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Stuart Walton traces the history of wine in art from Ancient Greek drinking cups to the work of the Dutch masters. 

Stuart Walton tells the story of St Vincent of Zaragoza and attempts to understand how and why he became the winemakers’ patron saint.

In a festive column, Stuart Walton looks back through history at the many ways in which wine has been used as a gift.

A Norfolk family have swapped their countryside home for a flat in the city - and their car for bikes.

Stuart Walton looks back at the sumptuary laws enacted by lawmakers throughout history to limit conspicuous consumption.

What wines and other alcoholic drinks did Cleopatra, the last Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt, like to drink? Stuart Walton investigates

What wines and other alcoholic drinks did Cleopatra, the last Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt, like to drink? Stuart Walton investigates

A true harvest festival is a wild and unbridled celebration of the culmination of the agricultural year, says Stuart Walton.

Why did the consumption of hot peppers — after centuries of cultivation and global migration — come to confer status and sophistication?

Wine was a gift of the gods in most antique Mediterranean civilizations, says Stuart Walton, and these origin myths still resonate today.