Bordeaux month: Here are the best clarets to celebrate September 10, 2024 September has been named Bordeaux month – it seems every grape has its own international wine day so why not dedicate an entire month to one of the most renowned and beloved wine regions in the world. Here’s what you need to know when selecting a bottle of Bordeaux red. Firstly, French wine is often [...]
From Wimbledon to Glastonbury and Glyndebourne, the wine to drink to celebrate summer August 28, 2024 Summer, and all its events, is coming to a close, but what does your favourite celebration say about you and what you should be drinking, from Wimbledon to Glastonbury and Glyndebourne? WIMBLEDON: There is something so quintessentially English about Wimbledon with its green tennis courts, crisp white outfits and bowls of strawberries and cream. Champagne [...]
Big winners at the WineGB Awards, from Chapel Down to Langham August 8, 2024 As a patriotic wine lover there are few afternoons more exciting and uplifting than the WineGB Awards. We are smashing it when it comes to creating world class bottles and this year was remarkable for the British regions producing exceptional at award-winning levels. Wines from no less than 13 countries won trophies this year, with [...]
Why now is the summer of sake: Where to drink this amazing wine July 23, 2024 This is the summer of sake in London – and about time too. I had been under the misguided impression that all sake was rough and intensely boozy, the type of drink one hocks back as a dare. However, despite a fairly high alcohol percentage, sake is relatively low in acidity and has a graceful [...]
Kiss from a rosé: how the pink drink won our hearts July 9, 2024 There may once have been a certain snobbery surrounding rosé wine but now it's serious business – and seriously good
It’s English Wine Week. Here are nine places to drink and celebrate June 17, 2024 9 places to celebrate English Wine Week
Visiting the beautiful vineyards of Gusbourne, gods of English wine June 17, 2024 A day with one of Britain's finest wine makers
Why now is the time to try Greek wine May 30, 2024 Having made wine for centuries, a modern wave of Greek wine has had sommeliers and supermarkets alike clamouring for more
Why ‘ABC’ should stand for ‘Always buy Chardonnay’ May 15, 2024 Chardonnay is a beautiful grape, and we all owe it a whole heap of love and gratitude – it's far more varied than you probably realise
Vienna has brilliant wine. Why is no one talking about it? April 22, 2024 Why is no one talking about Austrian wine? Asks our columnist Libby Brodie