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Where winemakers dine: Maria Chadwick
Maria Eugenia Chadwick, part of the Viña Errázuriz and Viñedo Chadwick dynasty, reveals her love of Coya in Mayfair, particularly its Pisco sours, and how she enjoys a trip to Vagabond Wines.
Get ready: Next issue of Wine List Confidential to be published in May
This year’s Wine List Confidential guide to London’s best restaurants for wine lovers is due to be published in May in time for the London Wine Fair.
Quinta do Noval declares 2017 vintage
“Hot on the heels of the 2016s” Port estate Quinta do Noval has declared the 2017 vintage for both the Quinta and its ‘Nacional’ label.
Gusbourne announces new plantings
English wine estate Gusbourne has announced that next year it will plant an additional 57 acres of vines in West Sussex.
Champagne Lanson partners with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Champagne Lanson has announced that it will become the new official Champagne of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), headquartered in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Here’s what to look foward to at the Wine & Spirits Show 2019
the drinks business and The Spirits Business are once again joining forces to host the Wine & Spirits Show this weekend, returning to One Whitehall Place on 12 and 13 April 2019.
Cruise line and Royal Navy back English sparkling wine
Saga Cruises and the Royal Navy have both chosen to christen their new vessels with English sparkling wine and not Champagne, with the former commissioning Kent producer Hush Heath to create its own-label fizz.
Catena makes debut in wine and food docuseries
Argentina’s Catena Zapata has collaborated with Wine Enthusiast on a new wine documentary series called It Starts With Wine, which features an an episode hosted by Dr Laura Catena on Argentine wine.
Michel Roux Jr to front new London cooking school
The Langham Hotel in London is to launch a new cookery school that will be fronted by top chefs including Michel Roux Jr and Chris King, and which promises to reveal “trade secrets” to its students.
Trade invited to celebrate the life of Gerard Basset
The life of Gerard Basset OBE, MS, MW, MBA, MSc (OIV) will be celebrated at a service of thanksgiving in Winchester in June, with all members of the wine trade invited to attend.