The elite of the drinks trade turned out in force for Imbibe’s Personality of the Year Awards 2013. Who won? Andrew Catchpole reports back

From nose rings to bow ties, tuxes to tattoos, bartenders bring a whole new meaning to the words ‘office attire’. Neil Ridley goes in search of five of the industry’s most distinctive dressers

At a time when pubs are closing at a terrifying rate, Bath Ales has opened three venues in the last year.

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Diageo Reserve World Class is back for 2013 – and it’s bigger and better than ever. Imbibe sits in on the first round of regional heats

The owner of Manchester’s Tiki temple, The Liars Club, on baked beans, dead fish and Jessica Rabbit

Eric Zwiebel MS to represent the UK at Best Sommelier in the World Competition in Tokyo

All the winners from this evening's awards ceremony at Paramount in London

Wine expert Nick Tarayan has died, seven and a half years after a heart attack left him in a vegetative state. Tarayan was a successful and respected member of the wine trade, both within the on-trade and as a journalist. He acted as a consultant in setting up Adam Street Members Club, set up a company to distribute…

The Champagne Bureau announcers winners of Champagne Scholarship 2013

The votes have been counted and verified, so we present to you the shortlist for Imbibe Personality of the Year 2013...

With Spring around the corner (we hope) Susanna Forbes takes a look to see how some of the country’s most go-ahead eateries are revamping their lists for the coming season

Spurred on by a Riesling renaissance in the US, a group of committed growers are resurrecting some of Germany’s finest, steepest and most labour-intensive vineyards. Anne Krebiehl dons her crampons to see some of the once-abandoned plots that have been brought back to life

Is it a bartender? Is it a sommelier? No, it’s service industry superman Stuart McCluskey – the brains behind Edinburgh’s The Bon Vivant bars and a host of other businesses besides. Laura Foster manages to get him to sit still for five minutes

A lot of people daydream about it, but some have actually done it. Tom Sandham talks to five bartenders about what it’s like to up sticks and start a bar abroad