Port wine celebrates roots, goes global
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QUINTA DO PANASCAL, Portugal  - For centuries, wine producers have labored in Portugal's rugged Douro region, refining wine-making traditions that are as entrenched as its steep valleys.
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As harvest arrives, Cem Cetintas  tends lovingly to his vines, hoping they yield wine popular  with foreign palates to boost his exports in the face of a  harsh climate in the Turkish market.
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Long Islandâs North Fork wineries are struggling to handle crowds who are looking more for a good time than a good wine.
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RAMAT RAZIEL, Israel  - It isn't easy being a   producer of Israeli wine.
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Dan Aykroyd is throwing his star power behind an $11 million winery that aims to boost the Niagara wine region's international profile. The Dan Aykroyd Winery, which will showcase souvenirs from the actor's career, will be located near the town of Lincoln, Ontario, in the heart of the province's vineyards.
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The Delicata Classic Wine Festival in Nadur provides wine drinkers with the chance to savour a wide variety of Maltese wines in a stunning location overlooking Comino and the Mgarr Harbour.
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When French winemaker Laurent Metge-Toppin first saw the floating vineyards of Thailand's Chao Phraya river delta, he knew he would struggle to make a wine worthy of his vintner ancestors in the Cotes du Rhone.
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CAHORS, France For her 100th birthday party last October, HÃÂ©lÃÂ¨ne Vialard indulged in her favorite meal -- coq au vin. She adores the local Cahors red wines, occasionally eats a sliver of foie gras, another regional specialty, and says she has no secret for reaching the century mark: "It just came on...
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Travel: Some of the world's best wineries are found where you'd least expect them, says Robert Joseph.
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Fine wine isn't the only  thing that gets better with age.
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Ann Heidig fulfilled a dream when she started her own winery in Central Virginia. She produces only 5,000 cases of wine a year â-oo few to attract a wholesale
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Having taken on the French in winemaking, Australia has moved on to exporting the pricey, tasty fungi.
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In Sag Harbor, the locals have embraced Sen Lounge, a sultry new addition to Hamptons night life.
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MORIOKA, Japan  - It has a history of over 2,000 years and is as much a part of Japan as sumo wrestling and sushi. But sake, traditional rice wine, is losing popularity at home as more and more people opt for wine, beer, and cocktails.
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The Virginia winery owner won a Supreme Court battle to tear down barriers that kept wineries from shipping directly to consumers in other states.
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French winemakers are beginning to claw back their dominance of the global wine market after years of problems in responding to innovation from the New World.
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After New World producers Australia and Chile, French winegrowers could soon face new competition from Britain, as global warming helps grapes take root in milder cross-Channel climes, scientists say.