Drinks
Drink straight after buying: Is the majority of wine made to be enjoyed immediately?
The most popular wines at the moment are not intended for storing in a cellar, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
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Cruise ships up their drinks game with clever spirit and beer collabs
A whisky’s being aged using the sea’s motion to help impart barrel flavours; a navy strength gin by Four Pillars and a Lord Nelson beer called Smooth Sailing.
- Sarah Norris
High-profile brewer opens first Melbourne venue and there’s chops by the kilo and spanakopita lasagne
Two chefs with a love of fire are having fun with their first beer hall menu at South Melbourne’s new Pirate Life brewpub.
- Emma Breheny
Wine myth busting: Does adding cling wrap to a bottle get rid of cork taint?
Dunking plastic into wine can help eliminate that musty cork taste, but there’s a catch.
- Huon Hooke
- Recipe collection
- Coffee
Ice, ice, coffee: Five cool espresso drinks and desserts to make this weekend
What’s cooler than being cool? Ice-cold! Here are five ways to get your daily caffeine fix on a sweltering day.
- Opinion
- City life
Why is it so hard to get a coffee in Sydney after 3pm?
If Sydney wants to become a truly global city, we could learn and borrow from places like Buenos Aires.
- Gary Nunn
Trouble brews in Australia’s craft beer industry, with ‘alarming rate’ of closures
More than a dozen independent breweries have been pushed to the brink of insolvency in the past 12 months.
- Bianca Hrovat
Adam Liaw’s overnight iced coffee
A strange thing about Australia is that iced coffee is one of our favourite drinks but we have about 20,000 different versions.
- 2 hrs +
- Adam Liaw
Watch out Marrickville, there’s an unlikely new craft beer hotspot sipping at your heels
Brookvale has flourished over the past six months, with new bars, distilleries and breweries. Plus, where to go on a self-guided weekend bar crawl.
- Bianca Hrovat
Dreaming about planting your own vineyard or starting a winery? Read this first
The cost of establishing a vineyard has never been higher, and then you have to sell the wine. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
- Huon Hooke
The best sparkling wines for your buck (featuring Aldi’s ‘fresh and fun’ French fizz for just $9)
The expert’s guide to buying the best value pet-nat, prosecco, Aussie sparkling and French champagne for less than you may think.
- Katie Spain
