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Breaking down the essentials of opening the right drink.

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewer Monica Larner goes a truffle hunt on a foggy autumn afternoon. And she recommends a few good places to eat and excellent wines to drink (including Barolo and Barbaresco) from this beautiful corner in northern Italy.

Breaking down the essentials of opening the right drink.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewer Erin Larkin on 5 shiraz/syrah wines to enjoy now.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewer Erin Brooks' affordable California wines to try this fall

Hot weather and outdoor cooking go together like salads and rosé, hamburgers and rosé, grilled chicken and rosé. Or maybe even shrimp on the barbie – if you’ve adopted Australian habits – and rosé. Summer is a time for uncomplicated meals and refreshing wines, for dining al fresco while the humidity beads up on the outside of a chilled glass of the pink stuff.

With its golden afternoon sunshine, cypress-lined hills and postcard perfect panoramas, Tuscany is a land of dreams. It is also the region that makes some of Italy’s most important fine wines cherished by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

What would gastronomy be without a good wine to accompany it? That's why we decided to ask the experts at Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the world's leading independent consumer guide to fine wine, for their top recommendations. Today, we've come up with a few suggestions for Burgundy wines, by William Kelley, that are less well known than the illustrious emblems of the various appellations, but which have nothing to envy them.