Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites

In restaurant news this week: Dining out in the UK is predicted to fall by over a third in September, London wine bar Top Cuvée gets ready to open a shop, and a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist prepares to open a West African restaurant in October. 

Gusbourne

New scores for 2020 to be published in May

Lord Ashcroft invests further £2.7m in English wine

Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft, the majority shareholder in English winery Gusbourne, has invested a further £2.7 million in the company as it announced it had raised a total of £3.7 million through the issuing of new shares to investors. 

English fizz supply is set to double – but will the demand follow?

The production of English sparkling wine is set to double within the next decade – but who’s going to buy it?