This month's auction features more than 20 casks from distilleries including Springbank, Bruichladdich and Glenrothes

When Bert Stern needed to persuade Marilyn Monroe to sit for him, he wooed her with her favourite fizz. It worked, and the result was a photo shoot of almost unbearable poignancy

Burgundy's Hospices de Beaune isn't only a world-famous barrel auction - it's three glorious wine parties in one weekend

The best way to combine the different realities of Cyprus is to head into the hills and meet the winemakers, as Nina Caplan discovers on her visit to the newly-opened Amara Hotel

New York’s homage to Champagne brings producers, sommeliers and wine lovers together in a noisy festival of top-class fizz

It may be one of the world’s grandest wine properties but Château Margaux is marked by the informality and warmth of its owners - and the agelessness of its wines

The coveted multi-vintage Cognac is "like haute couture", says Frapin cellar master Patrice Piveteau

Francis Ford Coppola’s films have passed into legend, but the director is most proud of making Inglenook great again