In these tight times, I'm looking for some wines that will give my wine list that something extra - at a reasonable price. What do you suggest?
Read more...Wines from the London International Wine Fair, 12-14 May 2009
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Laura Rhys, a sommelier at Gerard Basset's Hotel TerraVina, has just won the Sommelier of the Year competition. Here she tells us just what it takes to be the best.
Read more...This year's UK Sommelier of the Year has been named as 27-year-old Laura Rhys from Gerard Basset's Hotel TerraVina in Southampton.
Read more...There are plenty of tailored events, tastings and seminars at the London International Wine Fair between May 12-14 to help you in your restaurant business.
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Noura's Nicolas Angelina discovers there's more to water than meets the eye
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Tom Aikens' sommelier, Sebastien Morice, on how to step into big shoes without tripping up and finding the elixir of life
Read more...I was thinking of creating a whisky list to complement my wine list. How can I make the most of this new list?
Read more...Annual Champagne Tasting and English Wine Producers Tasting 2009
Read more...Increasingly popular Prosecco is to be boosted by its first ever UK public relations charm offensive as the sparkler continues to take the fizz out of Champagne sales.
Read more...The drinks industry is stepping up its campaign to persuade the government to put a freeze on alcohol duty rises ahead of the Budget (April 22).
Read more...Argentina, 14-22 March 2009
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Daniel Marzotto, the assistant manager at Claudio Pulze's latest restaurant, Westminster's Osteria dell'Angolo, on the twin challenges of learning English and convincing customers that food and wine matching is still worthwhile in a recession.
Read more...Like many people working in the wine trade, I really like German Rieslings, but so far they haven't been terribly successful on our wine list. Can you make any suggestions about the best way to get people to order them?
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It's not enough just to list a good selection of wines in your restaurant, says Duncan Watts, owner and managing director of the Rocket group, you also have to find ways of making that list accessible to your customers
Read more...Argentina, 14-22 March 2009
Read more...It was not just Barack Obama who caused a stir for security guards at Downing Street this week, but a trade delegation including a wolf glove puppet also descended on Number 10 on March 31.
Read more...The organisers of next month's London International Wine Fair remain bullish despite an expected drop of up to 10% in exhibitors.
Read more...In what is thought to be the first initiative of its kind, English Wines Group has taken the idea of matching wine with food to the extreme - by creating a wine specifically to accompany a best-selling dish at a London restaurant.
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Federico Graziani is in charge of the wine list at Milan's famous Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia. Already the author of two books, he's currently continuing his research into the world of wine by studying for his MW.
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