Wine

  • Mountain leads the London restaurants celebrating this year's Star Wine List awards

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    If you're mad into your wines and looking for a good restaurant wine list to work your way through then the reveal of this week's Star Wine lists for the UK is a good starting place.

    The lists, which are a celebration of the best in the world, were particularly good news for Mountain in Soho which picked up two gold stars for Best Newcomer and Best Long List along with the big prize, The Grand Prix for best

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  • Barra Bourgogne launches as a Spanish-Burgundy pop-up in Highbury

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    Exciting news for North Londoners - we're bringing you news of a new pop up that will satisfy both lovers of Spanish flavours and the wines of Burgundy.

    After a successful soft-launch weekend in early March the team behind Barra Bourgogne, comprising chef Iain (formerly of Stoke Newington’s Jolene) and

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  • Sherry Week is back in London for its 10th edition

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    Whether you're already a dedicated fan of sherry, or interested to discover more about these wonderful wines there's a week of activity happening in London that should be right up your street.

    For its 10th anniversary Sherry Week (6-12 November), the largest annual festival of Sherry wines in the world, is pulling out all the stops this year with a range of

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  • Five Decanter World Wine Awards medal-winners on London restaurant wine lists

    Ever wanted an easier route to making your way through a restaurant wine list? Let these Decanter World Wine Awards medal winners be your guide.

  • Where to drink rosé in London this summer

    where to drink rose in London this summer

    When the sun is out in London there's no better place to imagine you're down on the Med than by sipping cold rosé on one of these summery terraces. 

  • Provisions Hackney is opening its wine bar

    Provisions Hackney is opening its wine bar

    When Provisions opened in Hackney last year, the plan was for it to be like the original on Holloway Road - a shop during the day and a wine bar at night. The pandemic and staff shortages threw something of a spanner in the works and it instead opened as just a shop, but with the odd special event in the evening. 

    That's now changing, however, as they're finally gearing up to open as a wine

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  • The best vineyards near London that are easy for day trip visits

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    Lucky Londoners - there are simply loads of vineyards close by that are an easy day trip away. We've picked some of the best offering vineyard tours, tastings and even overnight stays.

  • London's best wines and cocktails in cans - your tinnies guide to park drinking

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    While we can’t drink in pubs and London’s parks are calling, the canned drink really is the answer to everything. We’ve done some digging and tasting for you to come up with a shopping list of some of the best tinned cocktails and wines in cans to stock up for outdoor socialising.

  • Lulu's is the next-door wine bar and shop to Herne Hill's Llewelyn’s

    Lulu's is the next-door wine bar and shop to Herne Hill's Llewelyn’s

    Herne Hill's Llewellyn's is opening a new wine bar and shop - right next door to the restaurant.

    Lulu's will be a shop during the day (also selling salads and sandwiches) and change into a wine bar at night. In charge is chef Lasse Petersen, who will be putting together a menu that mixes European cuisine with Middle Eastern and Nordic flavours. Dishes on the evening menu

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  • London's now has a wine tasting class for parents and babies

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    As the kind of thing that would have puritanical Americans up in arms, but makes us love London even harder, the city now has regular wine tasting and pairing sessions for parents with babies. Wine & Wean is the brainchild of Holly Chaves who you may recall used to run Wine & Rind in Tottenham. Having taken extended maternity leave herself recently, Chaves decided to come up with a new project that

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  • Blind wine tastings - we try the new Wine Discovery Journeys at The Colony Grill Room

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    The Beaumont hotel in Mayfair has just introduced a fun element to the wine offering at its restaurant. We took up the challenge. 

  • Vagabond are launching bottomless afternoon wine - your weekend just got more interesting

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    If you've been looking for a way to slip into the weekend in a more relaxed fashion then wine bar group Vagabond think they have the answer. They're just about to launch a bottomless wine package that's guaranteed to rock London's afternoon tea scene.

    Running from Friday to Sunday the brand new Bottomless Afternoon Wine gives you 90 minutes of free pour time at their wine dispensers. And you can

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  • Vineyard tour, wine tasting and an overnight stay at Rathfinny Wine Estate

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    Making the most of a trip to Sussex to Rathfinny Wine Estate, we check into the vineyard's Flint Barns for the night.

  • Must & Lees wine shop, tasting room and school opens in Barnsbury

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    If you're hoping to broaden your view on wine and maybe break a little bit of out your comfort zone, then the arrival of new Islington wine bar and shop Must & Lees is for you.

    Newly-opened on Liverpool Road, this is the passion project of drinks expert Chris Cassell. Having worked in the booze industry for 15 years, doing everything from managing cocktail bars to working in the English wine industry, he

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  • Wine tasting in the garden of England: Taking the Estate Tour at Gusbourne

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    As UK vineyards get ready to bring in the 2021 harvest, we popped down to Kent for a tour and tasting at the multi award-winning Gusbourne Estate.