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Hot tip: The Grape Takeover at Monica Galetti’s Mere Restaurant
Dinner at Mere restaurant, hosted by Austrian wine make Schloss Gobel
Gosset creates new cuvée with Marcus Wareing
The oldest house in Champagne, Gosset, has teamed up with Michelin-starred British chef Marcus Wareing on a bespoke blend for his restaurants.
Berry Bros’ Good Ordinary Claret gets a makeover
Berry Bros. & Rudd’s best-selling wine, Good Ordinary Claret, has been given a dapper makeover by artist Kate Boxer, mother of London chef Jackson Boxer.
Hot new London bars: October
Our latest round up of drinking dens in the capital includes a canned cocktail bar in Fitzrovia, a vermouth café in King’s Cross, and a bistro championing women winemakers.
The Ivy owner to open restaurant with 24ft crystal statue at Selfridges
Caprice Holdings, the restaurant group behind The Ivy, is to open a new restaurant inside London department store Selfridges called Brasserie of Light, with a 24ft crystal statue by British artist Damien Hirst taking centre stage.
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.
Free masterclasses to be held at The Wine & Spirits Show
The Wine and Spirits Show has announced a schedule of free masterclasses for its event in October, featuring a Royal Warrant-holding Champagne house, an English sparkling wine producer, award-winning beers and the latest from iDealwine.com.
A second Sushisamba is coming to Covent Garden
Samba Brands’ second Sushisamba will open its doors in Covent Garden next month.
Unfiltered: Nicola Perrone, Orrery
Italian-born Nicola Perrone, head sommelier at French neighbourhood restaurant Orrery in Marylebone, explains how his wine list is “his baby” and reveals that the one wine he can’t get along with hails from his motherland.