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

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

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

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…

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 time to take the the nation's beloved pairing of beer and pork fat seriously

As the demand for premium soft drinks grows, so, it seems, does an interest in proper food and soft drink flavour matching.

Pernod Absinthe has teamed up with The Rebel Dining Society, and the match is a decidedly compatible one.