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By The Daily Meal Each year the panel of experts at The Daily Meal ranks the top wine producers not just from California but from 14 states in all, from Washington to Virginia. 101 can seem a lot to read through, so we picked a few of our favorites...

Picture: Christian Schiller in Chablis Possibilities to drink wine – in order to buy wine, to drink a glass or two in a wine bar or to have a bottle in a restaurant during a meal – are more limited in the village of Chablis than I thought before visiting...

Date Description 1500 B.C. - 300 B.C. The Olmec Indians are believed to be the first to grow cocoa beans (“kakawa”) as a domestic crop. Cacao trees have grown wild for possibly 10,000 years. The Olmec civilization lasts to about 300 B.C. 300 B.C...

Updated from the 2012 version: my concise city guide for photographers. I’ve added many cities to the list since the first edition, and things have of course changed. This guide is a shortlist of places worth visiting, places to be avoided, and places...

By not being part of a mission group, Keele University can shape its own identity and avoid group politics, says Nick FoskettAs vice-chancellor of a British university, I recognise how vital it is for universities to support one another during a time...