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Australian auction record for Moss Wood
A wine from western Australia has sold for a record breaking price at auction.
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Tom Aikens slams Gordon Ramsay Paris plans
Expletives aren't the way to win over the French, UK chef Tom Aikens has told Gordon Ramsay.
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Asda launches range of mini taster bottles
UK supermarket Asda has launched a range of 25cl mini taster bottles, nominally allowing customers to sample wines for free before buying a full bottle.
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Claridge’s to sell water at £50 per litre
London hotel Claridge's is to launch a water list featuring 30 mineral water brands from around the world, including one priced at £50 a litre.
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Grgich Hills and Marques de Riscal scoop Best of Wine Tourism awards
California’s Grgich Hills Estate and Rioja’s Marques de Riscal were among the winners of the 2008 International Best of Wine Tourism Awards, honoured last week at a ceremony in Oporto, Portugal.
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Emma Thompson: wine is part of my soul
Actress and wine lover Emma Thompson says to go without wine would be like losing part of her soul.
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Scott’s triumphs at Tatler Restaurant Awards
Scott’s in London's Mayfair picked up the Restaurant of the Year award last night at the Tatler Louis Roederer Restaurant Awards 2008.
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New unit measurement for alcohol, binge drinking down
A new calculation method for alcohol consumption has been released to reflect larger measures and stronger alcoholic drinks, especially in wine.
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International symposium to gather world’s leading winemakers
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Wine experts lose everything in fire
Two of Canada’s best-known wine experts have lost their entire wine collection and nearly all their possessions in a devastating fire.
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Tom Aikens sommelier named UK Sommelier of the Year
Gearoid Devaney of London’s Tom Aikens restaurant has been voted UK Sommelier of the Year 2008.
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Spiegelau releases beer-specific glass range
A range of glasses tailored specifically for beer has been launched by Austrian stemware specialist Spiegelau.
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Broadbent and Parker go head to head in London
Decanter columnist Michael Broadbent was pitted against Robert Parker in a head-to-head ratings battle last night at a London tasting of some of Bordeaux’s top chateau.
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Krug: luxury, Mongolian style
If you want a luxury hotel, there’s the Atlantis Bridge Suite in the Bahamas, the Martinez in Cannes, the New York Plaza – and now a campsite at Krug's Clos du Mesnil in Champagne.
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Rosé consumption in the pink
The popularity of rosé has been confirmed as new figures show the number of regular wine drinkers who drink rosé has risen by over 60% in the last three years.
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Michael Mondavi to release first wine
Former Mondavi CEO and chairman Michael Mondavi is to release his first wine this autumn.
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Vinopolis launches comedy night
London wine museum Vinopolis is to launch a monthly comedy night.
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UK Wine sales buoyant despite credit crunch
Wine sales in the UK show no sign of slowing despite a turbulent week in the financial markets as London auction house Christie’s reported record results.
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Heston Blumenthal: ‘We are just scratching the surface of taste’
Culinary wizard Heston Blumenthal believes we are just skimming the surface of taste and are close to throwing out the theory of the five basic tastes.
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Italian plumbing bungle turns water into wine
Inhabitants of a tiny Italian town thought there had been a miraculous intervention yesterday when wine started flowing from the taps in their kitchens.
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Obama and McCain drinking habits revealed in wine quiz
The drinking preferences of presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain were revealed this week in an online quiz.
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Sopranos wines hit US
The Sopranos, the landmark US series about a New Jersey mob family, has inspired a line of Italian wines launched this month in the US.
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Quo Vadis scoops top Tatler award
Quo Vadis in London’s Soho scooped the Restaurant of the Year award on Monday night at the Tatler Louis Roederer Restaurant Awards 2009.
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Middle class wine drinkers hit again by UK government
Middle class wine drinkers have again come under fire from the UK government after figures published yesterday show excessive home consumption is putting their health at risk.
