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Living Ventures opens specialist Liverpool rum bar

Published:  14 November, 2013

Restaurant operator Living Ventures has opened a specialist rum bar The Smugglers Cove in Albert Dock, Liverpool, in a £1 million investment.

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How do our Champagne Occasions partners educate the consumer?

Published:  14 November, 2013
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Interview with: David Harker, owner, Newcastle wine school

Published:  14 November, 2013

I think the most surprising finding coming out of the workshop was how many respondents weren't fazed by the price of some of the Champagne - even up to £70 a bottle, which was a lot more than most of them said they would originally be prepared to pay...

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Heston Blumenthal to open restaurant in Heathrow's revamped Terminal 2

Published:  12 November, 2013

Celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal, will be opening a new restaurant in Terminal 2: The Queen's Terminal at Heathrow Airport, which is set to open on June 4, 2014, with dishes showcasing traditional British fare.

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Specialist Champagne restaurant set to open in City of London

Published:  11 November, 2013

A new restaurant which claims to have one of the largest selections of Champagne and sparkling wine by the glass in London is set to open in the City at the end of November.

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Nightclub owners opening new venture called Mason House

Published:  08 November, 2013

Marc Merran, Eamonn Mulholland and Jean Philippe Kley, the team behind other nightclub ventures in London including Beat, Mo*Vida, Chinawhite, Aura and Fifity, are set to open a new venture, Mason House, on Argyll Street at the end of Novemeber, built in the vaults of the London Palladium.

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Sign of the Don brings quality drinks range and easy going dining to the City

Published:  08 November, 2013

The founders of London's Bleeding Heart and The Don restaurants, has launched a new bar and bistro The Sign of the Don, which features a heavily-weighted drink-focused menu.

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Condé Nast Johansens 2014 UK Wine List Awards Announced

Published:  06 November, 2013

The 32nd annual Condé Nast Johansens Champagne Taittinger UK Wine List Awards 2014 were announced on 5th November 2013 at a gala dinner at the The May Fair Hotel in London.

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Corney & Barrow unveils its first rebranding in 233 year history

Published:  06 November, 2013

Corney & Barrow has revealed the results of the first official rebranding in its 233 year history.

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Douglas Blyde explores Alsace wine with Etienne and Kaoru Hugel on their "working honeymoon"

Published:  05 November, 2013

I reflect, an hour afterwards, on the lightening that threatened to lash my City Jet's slim belly as it was hassled by turbulence heading back to London. Now, with every sip of soothing Alsace wine savoured in Hakkasan's dining room of ebony and Chinoiserie, tension steadily slips away.

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Bristol restaurant creates Moët Champagne bar

Published:  28 October, 2013

Bristol restaurant Casamia has teamed up with Moët & Chandon to create a Grand Vintage Champagne bar. The bar is made from solid French oak and it is to serve the 2004, 1999 rosé, 1990 Brut, 1952 and 1972 in Magnum - all of which will be available by the glass.

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Negociants UK to help widen distribution for Sam Neill's Two Paddocks wines in the UK

Published:  24 October, 2013

Negociants UK has taken on the widespread distribution for the premium Two Paddocks range of wines from Central Otago, New Zealand, produced by actor Sam Neill.

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Indian restaurant Zumbura to open in London

Published:  22 October, 2013

Aamir Ahmad, Sean Galligan and David Garrett, co-founders of the furniture retailer Dwell, are starting a new venture in Clapham, London, with the opening of an Indian restaurant Zumbura on November 6.

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By the Glass UK forecasts double-digit growth

Published:  18 October, 2013

By the Glass UK, the wine-preservation system manufacturer is expecting double-digit growth for 2013/14 on the back of it exceeding its previous 12 months' turnover in the first six months of this year.

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Miguel Cruz Liljegren on a sommelier's life serving high rolling Chinese guests

Published:  18 October, 2013

What wines do the modern Chinese really like? Do they only buy what they enjoy the taste of, or are there other factors weighing in. What motivates or discourages the Chinese from a wine order is perhaps not well enough understood among the sommeliers serving them. Harpers had a chat with professionals active in the Maldivian wine trade to learn more, one of the fastest up and coming travel destinations for the young, wealthy and discerning Chinese.

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The Modern Pantry to launch online shop in November

Published:  16 October, 2013

The Modern Pantry restaurant in Clerkenwell, London, has announced it will launch an online shop on November 1.

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Demijohn brings its 'liquid deli' concept south to Oxford

Published:  14 October, 2013

Demijohn, "the liquid deli", opened its biggest shop yet last week - in Oxford.

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Game on: Douglas Blyde samples the menu at the Jugged Hare

Published:  11 October, 2013

Judging by the tall wall of taxidermy behind the bar, mobile of hares strung over the stairs, and glass meat locker where a cleaver artfully bisects a pig's head, the Jugged Hare clearly caters to a carnivorous clientele.

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Q&A: Roberto Della Pietra, head sommelier, Tirage Champagne et Plats

Published:  10 October, 2013

Roberto Della Pietra talks to Anne Krebiehl about the exclusively sparkling offer at Tirage Champagne et Plats, opening in London in November

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Restaurant review: One Leicester Street

Published:  07 October, 2013

Key members of St John's staff remain at cosier incarnation One Leicester Street. Formerly the first hotel from Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver, who described it as "a mini grand urban hut", and before that, Italian restaurant Manzi's, the sheer, slim...

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