Starbucks Australia new CEO Braeden Lord.

Broken records,long queues:After 25 years,has Starbucks finally figured Australia out?

In a country famous for independent cafe culture,the chain – once rejected by Australians – is achieving what many would have dismissed as impossible.

  • Jessica Yun

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Chablis or petit chablis − that is the question (and what’s the difference between the wines?)

The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather,it’s all about the soil.

  • Huon Hooke
Cheers to travel.

From ‘splitting the G’ to the perfect pour:Eight things you need to know about Guinness

A marketing idea has made the dark stuff as popular as ever. This St Patrick’s Day we explore Ireland’s greatest invention (sorry Bono),and the drinking game that’s gone global.

  • Callan Boys andAndrea McGinniss

Why are local wine writers obsessed with foreign wines and obscure varietals?

Australian wines are high-quality and good value,but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...

  • Huon Hooke
A magic coffee at a Melbourne cafe.

Do we really have the best coffee culture in the world? Not if you want one after 3pm

Australians proudly claim our coffee is the world’s best. Perhaps it’s time to look up from our flat whites and see what other countries have to offer.

  • Adam Liaw
“We did the city proud,which I’m really happy about,” said Coffee Anthology owner Adam Wang.

Cult Brisbane CBD cafe named one of the world’s best coffee shops

It beat out specialty coffee spots from across the globe – and a second local operator cracked the top 100.

  • Matt Shea
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Why are some wines more expensive than others? An expert breaks it down

Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.

  • Huon Hooke
A by Arras Premium Cuvee Rosé NV is “astoundingly good value”.

Aussie sparkling rosé is the best in the world – and one state punches way above its weight

Move over France. The popularity of Australian sparkling rosé is surging. Here are five to try,including a Tassie wonder that is astoundingly great value.

  • Katie Spain
Instant coffees,put to the taste test.

Moccona,Nescafe or Bushells? Good Food’s instant coffee taste test

Good Food’s blind taste test of 10 cheap and not-so-cheerful instant coffees,from supermarket to specialty.

  • Bianca Hrovat

Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’,but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?

In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead,reveals Huon Hooke.

  • Huon Hooke
Moon Dog’s venue in Frankston is a tribute to tropical beach clubs.

Mega beach clubs to micro hangouts:Four new (and very different) Melbourne bars

Size does matter at these new bars. Some are for sipping limoncello slushies in the sun,others are your go-to for elegant cocktails before dinner.

  • Emma Breheny

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