Treasury’s Tonic – Gin sales surge Christine Austin July 28, 2017 Drink, Spirits, Wine ‘At the last count we had 322 gins, but we are moving our stock of Burgundies to another part of the shop just to make more room for gin. That means we will soon have enough space for 500 different gins,’...
German Riesling for the eagle-eyed Christine Austin July 27, 2017 Drink, Wine One of the best tastings I have been to is held each year in the delightful spa town of Wiesbaden in Germany. It is the VDP tasting when top wines from all the wine regions are presented in a format that only...
75% Pub of the Week: Chilli Devil’s Dave Lee July 25, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews At the end of the gloriously named Land of Green Ginger in Hull’s Old Town is Manor Street, where used to be situated a little tapas place called the Brief now renamed Chilli Devils
100% Pub of the week: Sound Bar Amanda Wragg July 18, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews What do you call a record shop that also sells real ale? Sound Bar, of course.
85% Pub of the Week:The Harvey Arms Phil Penfold July 11, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews The setting of the Harvey Arms really couldn’t be more picturesque.
75% Pub of the Week: The Spread Eagle Phil Penfold July 4, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews There are probably more trendy places in this little corner of Yorkshire, but the Spread Eagle is an engaging little inn, which has served many a pint to those tackling the Pennine Way.
Elusively Yours – Albariño is Spain’s favourite white grape Christine Austin July 4, 2017 Drink, Wine It may be a grape that plays hard to get but Albariño is all the rage in Spain
Smashing China Christine Austin July 4, 2017 Drink, Wine Wine consultants are those rare breed of people who can fly into a different country each week, pitch up at a winery, help the local people through a particular tricky bit of blending or tasting and fly out...
90% Pub of the Week:The Punchbowl, Thorne Phil Penfold June 20, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews The Punchbowl, Thorne was once a rather substantial private house when Thorne was still a prosperous market town.
The Taste Divided – Co-op wines pay Dividends Christine Austin June 16, 2017 Drink, Wine Over the last few years I have become increasingly impressed by the wine range in the Co-op. Their team of buyers frequently go off-piste to find distinctive wines that other retailers are not selling, and...