The shortlist of food and drinks books for the 2019 André Simon Awards has been announced, featuring tomes on lager, tea, Burmese cooking and wines of the French Alps.
A bidding war at a recent online sale led to a new record price of just over €5,000 for the first vintage of one of the Languedoc’s leading domains, Grange des Pères.
The fine wine market had a few highpoints in 2019 but not enough to overcome an increasingly relentless series of events which ultimately curtailed its performance.
To mark the publication of the third edition of the Malbec Report, and the first in English, the drinks business profiles the four young Argentine winemakers to watch.
Following a packed out ceremony at The Club at The Ivy in London’s Covent Garden last night, we bring you the winners of our 2019 Green Awards and celebrate 10 years of honouring eco trailblazers in drinks.
Provence rosé wine brand Mirabeau has hired former Tesco wine buyer Rob Dixon as head of retail in the UK and Ireland.
A 4ft 9ins tall, 105.3-litre bottle of Tomintoul whisky, believed to be among the world’s largest, is to be sold at auction and is expected to fetch more than £15,000.
Having unveiled his first Mod Sélection Champagnes at the start of the year, Canadian rapper Drake is ending the year by launching two 2008 vintage expressions priced at US$480 and $550 a bottle.
Under the direction of Patrice and Diane Pichet, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, the only producer in the city of Bordeaux, is enjoying a revival, with its wines being acclaimed by critics and consumers alike.
Amazon has expanded distribution of its new own-label range of wines, into the UK, following their launch in Germany last month – but they will cost you almost twice as much.
In the run-up to Christmas, we are using this slot to showcase some of the truly outstanding serves that won medals in our competition this year. This week, it’s another stunning non-vintage from the best Champagne house you’ve never heard of.
In this episode, we hear the story of a priest who turned his hand to winemaking in the 1960s, and created one of northern Italy’s best kept secrets.
A global members network connecting some of London’s top restaurants with regular diners is set to launch in the UK capital in January.
Demand for very rare Cognac, especially pre-phylloxera examples, has risen sharply of late according to one specialist.
Bibendum London, UK
EWGA Ltd Gloucestershire, UK
Small Beer Brew Co London, UK
Jeroboams Wine Merchants London, UK
Boutinot Wines London, UK
Hatch Mansfield London, UK
Hatch Mansfield Ascot, Berkshire
Speciality Drinks Whitby Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 7SF
Enotria Winecellars Ltd London, United Kingdom
Deadline : 20th December 2019
Deadline : 31st January 2020
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