Unfiltered sherry: it's exciting, it's delicious and then it's history. David Kermode extols the charms of a traditional product with an ephemeral nature

An unscheduled rosé during a trip to Lebanon reminds Nina Caplan that the most profound pleasure in wine relates to people and place - it's this that ultimately determines which bottles are laid down to develop in our memories

It's a drink that means different things to different people. Joel Harrison turns his attention to the classic Martini – and shares how he drinks his

When it comes to Champagne, good things come to those who wait, says David Kermode. Here, he shares why disgorgement dates and time on lees matter - especially in light of a heated market

'The DNA of any drink is rooted in its bouquet,' says Joel Harrison. Here he shares his musings on the importance of aroma when it comes to spirits

Nina Caplan looks forward to the coming of spring in Montreal, where waist-high snow doesn’t get in the way of new wine bars popping up like flowers across the city. Its latest, Buvette Pompette, has a French name but a distinctly Spanish feel

I don’t know why we consider it glamorous to drink alcohol on the move, writes Alice Lascelles, but back in the 1920s and ’30s, they knew how to do it in style...

Think of Kentucky and your mind might leap to bourbon. But what about the Old Fashioned? A ‘cocktail in the old fashioned style’ went on to define what all mixed drinks have in common: Joel Harrison stirs together a short history

Sancerre and its crisp whites seem to steal the spotlight, even though there’s a lot to love about wine from the places in the Loire that surround it – as well as savings to be made. David Kermode ponders why Sancerre still rules the roost

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