Five of this year’s best festive pop-ups in London

December 2018

Splashing out

Champagne and Spirits brands tap into luxury

Super Somms

Gerard Basset and Ronan Sayburn on inspiring the next generation

Power players

We chart the rising stars in this year’s Liv-ex top 100 list

Subscriber Articles


In focus: Southern Chile

Thanks to climate change and the intrepid nature of its winemakers, production has been moving due south in Chile. Lauren Eads meets the producrs who are pioneering wine in the country’s southern reaches.


In focus: How the Douro is taking the lead on climate change

Climate change is having a major effect on the world’s vineyards, including in Port’s Douro heartland. But moves are afoot to tackle the problem head on and prepare for whatever the future throws at the region.


In focus: Top trends in Pinot Grigio

Whether you know it as Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris, the white grape is a global star. But with some examples being thin and neutral while others offer a glass that oozes class, how are consumers to know what’s in store? Phoebe French investigates…

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Wine

Six unusual Christmas gifts for the wine lover in your life

10 of the best restaurants in London that also have a cracking wine list

UK restaurant closures reach ‘epidemic levels’

Spirits

Warner Edwards unveils festive hedgehog marketing campaign for rhubarb gin

First Isle of Wight whisky reaches legal maturity

Four reasons why UK consumers are drinking less wine

Beer

Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery lays off 10% of staff

Landlords claim ‘hostile’ locals have forced them out of village pub

Costco pulls ‘cult favourite’ Kirkland Signature Light Beer from shelves

Mokelumne Glen Vineyards: Once an experiment, now a Lodi landmark

Wine educator Julie Albin takes a trip to Mokelumne Glen Vineyards in Lodi and reveals why German-Austrian grape varieties have ended up in the Californian region, and why it’s no longer typecast as only offering high alcohol Zinfandel.

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Rescuing Chile’s old vines and the search for ancient abandoned vineyards

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How the evolving economics of Burgundy wine is changing how the product reaches customers

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Lot pursuit: curating a fine fine auction

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Gallery

Six drinks books that make ideal stocking fillers

With Christmas just a fortnight away, we round up six drinks tomes that make ideal stocking fillers, from the definitive guide to amber wine, to how to make like Tom Cruise and open your own bar… from the comfort of your living room.

Top 6 consumer drinks trends of 2018

As we enter the final furlong of 2018, we thought it was time to look back at the six biggest wine and spirits trends to have taken hold in the UK this year.

Top new products: November

This month saw the launch of Piper-Heidsieck’s duo of Rare Le Secret cuvées, adorned with jewels and which carry a price tag of up to £115,000, and Giulio Ferrari’s 2006 Rosé – the first sparkling rosé from the Trentodoc.

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Dining

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Restaurants

Unfiltered: Giovanni Ferlito, The Ritz

British restaurants closing at rate of 10 per week

Dinner by Heston reopens after fire

US restaurant Eggslut headed to London

Amazon axes London restaurant delivery service