Drinks
Do we need expensive gadgets to preserve the fizz in wine?
Don’t silver teaspoons or dead matches preserve the bubbles in open bottles of sparkling?
- Huon Hooke
From ‘splitting the G’ to the perfect pour: Eight things you need to know about Guinness
A marketing idea has made the dark stuff as popular as ever. This St Patrick’s Day we explore Ireland’s greatest invention (sorry Bono), and the drinking game that’s gone global.
- Callan Boys and Andrea McGinniss
Why are local wine writers obsessed with foreign wines and obscure varietals?
Australian wines are high-quality and good value, but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...
- Huon Hooke
- Opinion
- Stirring the pot
Do we really have the best coffee culture in the world? Not if you want one after 3pm
Australians proudly claim our coffee is the world’s best. Perhaps it’s time to look up from our flat whites and see what other countries have to offer.
- Adam Liaw
Cult Brisbane CBD cafe named one of the world’s best coffee shops
It beat out specialty coffee spots from across the globe – and a second local operator cracked the top 100.
- Matt Shea
Why are some wines more expensive than others? An expert breaks it down
Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.
- Huon Hooke
Aussie sparkling rosé is the best in the world – and one state punches way above its weight
Move over France. The popularity of Australian sparkling rosé is surging. Here are five to try, including a Tassie wonder that is astoundingly great value.
- Katie Spain
Moccona, Nescafe or Bushells? Good Food’s instant coffee taste test
Good Food’s blind taste test of 10 cheap and not-so-cheerful instant coffees, from supermarket to specialty.
- Bianca Hrovat
Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’, but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?
In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
Mega beach clubs to micro hangouts: Four new (and very different) Melbourne bars
Size does matter at these new bars. Some are for sipping limoncello slushies in the sun, others are your go-to for elegant cocktails before dinner.
- Emma Breheny
From posh to party, these 10 new rooftop bars and restaurants are built for anything
Around Victoria, you can take your pick of seaside gems, suburban finds and rollicking rooftops, as the options for open-air drinking and dining multiply.
- Emma Breheny
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