Wine
- Vineyard tour, wine tasting and an overnight stay at Rathfinny Wine Estate
Making the most of a trip to Sussex to Rathfinny Wine Estate, we check into the vineyard's Flint Barns for the night.
- Must & Lees wine shop, tasting room and school opens in Barnsbury
If you're hoping to broaden your view on wine and maybe break a little bit of out your comfort zone, then the arrival of new Islington wine bar and shop Must & Lees is for you.
Newly-opened on Liverpool Road, this is the passion project of drinks expert Chris Cassell. Having worked in the booze industry for 15 years, doing everything from managing cocktail bars to working in the English wine industry, he
... - Wine tasting in the garden of England: Taking the Estate Tour at Gusbourne
As UK vineyards get ready to bring in the 2021 harvest, we popped down to Kent for a tour and tasting at the multi award-winning Gusbourne Estate.
- Idris Elba is opening Porte Noire - a wine bar, restaurant and tasting room in King's Cross
Idris Elba is getting back into the bar business with a new launch in King's Cross. He already opened The Parrot in Aldwych - but this is quite a departure from that cocktail bar. This time he's teamed up with founder of Connaught Wine Cellars, David Farber, to create a bar and wine shop from Porte Noire (if you haven't heard of them, it's a wine and
... - Test Driving Wine Unpacked - the wine course through your letterbox
A wine tasting delivered through your letterbox? We put Wine Unpacked to the test...
- Shrine to the Vine is the new wine shop by Noble Rot's Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew
The unveiling of Noble Rot's new Soho restaurant was one of the big openings of last year. Now, co-founder Dan Keeling has a shiny new venture to show Londoners - his first wine shop.
Keeling, along with business partner Mark Andrew, also runs the wine company Keeling Andrew & Co. And it's that company which is behind Shrine to the Vine which opened its doors at the weekend.
... - Enjoy great wine in London this summer with 31 Days of German Riesling
Enjoy great wine in London this summer with 31 Days of German Riesling's celebration at bars, restaurants and wine merchants.
- The French Market brings patisserie and wine to Whetstone
Three years after opening their successful French wine shop and deli in Tufnell Park, the team behind Authentique Epicerie & Bar have opened a second French food spot in North London.
The French Market sees owners Alexandre, Amaury & Matthieu, who met having worked at various London wine merchants, this
... - London's new food and drink delivery-only businesses
London's food and drink delivery scene has never been more innovative or interesting. We pick out some of the city's new delivery-only businesses you should know about.
- Yield N1 wine bar and shop is coming to Islington's St Paul's Road
We've been watching the development of a property on Islington's St Paul's Road with interest for a few weeks. Mainly because it's at the end of our road on the way to the shops and secondly because it was really shaping up into something food-related. And now we have the answer - Stoke Newington's Yield has opened a second location just off Highbury Corner.
It's taken the place of an
... - 48 hours in Treviso - a travel guide to weekending in Prosecco country
Fancy taking in a long weekend in Prosecco country? Here's where to eat, drink and stay in and around Treviso.
- Bottle in Highgate Village is a wine shop worth seeking out
Hot Dinners first happened about new wine shop Bottle when we were up in Highgate just days before the current lockdown. The place had opened in November and, when we popped in to get something interesting to drink that night, we ended up chatting to the woman behind the counter and realised this place was worthy of greater attention.
The place itself, in the heart of Highgate Village, was the brainchild of three
... - Ottolenghi opens a festive pop up wine shop in Belgravia
Been caught out by the last delivery dates before Christmas? With most of the big wine retailers now no longer able to deliver wine before the holidays, you'll have to be a little more cunning when it comes to getting in supplies.
So step forward Ottolenghi who today are launching the Ottolenghi Belgravia's Pop-Up Wine Shop. Taking over their deli on Motcomb Street it's the brainchild of Pierre Malouf,
... - Bottles ‘N’ Jars opens at the Hexagon Classics showroom between Highgate and East Finchley
In a week where car sales have been dented by news of a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles, comes this shiny nugget of a story about a car showroom in North London that has found its own way of diversifying.
This week Hexagon Classics - on the border between East Finchley and Highgate - has joined up with wine expert and author, Bert Blaize to open Bottles ‘N’ Jars wine and deli. It's taken over part of the
... - Virtual vinology - we sign up for the Online Wine Tasting Club
Taking wine tasting online, when people can't meet in person, proves to be a lot of fun. Here's how it actually works...