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Markets right now. Check out this chart. Rates continue to fuel so the market telling us that a rate hike is on . I could see them moving in december. I dont think they move in september. I think its predicated with the fact that feels like rates want to go higher. The real place to find valuation, theyre still cheap. I still think the landscape is challenging going forward. But you cant fight the money flow and its in the banks. Bank of america looks like it wants to retest the level. That sort...

A tasting of 20 vintages of Ridge Monte Bello, the great Californian Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine from the Santa Cruz Mountains.

A collection of rare Burgundies from private collections are the highlight of Bonham's two day Fine & Rare Wine sale this week, including a rare six-bottle case of Romanée-Conti 2002, which is being sold for charity. 

There's much more to oenological appreciation than the household-name regions.

With a two-year pause leading to high demand, local chefs, farms and winemakers are putting on their best al fresco show with a full calendar of farm-to-table meals, tasting salons and special outdoor dinners. Here’s Lily Belli’s full guide to the season ahead.