The Life
The Life is a BusinessDesk section for people with an appetite for living well, who like to celebrate the good things in life – whether that’s investing in your health and wellness or a weekend at a lodge.
Wine
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Big reds - how does Villa Maria's 2014 The Gravels Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon perform against the world's best?
The ContestHow do you fast-track the reputation of a prestigious new wine label? Simple. Serve it blind with a bunch of big-name wines to a group of six wine critics. Best scenario: it beats some of the big guns and receives extensive publicity. Worst scenario: it trails the fiel...
Cheese
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Get cultured - know your Brie from your Camembert
The difference between an authentic Brie and Camembert is simply “terroir” – the characteristics imparted by the environment in which the cheese is produced. The same applies to any wine – it reflects the conditions of the site where the grapes were grown, including the climate,...
Wine
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Happy hours - expert advice on managing your wine collection
“I need your help,” said a friend, with a note of desperation in his voice. “My wine cellar has got out of hand.”Steve has, by my standards, a fairly modest wine consumption of “a bottle or two a week” but has accumulated more than 1000 bottles in his basement wine cellar. The co...
Cars
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Test driving the Audi RS7 Sportback - a brutal, wonderful machine
Is this a car or is it Satan incarnate? Cruising on the highway, pulling away from traffic lights, putting your foot on the gas at any stage, the Audi RS7 Sportback tempts and teases you to go a little faster.“Is that all you’ve got?” it whispers at me. “Are you a man or are you...
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