Christina Makris is a writer, lecturer and consultant who specialises in the relationship between hospitality and culture. She is the author of Aesthetic Dining: The Art Restaurant Around the World, published by Cultureshock.
A vineyard-meets-sculpture park in Franciacorta makes wine truly a multisensory affair
A new initiative combines adventurous winemaking with an unusual form of art philanthropy
A convivial collaboration between the American artist and a saké brewery is refreshing stuff
The ancient Greeks were quick to adopt the decadent drinking culture of their Persian enemies
The country has been producing wines for centuries, but they are only now getting the global recognition they deserve
Christina Makris goes in search of the work of the architect renowned for marrying traditional craftsmanship to modernist details
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s sculpture garden in Piedmont is also home to the family rosé
At the Kronenhalle in Zurich, the writer was most likely to ask for Fendant de Sion, a wine that deserves to be much better known abroad
One of South Africa’s oldest wine estates has developed strong ties with the country’s leading artists
The Worshipful Company of Vintners still provides a very convivial welcome
