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.

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.

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Vuk Vuletić, one of the best and most famous sommeliers in Serbia, guides us on a journey through the country’s different wines.

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.

Mélisse wine director Matthew Luczy recommends four wines from Wine Access for Thanksgiving dinner.