Almost 2,000 bottles later, the winners of the Sommelier Wine Awards 2012 have been announced

The return of the London International Wine Fair and Distil

Andrew Catchpole joins a team of top UK sommeliers on a mission to see if Beaujolais can stand up to recent hype

Loire Cabernet Franc can be elegant, well-priced and food-friendly. Clinton Cawood calls together an Imbibe panel to see whether the grape can stand on its own two feet and achieve the same success as its big brother cabernet Sauvignon

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

With most Brits firmly off splurging and back to counting the pennies, there has probably never been a better time to consider adding some extra New World fizz to your list. Andrew Catchpole joins a panel of sommeliers to see what’s on offer and work out how you could sell it

In New Zealand’s warmer North Island, there is a growing feeling that the best reds are being made not with Cabernet and Merlot, but Syrah. Rebecca Gibb heads to Hawke’s Bay and discovers a battle between winemaking idealism and hard-nosed pragmatism

Get involved with an exciting campaign to promote authentic Protected Designation of Origin food and drink, as Discover the Origin returns for 2012. A series of free masterclasses will focus on world renowned Ports and the iconic wines of Burgundy and the Douro Valley

The UK's biggest dedicated tasting of biodynamic wines

Bibendum to host events timed to fit in with sommeliers' schedules

With the shortlist of hopefuls drawn up, Chris Losh sat in as the judges deliberated over the winners of the 2011 Louis Roederer Wine List of the Year

This year’s Imbibe Live event at Earls Court saw over two dozen sommeliers tasting some of the top wines from this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards competition to find out which bottles received the ultimate accolade. Chris Losh recorded the results

Will it be a sweet success story pairing a selection of St Urbans-Hof’s off-dry Mosel Rieslings with modern European food? Andrew Catchpole finds out

It might be best known for its reds, but the Rhone’s whites have an awful lot to offer too, as Clinton Cawood and a team of tasters discover

Second International Grenache Day to be held on 23 September