On the edge of New Zealand’s Marlborough valley, an ancient land is proving a happy home for some very modern winemaking. Alan Kingsbury investigates the arrival of ‘te Pā’ wines to the UK market and is impressed by their quality and individuality.

I liked Lidl before it was cool. Honestly I did. Streatham was one of the first places in London to get a Lidl. That’s because at the time it was Lidl policy to open in deprived areas where property was cheap and the locals even more so.

Created in 1998, WORLDFOODS is, as the name suggests, a world brand. The range of sauces for marinating, stir frying or just jazzing up your dishes is enormous and the Malaysian based brand is now available in the UK. Using the power of Skype we put a few questions to co-founder May Foong

‘The Ned’ is a range of four reliable New Zealand Wines that between them provide a complete picture for the dinner table.

Let There Be Beer is a nationwide campaign to promote beer drinking, or to put it perhaps better, the drinking of beer (responsibly) and beer sommelier Steve Livens has come come up with some ideas for pairing beers with BBQ standards. We fired up the Weber (charcoal of course) and compared notes.

Tom Leahy gets his hands sugary as he enters the manly world of macaron making

Here’s a secret; but don’t tell everybody. The little known white wines of Beaujolais can be absolutely stunning.Alan Kingsbury takes a look at four classy beauties that offer exceptional value for money.

Down in’Fannet’ food has taken a space age turn. Nick Harman visits the UK’s biggest greenhouse complex to find how our red, yellow and green peppers are produced.

Réserve des Tuguets  AOC Madiran 2010 is one of our favourite wines from Tesco. Why? Well, it’s a thouroughly honest example of a French country wine of the kind that goes oh so very well with the dishes we love.

With their motto ‘Life’s too short for boring wine’, Virgin Wines offer a selection of over five hundred ’boutique’ examples. Alan Kingsbury picks out three of his favourites in preparation for his next outdoor feast.