Denbies English fizz tops Which? taste test
An English fizz from Denbies has topped the annual Which? taste test, beating Proseccos, Cavas and crémants to be named the best Champagne alternative.
Private Passions: Ready Steady Cook
Paul Beavis, managing director for the UK and export at Champagne Lanson, looks back on his early career as a chef and reveals why working in a kitchen is the closest thing to joining the army.
Brasserie of Light opens in Selfridges
Brasserie of Light, a new restaurant from Caprice Holdings boasting a giant Pegasus statue by British artist Damien Hirst, has opened inside Selfridges in London.
Aldi selling Denbies English fizz for £14.99
Discount retailer Aldi is going head-to-head with Waitrose by selling an English sparkling wine from Denbies estate for £14.99 – four pounds less than Waitrose.
WLC Drinks: The Bar at China Tang
WLC’s resident hedonist, Lucy Shaw, heads to The Bar at China Tang at The Dorchester hotel for exotic cocktails, jaunty jazz and delectable dim sum.
World’s largest treehouse restaurant relaunches
The world’s largest treehouse, on the grounds of the ancestral home of the Duke of Northumberland, will relaunch next spring with catering from Searcys.
Exton Park creates bespoke rosé for Simon Rogan
Hampshire-based English sparkling wine estate Exton Park has created a bespoke rosé label for chef Simon Rogan to be served at his two Michelin star restaurant, L’Enclume in Cumbria.
WLC Drinks: The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy
WLC’s resident hedonist, Lucy Shaw, heads to The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy, for a night of Gatsby-esque glamour fuelled by Old Fashioneds and live jazz.
Heston reveals trick to make wine taste better
Molecular gastronomist chef Heston Blumenthal has revealed the trick he uses to make wine taste better: imagine someone you love when you drink it.
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.