chilean wine exports top $500 million, but they're better known for value than vintage. And so since 1997, the area of Carmenere vines has risen 1,800% in Chile, to more than 15,000 acres and counting. (Terrunyo--the best Carmenere at Chile...