In restaurant news: a High Court hospitality case against the government gets expedited, UK restaurant chain Six by Nico is accused of staff mistreatment, and chef Skye Gyngell opens a farm shop.  

Sip Champagnes, a new online retailer and wine club championing grower and small-scale Champagne producers, wants to target the UK on-trade and expand into Europe.

The Hong Kong bar industry has agreed to accept the proposal from the government to ask patrons to keep their masks on and use a straw to drink alcohol if it will mean venues can reopen. 

An Italian restaurant found itself at the mercy of one of former US President Donald Trump’s last sanctions after it was wrongly identified as being linked to a Venezuelan oil trafficker. 

The California Wine Institute has launched a new competition this month called Cook with California, which aims to show how well wines from the US state pair with British produce. 

It’s no secret that working in hospitality requires masterful interpersonal skills and no small amount of patience. As if to hammer home this maxim, bartenders are revealing the most bizarre things that have happened to them during a shift. 

Authorities in France are investigating claims of illegal restaurants and fine dining events in Paris following an undercover report. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled out using Covid-status certification when outdoor hospitality reopens in England next week, and has stated it also won’t be required for the resumption of indoor dining.

Chef and restaurateur Adam Handling is to open his first site outside of London: a restaurant and pub with rooms called The Loch & The Tyne in Windsor.

Promotional campaign The Big English Wine Easter is already underway and is due to culminate in the main event on Saturday 3 April. 

Ultra-premium Tequila brand Patrón has launched its 2021 Perfectionists Cocktail Competition, which kicks off with a virtual format ahead of the global final in Mexico.

Drinking six glasses of wine a week is linked to a lower risk of cataracts, according to a new scientific study of people who drank up to 14 units a week.