Restaurant review: One Leicester Street

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...

From the Shop Floor: Katherine Canfield, Hangingditch

A tasting of 50 wines in under 50 minutes is just another day in the life of an independent wine merchant. Anyone working in this sector will agree that most days there is rarely an occasion for which three hours can be spared to leisurely taste and assess a range of wines. It is often an accomplishment to dedicate that amount of time to sleep.

Jackson Estate to build Pinot Noir-specific winery

Marlborough producer Jackson Estate is to build a new Pinot Noir-specific winery on the back of double-digit sales growth.

Lakes Distillery to produce first British blended whisky

Cumbria's first whisky distillery for over 100 years, the Lakes Distillery, has created a new concept "British Isles blend" for its inaugural product, called The One.

Booths encourages trading up with wine-sampling campaign

Booths supermarkets is to step up its wine-sampling campaign in a strategic bid to move consumers away from cut-price offers.

Just a Minute: Filippo Zito, head sommelier, The French by Simon Rogan

Head sommelier at the Manchester restaurant talks to Carol Emmas about life in his role

Asda tops supermarket wine buys for the biggest bargain

Shoppers looking for supermarket wine bargains best head to Asda, as data collected over the past four weeks shows it is consistently beating the prices of its major competitors.

Liberty Wines announces winner of 2013 Apprentice programme

Joanna Black is the latest winner of the annual Liberty Wines Apprentice programme that looks to bring in new talent to the company.

On-trade operators struggle to strike balance between wine quality and value

On-trade operators are facing tough choices on wine quality as they struggle to balance rising prices with discerning customers looking for value for money.

Absolut Originality added to limited edition range

This month sees Absolut vodka add another limited edition bottle to its collection.

Bowness Bay releases Braille Ale for the visually impaired

The Lake District's Bowness Bay Brewing has launched Braille Ale, aimed at blind and visually impaired drinkers.

Bordeaux breaks away from 'traditional wine advertising'

Rather than a series of regional arrangements, Bordeaux Wines has opted for a single global advertising account.

Space-saving bag-in-box wines introduced for on-trade outlets

Pacta Connect has introduced a new 5-litre bag-in-box wine range for on-trade outlets, which is designed to sit behind the bar and dramatically cut back on storage.

Signature Wines calls on indies to put Macedonia on their radar

Signature Wines is looking to put Macedonian wine on the map through independent wine merchants in the UK as it builds up a portfolio of exclusive wines from the country.

Geoffrey Dean on Port's best opportunity for generations - the 2011s

Collectors of vintage Port will be anticipating the imminent delivery of the highly acclaimed 2011s, whose shipment from Porto began this week.

The Glenlivet tasks consumers with selecting next release

The Glenlivet single malt Scotch whisky is calling on its consumers to select its next limited edition release.

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Q&A: Agnès Aubin, Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac

The director of communications and promotion for the BNIC on how Cognac is going from strength to strength

UK representative chosen for Champagne Ambassador's Awards 2013

The Champagne Bureau has announced the winner of the Champagne Ambassador's Awards 2013 UK final, which recognises excellence in wine education and will see the winning candidate represent the UK in the European final later this month.

Funkin seeks Innovation Champion brand ambassador

Funkin has selected six UK bartenders to go head-to-head in the final of its competition to find an Innovation Champion brand ambassador and come up with a future concept for the range that they believe would shake up the cocktail industry.