Australia’s wine efforts date back to the mid-19th century, but the industry languished until about 30 years ago. Since then, the country has grown to be a world producer with a variety of highly regarded whites and reds.
With climate regions similar to California, it’s not surprising that much of the product would mirror the popular […]

Fun to eat and easy to prepare, bar square recipes are irresistible and a great way to invite small kids or teenagers into the kitchen. Start a lifetime love of baking with your kids with this yummy recipe from Imperial Margarine (www.homebasics.ca).
Blueberry Oatmeal Streusel Bars
Crust
3/4 cup Imperial Margarine (175 mL)
1/2 cup brown sugar (125 […]

Blessed with a Mediterranean climate similar to France or California, Chile has the added advantage of being south of the equator. That puts their summers from November to March, allowing them to harvest wine during the off-season of many other countries. Time shifting allows them to satisfy the market when others can’t.
This has served Chilean […]

Ever fantasize about being a supreme kitchen goddess? Dream about being known as a dessert diva but you’re not a pro in the know? These sweet and elegant recipes make it easy: Fresh Apricot and Cherry Pavlovas and Mixed Fresh Fruit Tart. Made with juicy fresh fruit from Chile, they’re bursting with the vibrant colors […]

Cornell University offers an advanced course titled ‘Understanding Wine and Beer’. Topics covered range from the history of viticulture to the microbiology of fermentation to the neurobiology of taste, along with the expected lectures on chemistry, color and tasting methods. Clearly, the two most popular alcoholic drinks have arrived.
The traditional view is that women drink […]

Germany has hundreds of wine festivals every year. But to provide all that fun requires an even larger amount of hard work in its justly world-famous vineyards.
Baden
Nowhere is that effort more evident than Baden. At the southernmost tip of Germany’s wine regions, this slender strip of land extends from Lake Constance in the south to […]

Looking for a way to show your sweetie pie he or she is special? Why not say it with pie? By its very nature, pie is meant to be shared, making it the perfect treat to show someone you care. So, invite the “apple pie of your eye” for some pie and get to know […]

Whether you’re looking for a great munchie option for family movie night or something to serve when folks come over to watch the next big game, you want something that is fun to eat and easy to make for a crowd.
Homemade Chex mix fills the bill – it’s quick to put together and always gets […]

Right: Wine map of Canada
Long considered a producer of inferior wines, British Columbia is now being recognized as a winemaking powerhouse.
British Columbia wine dates back only 140 years when Father Pandosy set up the first vineyards at the Obelate Mission near Kelowna. Nineteen twenty-six saw the first commercial vineyards and a winery that sold to […]

By international standards, South Africa is a small producer: only 1.5% of global plantings; slightly over 105,000 hectares (260,000 acres). But recent years have seen significant growth, with over 140 million liters exported per year from 830 million liters produced.
A producer of both whites and reds, 80% of new plantings are Shiraz, Cabernet, and Merlot […]