A vast array of whisky and wine this week

National Pub and Bar Careers scheme launched today

Hops: in the glass and now on the plate

In which we wander rather far from the beaten track to taste wines from Jura and Canada

Vintage Highland Park-aged Ola Dubh from Harviestoun

First Cumbrian whisky distillery for over a century calls for investors to join Founders Club

Tea time is getting a little boozy

A taste of New Orleans in London

Aspall’s Henry Chevallier-Guild talks to Susanna Forbes about cider and sushi, looking like Jesus and the annual World Pickled Egg Championships

At its best 2011 Burgundy is a good vintage for the on-trade: elegant, drinkable and expressive. But more than ever it pays to know your producers… and to be on good terms with your bank manager. Tim Atkin MW treads warily

From ice buckets to food-matching and training to trips, the main champagne houses all have the on-trade on their radar for this year. Richard Woodard takes a look at what’s on offer

The vibrant personalities of New World hops have revitalised the craft brewing scene. Susanna Forbes catches up with the people exploring the globe in search of kick-ass new varieties

The City of Light’s previously lacklustre bar scene is back on dazzling form, says an impressed Naren Young, as he reports back from a recent jaunt to Paris

Four years after the last generally-declared vintage port hit our shores, here come the 2011s

Bancroft adds big-name Rioja producer to its books