González Byass launch new fino sherry range

The public might struggle with it but, on this evidence, dark sherry is one of the stars of the wine world. Clinton Cawood and a team of sommeliers are knocked out by what they find

Sherry's consejo regulador has some ideas about how to revive the category

New packaging and blends for Cockburn's

José Pizarro to open second venue on London's Bermondsey Street

Hawksmoor announce third venue, opening later this year

The Fladgate Partnership has declared they will release vintage ports from all three of their houses from the 2009 vintage.

Over 1,500 wines can be boiled down to this: the hallowed Sommelier Wine Awards Gold List for 2011...

No Golds, but plenty of positive feedback. A good hunting ground for those of you who ‘do’ esoteric on your list

A decent showing for all styles at the Silver and Bronze levels, though the Gold List this year remained the preserve of pricier tawny and vintage entries

Some great wines and amazing prices. In fact, it was only the category’s persistent (and troubling) lack of fashionability that prevented more Golds being awarded

Superlative examples and high prices on the Gold List, so if it’s bargains you’re after, look lower down!

The Sommelier Wine Awards doesn’t give out trophies per category because we’re worried that tasters will feel under pressure to dispense extra awards in categories where they may not believe the wines are up to it. Instead, in keeping with the whole ethos of the competition, we leave the judgement up to the sommeliers…

Six of London’s finest have won a trip round the iconic port vineyards of Taylor’s, Croft and Fonseca.

Your feedback is needed for a study being conducted into sweet unfortified wine in the UK on-trade.