Where has Vinho Verde been all these years? We open a couple of bottles of good stuff and discover that it might be time to look again at these wines of Portugal.

Alan Kingsbury tries the new vintages of Nyetimber English sparkling wines and reckons that they are fit for royalty.

Alan Kingsbury goes off in search of cheap wine and ends up in an Aldi store.

If the formula for making good wine is simple: Soil + Grapes + People; you […]

Alan Kingsbury takes a virtual trip to the northern Adriatic courtesy of three bottles of […]

As part of its flavour forecast for 2012, herb and spice specialist Schwartz has devised two trend-setting cocktails: a light and refreshing watermelon cooler for long, hot days, and a zingy and rich full-bodied lemon blanc cocktail for a big lemon kick.

Tis the season to celebrate and how better than with some fizz? Alan Kingsbury looks at what France has to offer and finds something rather special closer to home too.

If you don’t know much about New Zealand wines now is the time for change. […]

Lagavulin, distilled since 1816 is perhaps the finest example of a smoky single malt and will definitely put hairs on even the most metrosexual of chests.

Belvedere, the world’s first super premium vodka, announces its partnership with (RED) and the launch of a Special Edition Bottle to raise proceeds for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaTM. 50% of profits from the global sale of BELVEDERE (PRODUCT)RED TM Special Edition Bottle will contribute to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa.