Meaning "dream" in Basque, "Ametsa" with Arzak Instruction opened two months ago in the site of what had arguably once been Europe's leading Thai restaurant - Nahm at The Halkin Hotel. Five employees made the crossover, joined by a full-time representative from Ametsa's triple-Michelin-starred Basque mothership, Arzak. Run by Juan Mari Arzak and daughter Elena, the latter maintained eighth position in Restaurant Magazine's World's 50 Best awards this year.
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As Port shows its resilience, premium sherry is gaining new ground as Spanish cuisine becomes ever popular. Richard Woodard assesses the fortified market
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Published: 12 March, 2013
UK sommelier and hotelier Gerard Basset OBE will be joining the judging panel of The Sherry Institute of Spain's bi-annual international food and sherry matching competition.
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Published: 01 February, 2013
My current top wine from Laithwaite's is our new Peña Garnacha 2010 from the home of Garnacha, Calatayud. This is rich, full bodied and completely over-delivers at £8.99.
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Published: 24 January, 2013
As we go into 2013, we ask three industry sommeliers from Sketch, Coq d'Argent and Launceston Place how they'll be looking at changing their wine lists this year.
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Published: 21 January, 2013
González Byass UK is holding its first Birmingham Sherry Summit on January 23 in a bid to help spread the growing sherry revival to the Midlands.
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Published: 20 December, 2012
Chilean winery Undurraga has switched agency from Moreno to Gonzalez Byass in the UK.
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Published: 18 December, 2012
Consumers are facing a massive price hike for their average Christmas drinks shop if government proposals on minimum pricing go ahead, the Wine & Spirits Trade Association has warned.
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Published: 10 December, 2012
Whilst the cost of much of our Christmas dinner has soared in the last five years, the average price of the cheapest bottle of Champagne is nearly 10% cheaper.
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Published: 02 November, 2012
Zoran Peric of Cellar Trends hosted a tasting of Japanese whiskies from Suntory as part of a series of masterclasses being held at London's Roast restaurant in the eaves of Borough Market. The tasting began with a pretty, tart "Shard Sour" invented by bar manager, Sebastien Guesdon. "Every barman wants to leave behind a legacy which survives them," said Guesdon, dispensing the subtly smoky Suntory Hakushu (pronounced "pronounced ?Hack-shoo") 12 year-old single malt blended with lemon juice, egg white, and cherry, which represents Japan's most celebrated blossom.
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Published: 26 October, 2012
González Byass has finished its financial year up with "really good growth on wine and Tio Pepe", says marketing director Jeremy Rockett.
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Published: 25 October, 2012
Liberty Wines has been appointed exclusive UK agent for Valdespino, one of the oldest Sherry bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera.
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Published: 17 October, 2012
Find out more about all the latest on-trade events in October and November.
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Published: 28 September, 2012
Scotch whisky producer, Isle of Arran Distillers, has just re-launched its Robert Burns Single Malt, a multi-vintage edition.
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Published: 28 September, 2012
Wine scoring and trends were two of the subjects discussed between Tony Laithwaite, head of Laithwaite's Wine, and wine writer Hugh Johnson at this year's Henley Literary Festival.
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Published: 24 September, 2012
Leading wine merchant Patrick Sandeman has been killed in a freak skydiving accident in Cambridgeshire over the weekend.
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Published: 19 September, 2012
Judging for the Wines from Spain Awards is now complete, with 110 winning wines chosen and 19 selected as 'champions' for their outstanding examples.
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Published: 12 September, 2012
Scotch whisky producer, Isle of Arran Distillers, has just re-launched its Robert Burns Single Malt, a multi-vintage edition.
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Published: 07 September, 2012
With Bowmore teaming up with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage to launch a series of recipes to match its range, we ask a handful of whisky brands to tell us what food works well with their wee drams.
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Published: 06 September, 2012
The Sherry Institute of Spain has announced its Great Sherry Tasting - designed to showcase the largest collection of sherries in the UK - will be held in September.
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