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The most exciting new bars to visit in March 2023
From a clandestine bar within a bar in Mexico City to a colourful Sydney venue inspired by ‘the long-lost cousin who always leads you astray’
From a clandestine bar within a bar in Mexico City to a colourful Sydney venue inspired by ‘the long-lost cousin who always leads you astray’
In The Drinking Hour’s landmark 100th episode, host David Kermode is joined by the ebullient Dr Rachel Barrie, master blender for a trio of Scotch distilleries, to discuss her illustrious career in whisky
The Krug director talks to Adam Lechmere about soundtracked wine flights, working with big-name musicians and commissioning compositions that express a cuvée
From Sassicaia to Opus One, the past half-century has seen various fine wine ‘origin’ brands emerging and establishing themselves in the Cabernet firmament. But perhaps the most romantic story of all is Viñedo Chadwick's. John Stimpfig tells the tale
From turnip natas to foie gras crème brûlées, these are the best new restaurants to visit this month
There is politics in wine as there is almost everything else. While in the Loire Valley, Nina Caplan ponders what matters the most when it comes to what's in the glass
Essi Avellan MW introduces the hotly anticipated Bollinger R.D. 2008, a fitting wine to mark the baton exchange from the late Gilles Descôtes to Bollinger’s incoming chef de cave, Denis Bunner
In episode 99 of The Drinking Hour, host David Kermode is joined by Pieter Ferreira, cellar master at South African sparkling wine specialist Graham Beck, to discuss why he decided to dedicate his entire career to fizz production
The grape varieties that dominate the Gironde also have a long history in other wine regions of the world. Jane Anson looks beyond the borders for a Cabernet reshuffle
The House of Palmela’s ancestral 17th century manor house in Setúbal has been converted into a wine hotel. It is also part of a food and wine revival in Portugal’s quintessential maritime region