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Enter our competition to win a Coravin Model Eleven worth £899
Enter our competition by 11 April to win a Coravin Model Eleven preservation system worth £899, or one of 10 pairs of tickets to our Wine & Spirits Show.
12 of London’s best female sommeliers and wine buyers
We round up the top female sommeliers and wine buyers currently behind the wine lists at some of London’s top restaurants for wine, based on our recently published guide to London’s top 50 most powerful sommeliers.
London’s P. Franco welcomes Túbo Logier as new guest chef
Belgium-born Túbo Logier will replace current guest chef Anna Tobias at Hackney-based natural wine shop, bar and restaurant, P Franco, later this month.
Cruise line and Royal Navy back English sparkling wine
Saga Cruises and the Royal Navy have both chosen to christen their new vessels with English sparkling wine and not Champagne, with the former commissioning Kent producer Hush Heath to create its own-label fizz.
MasterChef contestant launches new menu at Cornish coaching inn
Nat Tallents, chef patron at The Plume of Feathers in Cornwall and former MasterChef: The Professionals contestant, has launched a new spring menu, the first since her move to the 16th century dining destination earlier this year.
Catena makes debut in wine and food docuseries
Argentina’s Catena Zapata has collaborated with Wine Enthusiast on a new wine documentary series called It Starts With Wine, which features an an episode hosted by Dr Laura Catena on Argentine wine.
Michel Roux Jr to front new London cooking school
The Langham Hotel in London is to launch a new cookery school that will be fronted by top chefs including Michel Roux Jr and Chris King, and which promises to reveal “trade secrets” to its students.
The Wine & Spirits Show to showcase top tipples at The Masters of Wine Selection
The Wine & Spirits Show is launching a brand-new stand this year showcasing the wines that won only the highest accolades in our annual Global Masters Series.
Billecart-Salmon UK appoints VP to boost London on-trade business
Champagne Billecart-Salmon UK has named Chris Crosby as its new vice president with a remit to extend Billecart-Salmon’s network in the London on-trade, as well as members’ clubs and luxury hotels.
Dire Straits’ frontman Mark Knopfler and Portobello Road launch gin
Mark Knopfler OBE, the frontman of London rock band Dire Straits, is partnering with Portobello Road distillery on a new gin flavoured with olive oil.