Mid-week tipple: A bold barley wine and a fruity Pinot NoirEach week, John Wilson selects a great beer and wine to try right now. This week: Eight Degrees Mór Barley Wine and Luis Felipe Edwards Gran Reserva Family Selection Pinot Noir 2013Wed Jan 20 2016 - 13:00
Gin: the most fashionable drink aroundCraft gin – the coolest tipple in town – is all about the botanicalsFri Jan 15 2016 - 16:00
Plan a wine holiday for this yearEurope took a while to take to wine tourism, but now the options are endlessFri Jan 8 2016 - 13:00
Take it home: a taste of Africa and some real ChampagneEach week, John Wilson selects a great beer and wine to try right now. This week: a Beer called Rwanda from Wicklow Wolf and Bénard-Pitois 2005 Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru ChampagneWed Dec 30 2015 - 12:00
Wines: The Sweetest ThingNaturally sweet wines can be a perfect Christmas treatFri Dec 18 2015 - 12:00
The wines to pair with your Christmas dinnerTry these wines when serving up our all-star chefs’ creations in your homeSat Dec 12 2015 - 05:00
Making your own Christmas drinksBottling the taste of Christmas is easier than you might thinkFri Dec 4 2015 - 12:19
The good taste of independent wine importersSome of the most interesting wines come from just a few importersSat Nov 28 2015 - 08:00
How to perfectly match cheese with wine (or beer or cider)The famous combination is not necessarily a match made in heavenSat Nov 21 2015 - 11:00
Whiskey: Awards and new arrivalsAs the whiskey business expands, competition is hotting upSat Nov 14 2015 - 02:00
Danie de Wet Chardonnay sur lie 2015, de Wetshof, Robertson, South Africa 13.5% €14.99Sat Nov 14 2015 - 00:00
Looking for a light wine with a silkiness of texture?German Pinot Noir is well proven, the only problem is sourcing enough of the stuffSat Nov 7 2015 - 00:00
Three Pinot Noir's to be passionate aboutNew Zealand winemakers have conquered the quarrelsome grapeSat Oct 31 2015 - 03:00
Take it home: a seriously good Beaujolais Blanc and an original US craft beerEach week John Wilson selects a great wine and a great beer to try right now. This week: Beaujolais Blanc 2014 Domaine du Vissoux and Anchor Steam Beer, San FranciscoFri Oct 30 2015 - 12:00
Wines: Viva the new EspañyaSpanish winemakers are using old grape varieties to make new winesSat Oct 24 2015 - 00:00
Take two Malbecs: Argentina v FranceArgentina and France compete to get the best from the fashionable grapeSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Call of duty: wine trade argues for budget reliefMinister for Finance appears unlikely to reduce duty from €3.19 on every bottle of wine soldSat Oct 10 2015 - 00:00
Take It Home: an aromatic French Malbec and a strong beer from Eight Degrees BrewingEach week John Wilson selects a great wine and a great beer to try right now. This week: H de l’Hospitalet Malbec 2014 Gerard Bertrand and Millennium Imperial IPA from Eight Degrees BrewingFri Oct 9 2015 - 12:00
Caught in a web: the changing world of the wine criticThe internet has changed the landscape in which wine critics workSat Oct 3 2015 - 03:00
Oz Clarke: Britain’s talented wine writer’s new booksThe former actor believes in telling the story behind the wineSat Sep 26 2015 - 17:00
Discovering the wines of RomaniaA tour of vineyards revealed some interesting winesSat Sep 19 2015 - 02:00
Dust off the sherry bottle – it’s trendy nowThe Spanish wine is becoming a fashionable cocktail additionSat Sep 12 2015 - 02:15
Champagne bubble: the rise of the small producerWhat started with a few ambitious growers is now the next big thing in wine trendsSat Sep 5 2015 - 05:00