Whether you’re sticking to fizz or splashing out on Burgundy, we’ve trawled through our Global Masters archives to bring you the wines we’re lusting after this holiday season.
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Michelin Guide Hong Kong-Macau 2020 announces new stars
Michelin has unveiled its full selection for the Michelin Guide Hong Kong-Macau 2020, with 16 restaurants receiving new stars, including British chef Simon Rogan’s Roganic Hong Kong.
Andrew Lloyd Webber teams up with Richard Caring on new restaurant venture
Musical maverick Andrew Lloyd Webber has teamed up with Richard Caring’s restaurant group, Caprice Holdings, to open a restaurant at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Russell Crowe to play Marco Pierre White in biopic
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe is set to play hot headed English chef Marco Pierre White in a forthcoming biopic about the celebrity chef.
Fine wine labels to watch in 2020
The fine wine secondary market has a number of seemingly all-enduring labels at the top, but which are the brands coming up fast?
Hakkasan Group promotes Tobias Brauweiler MS to group sommelier
Hospitality group Hakkasan has appointed Tobias Brauweiler MS as its group sommelier, several months after the departure of its longstanding head of wine, Christine Parkinson.
Syrah Masters 2019: the results in full
Having sampled almost 200 wines for 2019’s Global Syrah Masters, we bring you a full report on the top performers, taking in reds from Colchagua to British Columbia, Hunter Valley to the Valais.
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen in Cornwall has closed
Signalling the nail in the coffin for his UK restaurant empire, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant and chef training school in Cornwall has closed.
Entries invited for Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship
There is still time for UK-based sommeliers to send in their application for The Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship – an annual travel bursary created in honour and fond memory of the late Gerard Basset OBE, MS, MW, MSc (OIV).
Network connecting top restaurants and regulars to launch in London
A global members network connecting some of London’s top restaurants with regular diners is set to launch in the UK capital in January.
Kudu to open two new London sites
South African-inspired small plates restaurant Kudu in Peckham is to open two new sites close to the original south London venue in January – a tapas bar and a cocktail bar.
Fred Sirieix to leave Galvin at Windows
First Dates frontman Fred Sirieix has announced he is to leave his day job as general manager of the formerly Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows in London’s Mayfair.