Our new food and wine matching series kicks off with Alliance Wine unveiling a succession of hopeful food wines to a group of eager sommeliers. Spit bucket, camera, action! says Chris Losh

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Harveys Cellars in Bristol reopen as sherry and tapas bar

Tapas-style cuisine is taking off across the UK, and it’s no longer limited to restaurants. James Wilmore talks to the bars and pubs who are finding that sharing plates makes business sense

There’s a battle going on for premium position on the digestif trolley, and it’s one that doesn’t favour the little guy. Our panellists strike a blow for the underdog with a flight of 15- to 20-year-old Armagnacs. Clinton Cawood report

Holograms, vintage champagne, and some great food matches - the launch of Dom Pérignon 2003.

Ilkley Brewery and Harrogate chef draw up beer and food-pairing chart

Another day, another new absinthe brand...After years of promising to be the next big thing, absinthe’s time may have arrived. Clinton Cawood gathers a high-alcohol-tolerance panel to put a dozen to the test

Champagne house launches food pairing campaign

Galoupet is taking food and wine pairing seriously

Following a hard day at the Sommeliers v Bartenders challenge, some of London’s finest liquid luminaries converged on Bumpkin for an enlightening evening of matching British beer with food

Themed food-and-wine evenings can be a great way to sell Argentinian wine... and pack out your venue at the same time. Chris Losh talks to five places about what they did and why it worked

For years Koshu was overlooked in Japan as a fruit worthy only of table grape status; finally it's being given the attention it deserves

An extreme matching challenge proves that sherry really is the best food wine on the planet. Surely it’s time restaurants woke up to the fact, says an impressed Chris Losh

It’s 106 miles to Burton-on-Trent, you’ve got a restaurant full of customers, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and you’ve got branded glassware. Beer and food matching? Hit it, says Martyn Cornell…