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![In search of wines with elusive X factor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
In search of wines with elusive X factor
Philip Rich will raise his glass up to 400 times this week as he turns his palate to the Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
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Happy days of summer nearly here a gin
Whether as the basis for a classic cocktail like the martini, with soda water and fresh lime juice, or simply mixed with its spiritual partner tonic water, gin just screams summer.
![<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Lobby power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Lobby power
When alcohol industry reps unleash their charm offensives on the corridors of power there is one office they dodge, that of Jim Anderton.
![A little of what you fancy does you good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A little of what you fancy does you good
I'm often struck by the snobbery I encounter in our country when it comes to drinks. Talk about how you'd love a nice, cold lager and someone will pipe up and say: "Oh you don't drink that muck do you?
![Dublin: A taste of history that's hard to put down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dublin: A taste of history that's hard to put down
Graham Reid samples the delights of an Irish institution in Dublin.
![Pernod Ricard sells wine brands, assets for $88m to Lion Nathan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pernod Ricard sells wine brands, assets for $88m to Lion Nathan
Pernod Ricard New Zealand, the local arm of the French liquor company, has sold a dozen wine brands and some wineries to a Lion Nathan New Zealand-led joint venture for $88 million.
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Alcohol cheaper to buy than water - study
Alcohol has become so affordable that it is cheaper than bottled water and approaching the price of milk, says a study made public today.
![Bourbon an example of American beauty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bourbon an example of American beauty
Bourbon is the great American whiskey. It was named for Bourbon County in Kentucky and 95 per cent of it is still made in that state.
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Bubbles and chic
When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
![The clear favourite](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The clear favourite
In a world of spirits that aim to be the biggest tasting and most highly flavoured, vodka has always been something of an enigma.
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Bar manners go a long way in a busy pub
Many years ago I was sitting with a friend at a pub in Ireland when an American tourist came in and began studying the menu. He approached the bar and asked the barmaid for "a quicky".
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Beer o'clock and the sky light theory
As you may have noticed, the daylight hours are lengthening and there are rumours spring is upon us.
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Christchurch earthquake cuts beer supply
It's a bitter blow as Cantabrians toiling to clean up after Saturday's quake now face a potential shortage of Canterbury Draught beer.