We meet Peter Gago, British born Australian winemaker of Penfolds in the deliciously cool, candlelit cellars of Mayfair’s Stafford Hotel…

Chateau Thivin has an attractive deep ruby/claret colour in the glass. This is a lovely wine that is great to drink on its own, or with food, this wine’s smooth fruity flavious with a slight acidity would work equally well with cheeses and dishes that have a richness to them.

Originally designed for the iPhone App, Berry Brothers and Rudd’s iPad gizzmo is a powerful, free tool featuring updated vintage charts, wine producer profiles and critics’ ratings and tasting notes…

Over a not so light lunch at ‘Apsley’s’ at The Lanesborough, the wine world’s literati congregated to taste the wines of Manuel Fariña from the not so known Spanish wine region, Toro…

This rather lovely wine which comes from the Bellingham winery, which is more than 350 years old and located in Franschoek, a short distance from Cape Town. The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah, 2007 is an excellent wine, a joy to drink and lovely on the palate, it is currently available from Sainsbury’s at £9.99 and worth every penny.

Inspired by last weekend’s festival of speed at Goodwood, the people at Johnnie Walker, a sponsor of the festival, have created two cocktails that you might like to try at home.

British summertime is now in full swing with warm spells of sunny weather continuing, juicy strawberries, long cocktails and of course Wimbledon proceeding ever closer to its finals. Why not invite your friends round to watch the finals with you and treat them to this bottlegreen inspired Wimbledon cocktail.

Having recently attended Taste of London we went to a water and wine harmonisation session with specialist Andeas Larsson and here is what we found.

Father’s Day is approaching rapidly and many of you will be wondering what you might get as a gift for Dad. The Single Malt Whisky Experience might just be what you’re looking for.

Now that the warm weather has arrived – at last!! Why not try one, or all, of these new and refreshing cocktails created using Perrier sparkling mineral water? A great addition to your summer drinks menu, each of the three cocktails, below are easy to make, so you can enjoy all of these refreshing drinks with friends on lazy summer’s days.