29th Jul 2010
What is it about the Baltic and champagne? Last week's high profile discovery of a cache of bubbly aboard a shipwreck is not the first time fizz has been found on a Nordic sea bed. In 1998, treasure hunters recovered 3,000 bottles from a... Read more
24th Jun 2010
Australians don't do pessimism. They're generally such a chipper, stop-moaning-and-get on with-it nation that they'd rather share a hot tub with a great white shark than be accused of whingeing like a Pom. But hang around anyone who works in... Read more
11th Jun 2010
Here we go. Or rather 'ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go. Unless you've been in solitary confinement for the last year, you'll be aware that the World Cup kicks off in Johannesburg tomorrow. Even my wife, who normally shows as much interest... Read more
22nd Apr 2010
"Ah, classic aromas of petrol on the nose." Professional wine speak can sound silly at the best of times, but the description that invariably makes punters splutter into their Paris goblets is the one used to describe the smell of... Read more