The United State Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade bureau published a new circular on Friday. Not much has changed: U.S. importers of Brunello will still be required to show a "declaration on Italian government letterhead" that the wine is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes. This circular serves ... to Brunello producers to give to their importers. To read the entire circular, click here...

20, the TTB issued a revised circular , superseding the circular published on Monday, June 17. Although the wording of the revised circular is slightly different, the U.S. government’s requirements...

The traditional champagne press. Usually it is circular. This one is square...

Had an interesting meal at a traditional Chinese restaurant last night. It was a beautiful setting with lantern-lit gardens. Very atmospheric. All the meals we have had so far have involved sitting round a circular table, in the middle of which is a large circular spinning glass plate (of the sort that used to be known in the UK as a ‘lazy Susan’). Initially four or five dishes are placed...

Recently I got into one of those circular-cum-rhetorical exercises with friends about whether it's a curse or a blessing for a winemaker to earn a 100-point rating on his or her first wine. Maybe there's an easy answer and maybe there isn't...

A Circular Table at TenguTokyo, JapanWhere do the Tokyoites drink ? This is a question that you may ask yourself when you visit Tokyo. While this city has the highest ratio of bars and restaurants in the world, many...

The U.S. Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published guidelines for U.S. importers of Brunello. To view, click here . According to the circular, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will require a statement “attesting that the Brunello di Montalcino meets the requirements ... be in English or, if in Italian, accompanied by an English translation.” The circular also states...

For yesterday's family day out we returned to the Surrey Hills (www.surreyhills.org), and took a truly spectacular circular walk based around Holmbury St Mary finishing on Holmbury Hill. Holmbury itself is halfway round the walk, so it's a good place to stop for a pint and something to eat. We stopped at both pubs, for an Everards Tiger at the Royal Oak and a Shere Drop at the King's Head...

My regular lunchtime walk - perhaps two or three times a week - is a circular route through Regent's Park. It is soul-restoring, and with the changing seasons there is a richness to the repetition. Today's wander coincided with some lovely late Autumn sunshine, and there were still some roses holding out in the face of winter, even though they looked a little bedraggled. The cold (illness...

[quote]We had a very good meal at La Bruschetta, and I have to say that having 6-8 people around a circular table (we had 8) is turning into my preferred format for a sit-down wine dinner. Everyone can get decent pours of everything (and go back to r...