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The British government's wine cellar includes 1,779 bottles of champagne, 25,883 of red and 6,828 of white wine. Château Latour, Château Lafite and Château Mouton Rothschild are in there, but Debauchery, Educated Guess and Chaos Theory are not.

On 2 February 1659, Jan van Riebeeck produced the first wine in South Africa. Today, the vintages of Paarl, Stellenbosch and the Northern Cape are enjoyed around the world. They'll be enjoyed during the World Cup next month, too.

You're in Delhi and would like to spend an afternoon at the Taj Mahal. No problem. You can be in Agra in an hour thanks to Greaves, a specialist travel company, which has invested in a Super King Air B200 plane. This is how the rich travel.

The most famous port ceremony comes from the British navy. The port is placed in front of the host, who serves the guest to his right, then passes it to the guest on his left (port side). The bottle is then passed to the left, all the way back to the host.

Drinkers from New Zealand have long enjoyed it. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd loves it. And now it's the leading white wine sold across the "Ditch", as some Kiwis call the Tasman Sea — the body of water between Australia and New Zealand.

The market for vintage port has expanded beyond Europe and the US to Asia, where its sweet flavour has become popular after a meal. And since the Hong Kong government removed all import duty on alcohol last year, there's been a port boom there.