Russell Bell
Taste the classics
Greece’s wine is just as varied and tasty as its renowned food. It’s time to pop the cork.
Grape delights
A new generation of vignerons in France’s Jura valley are charming (and challenging) international tastes.
Case studies
Austria’s fresh, lower-alcohol wines are at last winning global acclaim. We meet five wine-makers across the nation and offer some suggestions on the best bottles to bring home.
Hot seats
Backpacks and folding furniture made Lafuma Mobilier’s name. Then hard times hit. But today the brand is sitting pretty again.
Assembled with care
Furniture colossus Ikea is dismantling its reputation and trying to build not only a better public image but also a better future.
Nicely spruced up
How do you win a design competition in the Dolomites? By coming up with a ‘stube’ that respects the landscape and yet dares to be different.
Diplomacy
The US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Suzan LeVine, talks tax and togetherness.
Defence
Germany mulls a non-citizen army, Ukraine’s military upgrade and the UK’s high-flying eyes.
Africa/Middle East
A risky ride with Robert Mugabe’s motorcade and the South African mayor signposting a watershed in Cape Town politics.
