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Brandy at the bar

Traditionally, Cognac and Armagnac had their place as digestifs at the dinner table. But as Clinton Cawood uncovers, leading international cocktail bars are now holding these French spirits central to their philosophy

by Clinton Cawood

Courvoisier cocktails at Mirror Bar in the Landmark London hotel

Ten orange wines to savour this summer

by David Kermode

‘My tradition is the human condition’: Pascale Marthine Tayou on dressing Ornellaia

by Adam Lechmere

Clos des Papes 2005-2023

by Alistair Cooper MW

The rise of French whisky

by Kristiane Westray

Handpicked by IWSC

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Nine low and no alcohol drinks with a difference

Summer Drinking

Wine and spirits to savour this season

The most exciting new bars to visit in July 2025

Features by Charlotte Russell

‘What’s the best wine to bring to a barbecue?’

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Ten red wines made for summer days

Features by David Kermode

The Gallo Nero goes green:
A sustainability manifesto for Chianti Classico

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Mathieu Chapel: fisherman friend

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The Rioja Report 2025

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Top-tier tea

Features by Alice Lascelles

Tasting the best of Château d’Esclans: five vintages of Garrus and Les Clans

The Collection | wine by David Kermode

A bottle of Chateau d'Esclans on the stony floor of a vineyard between rows of grapes

Long reads

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Grape expectations: English wine turns to exotic varieties

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Veggie might

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A seat at the sommelier’s table

Features by Douglas Blyde

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Interviews

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French connection: Hélène Darroze on the flavour of home

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Becoming the World’s Best Sommelier

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Passion point: inventor Greg Lambrecht on Coravin, collecting and shifts in drinking culture

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Dom Pérignon’s Vincent Chaperon on tactility, trace and truth

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Wine reports

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Assessing South Africa’s ‘New Wave’ a decade later

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The Galicia Report 2025

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The Priorat Report 2025

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Food & Travel

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The hottest new restaurants to visit in July 2025

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The Basque restaurants taking London by storm

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The 50 best wine hotels in the world

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The best UK gin distilleries for tours and tastings

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The Drinking Hour

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The Drinking Hour podcast: Alex Watson on Renais Gin

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The Drinking Hour podcast: English Chardonnay

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The rolling hills of the Kent countryside at golden hour. This small pocket of the UK crafts some of the best English Chardonnay.

The Drinking Hour podcast: The Cynic’s Guide to Wine with Sunny Hodge

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The Drinking Hour podcast: The wines of Lisbon

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Whisky

by Club Oenologique Editors

The best English vineyards for tours and tastings

Features by Ciaran Griffiths, William Morris, Pip Mortimer, Stuart Peskett and Laura Richards

Champagne

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Ageing wine underwater: explained

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Best Supermarket Wines

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10 of the best wines at Aldi in 2025

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10 of the best wines at M&S in 2025

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Club Oenologique, a celebration of the authentic, the artisan and the analogue, is a sumptuous quarterly magazine about wine, spirits and good living: the profound depth of a fine wine; the nuanced allure of a great whisky; the sublime pleasure of a Michelin-starred meal; the sheer beauty of a Tuscan sunset.