Pinot is a maddening grape to get right, but procured with skill and the ‘most romantic of wines’ is a winter charm, says Jane Anson

Lucia Cockroft circumnavigates the globe for Business Destinations, compiling a list of the definitive top ten hotels

Ginny McGrath learns snowkiting from a pro in Switzerland and finds it the green alternative to heli skiing

Fine wine, yes. But then there’s the food, markets and a regeneration project that has added taste to the city

Parisians have led the way with a quintessentially green scheme. Mark Hodson recounts the joy of hopping on a bike and exploring the city on two wheels

Rosés, sparkling wines and lighter reds from Beaujolais or the Loire are some of the real joys of summer drinking. But it’s also interesting to uncork a few of the more unusual white varieties that can be forgotten about in the rush for a chilled chardonnay or pinot grigio

Roger St. Pierre extols the year-round joys of Val d’Isère

Jane Anson looks ahead to the coming year and discovers that, after playing something of a second fiddle of late to the new-world upstarts, French wine is very much back on the menu

Jane Anson visits the cities renowned for their vino, and finds some ideal venues for a business meeting, with a chance to sample the local produce thrown into the bargain

Traditionally muscled out of the way by the ever-boisterous beer in the race to wash down Asian dishes, Jane Anson suggests grape instead of grain as the ideal accompaniment for everything from sushi to curry

As business cities go, it’s a whopper. Generating more wealth than the whole of Switzerland and existing not only as an economic presence but, following decades as the Hollywood dream factory’s backdrop of choice, as a cultural icon. So we present to you, in glorious technicolour, our guide to the city that never sleeps

The popularity of spa breaks never seems to diminish, and treating yourself to some globe-spanning pampering can only be a fantastic experience