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Bleeding Heart to hold dinner with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s winemaker
London restaurant group Bleeding Heart is holding a dinner with Marc Perrin, winemaker at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Provence estate Château Miraval, at The Don, where guests can also sample Château de Beaucastel 2000.
New Zealand’s Mahana Estates Winery goes into receivership
New Zealand’s Mahana Estates Winery has gone into receivership while its owner fights a lawsuit against two Las Vegas executives, one of which is alleged to have threatened to bury him in the desert, along with his three dogs.
2018 vintage in Sonoma ‘world-class’, says Christopher Jackson
Vintners across Sonoma County are in awe of the quality of this year’s harvest so far, with Christopher Jackson declaring the vintage ‘world-class’.
Global Masters winners and Moldovan wine on pour at The Wine & Spirits Show
The Wine and Spirits Show has announced further exhibitors for its event in October, including nine wines from Moldova, a Spanish brandy and a selection of award winning wines from the Global Masters Series.
Master sommeliers to open private members club for the trade
Master Sommeliers Gearoid Devaney and Xavier Rousset are to open Trade, a members’ club for the hospitality industry, in Soho next month, offering membership for as little as £100 a year.
Damien Hirst to close Devon restaurant The Quay
British artist Damien Hirst is to close his Ilfracombe restaurant The Quay, which is located close to one of his sculptures – an imposing bronze statue of a developing foetus inside a figure’s womb.
Unfiltered: Melanie Brown, The Providores and NZ Wine Cellar
Melanie Brown, wine buyer for New Zealand restaurant The Providores and the founder of independent retailer The NZ Cellar, on learning to use a corkscrew, dreams of Anthony Bourdain, and how a bottle of Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay cemented her love of wine.
UK university vineyard declares bumper crop
The Royal Agricultural University’s vineyard has announced its biggest and best harvest since it was planted in 2010.
Top sommelier to host Argentine wine masterclasses across the UK
Paz Levinson, executive head sommelier for acclaimed French chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s restaurant group, is hosting three trade masterclass across the UK featuring 16 of the best wines from Argentina.
WSET London school appoints new principal
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has appointed Richard Harding as the new principal of its flagship London school in Bermondsey.
Welsh restaurant hands back Michelin star
A Welsh restaurant that has held a Michelin star for the past seven years is handing back the accolade in order to ‘to focus on family’, following in the footsteps of French chef Sebastien Bras and Marco Pierre White in passing over the culinary institution.
