By now the first paycheck of the new year should be in but there are no scary prices below for the simple reason that I am focusing on Southern and Central Portugal this week, arguably two of the best value wine regions in the world.

The wine industry in Ireland used to be a bit of a boys’ club but times have changed.

Volkswagen says it has decided to manufacture its new retro-style Microbus minivan at its existing factory in Hannover, Germany, creating 1,500 jobs.