Opinion: Blind food & wine matching?
How do you choose wine to match food, if you don’t know what’s on the…
Browsing: People
Opinion: Next year I’m washing my hair
By the end of February, I, along with just about every other journalist, sommelier, restaurateur…
The Odd Couple: An interview with Mark Hix and Nick Strangeway
Chef Mark Hix and master mixologist Nick Strangeway’s new London venture is a coming together…
The world according to… Neil McGuigan, GM of McGuigan Simeon Wines
He likes hot curries and cool climate wines, surfs like a beached whale and wishes…
Opinion: Im in the Semi’s!! Im in the Semi’s!!
● Garry Clark, sommelier, Chester Grosvenor, Chester ● Remi Cousin, assistant head sommelier, The Fat…
Opinion: How to talk to the sommelier
I was asked this question recently by a good friend of mine Carol Paterson-Smith. Very…
Opinion: Losing an old friend
Im still in mourning. Over the weekend I lost a dear friend of many years.…
Opinion: In persuit of the sugarcane spirit
Yeah Yeah. As if it wasn’t enough that I’m frequently in a town near you,…
Opinion: Wine in Abu Dhabi and a job vacancy!
Progress! Most of the wines for the Hakkasan Emirates Palace opening list are chosen, and…
In the shaker: Getting creative with cocktails
What to try… how to mix… where to go… what to buy… creative Viagra for…