Wine

Giovanni Loi sat at the front of the hall for the lecture by the learned professor. The subject was age, something Giovanni knows a lot about. He is 98, looks about 70 and is a fit as a fiddle. He walked up...

The consultant peered over those half-moon glasses that seem to be endemic at the expensive end of the medical profession and declared that he was really quite surprised by the results. ‘Your liver function...

As the festive empties clang into the recycling bin, I am reminded of the happy occasions they accompanied, with friends and family gathered around the table. Some of the bottles we opened this year came not...

  ‘The cocktail scene in Leeds is astonishing,’ said Chris Hill, Proprietor of Latitude in The Calls, Leeds.  ‘Just a couple of years ago we had 50 gins and we thought that was a lot.  When I...

 As always it will be well worth testing your wine knowledge and research abilities because the top prize this year is a two night trip to the fabulous wine regions of Beaujolais and the Rhône, courtesy of...

Christine Austin selects 20 reds and whites that will make your Christmas zing – whatever your budget.

It is one of the basic laws of physics. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. What has that to do with wine? Well, as you may have noticed, as the pound sinks ever lower, wine prices are on...

There was a time when no self-respecting sideboard would be without a decanter of sherry. Sweet, sticky and usually labelled “cream”, it was poured to the brim into thimble-sized glasses and sipped,...

Christine Austin hits the high road in the Alps as she sets in search of the best Swiss wines.

Six Yorkshire wine merchants tell Christine Austin what they would take into their nuclear bunker.