This year's IWSC Champagne judging produced some intriguing results. David Kermode takes a look at the performance of the big brands and their often overlooked, under-the-radar neighbours...
An astonishing tasting of every vintage ever produced of Champagne Pommery’s prestige cuvée – both white and rosé – kept Fredrik Schelin entranced
They're the most diverse drinks on the planet, made with everything from pine to pumpkin. Here are six of the world's best liqueurs – all medal-winners at this year's IWSC
Formerly sugary, unbalanced & uninspiring, pre-mixed cocktails have been reinvigorated to the extent that you can now have best-in-class drinks at home
You know about Japan, and maybe Taiwan. But German whisky? Finnish whisky? Australian whisky? Welcome to whisky’s new world order – a world which, says Becky Paskin, is getting better and better…
Grenache is one of the world's most prolific grapes – though historically it's been better known as part of blends. Yet with ever more fine examples coming from every corner of the wine world, the "poor man's Pinot" is finally getting the recognition it deserves
David T Smith takes a look at the gin distilleries embracing innovation - and picks out six of the best new-wave gins
Following a three-day assessment of the wines of Alsace, four UK experts selected their top dozen from one of the world's great regions
The Hillside Select is one of California's great wines - a mighty, perfumed Cabernet capable of phenomenal ageing. Adam Lechmere goes back to the beginning
Tequila may be Mexico's best-known drink, but the country's other spirit – mezcal – is rapidly gaining popularity in the US and beyond
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