ReviewHandpicked by IWSC
The 6 Best Liqueurs of 2020
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
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ReviewClub O Collection
What’s the best all-round wine glass?
Riedel has stemware for every grape; Gabriel reckons one glass will fit all. We tested eight of the best wine glasses on the market to find out if there really is a single option for every wine and every occasion
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Features
Riedel’s heart of glass
Glass, that most delicate of substances, is created from the humblest of earth-bound materials – but in the hands of a master glassblower, it becomes truly ethereal
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News
2020’s wines of the year, revealed
The top wines of the year were revealed today as the IWSC published its list of trophy winners, with some surprise highlights...
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Columns
Anyone can become a master distiller – and therein lies the problem
Unlike a ‘Master of Wine’, someone calling themself a ‘Master Distiller’ needs no qualifications, and the title bestows no authority. And that has rather got under our spirits columnist's skin
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Gallery
Champagne Taittinger: a family heritage built on rock
Champagne Taittinger is one of the great family-run houses of Reims, built on family ties that are as solid as the ancient Roman foundations beneath them. These images, together with an excerpt from the last issue of Club Oenologique magazine, show the family as Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger hands over to the next generation
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ReviewHandpicked by IWSC
The 6 best pre-mixed cocktails
Formerly sugary, unbalanced & uninspiring, pre-mixed cocktails have been reinvigorated to the extent that you can now have best-in-class drinks at home
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Interviews
Life Lessons with… Laura Catena
The Argentinian winemaker – and California-based doctor – needs to talk less and listen more, but she does have a preternatural ability to make any child or baby smile
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News
How it feels to open a London restaurant in 2020
Despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, London is home to a raft of new restaurant openings. Fiona Beckett speaks to some of the people behind them
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Features
Napa wineries ask ‘What now?’ as they survey Glass Fire wreckage
Damage is still being assessed, but Napa’s winemakers are facing the reality of an annual wildfire season, and wondering how one of the world’s most famous wine regions can survive intact
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