We round up some of the top restaurants in London rated by Open Table as among the very best in the UK, which have also earned themselves a spot in Wine List Confidential – a coveted list that ranks restaurants on the strength of their wine lists alone.

Château Mouton Rothschild has revealed the label for its 2016 vintage, ‘The Triumphs of Bacchus’ by South African artist William Kentridge.

Wines of Hungary UK has said it will be launching a ‘Furmint February’ initiative in the UK next year with an aim to celebrate the grape and bring attention to it.

Ahead of the Somm360 congress in Montreal last month, Coravin conducted an experiment that proved its wine access system does not adversely affect a wine.

With Christmas just a fortnight away, we round up six drinks tomes that make ideal stocking fillers, from the definitive guide to amber wine, to how to make like Tom Cruise and open your own bar… from the comfort of your living room.

Mirroring the trend of chefs growing ingredients on their own patches of land, a clutch of sommeliers in London are making their own wines in Europe and beyond, to give them something special to sell.

Wine remains the most popular alcoholic beverage to take to a Christmas party, with 59% citing it as their first choice, but a third of those that receive a bottle admit to “regifting” it to another, a survey by Bordeaux Wines has found.

Argentine steakhouse Gaucho has unveiled plans to re-establish itself as the leading Argentine wine specialist in the UK, following a tumultuous year where it was bought out of administration, bringing in ex-Wines of Argentina marketing director Andrew Maidment to oversee its wine list.

Rotorino, chef Stevie Parle’s Italian restaurant in London’s trendy Dalston district, is to close its doors after five years in business.

The Court of Master Sommeliers has announced six new Master Sommeliers, all of whom have now passed the gruelling exam twice after a scandal earlier this year stripped 23 newly-crowned candidates of their titles. 

Our latest Rioja Masters competition boasted the highest proportion of Master-winning wines in our tasting series. We reveal the best samples from this year’s competition.

Spanish master of wine Fernando Mora is setting up an association to save the old vines of his native country, before it’s too late.