Even before coronavirus forced his hand, Roger Jones planned to retire from his role heading up acclaimed restaurant The Harrow at Little Bedwyn. Now, in lockdown, he’s working 16-hour days – and loving it
The next in our series chronicling lockdown wines finds the veteran critic on a mission to make a sizeable dent in his cellar
In a new series, personalities from the food and drinks world tell us what wines and spirits they’re turning to in confinement. First up, wine broadcaster Olly Smith
In lockdown, consumers are reverting to the familiar rather than the experimental. Freud would have had a field day on the psychology of our choices…
Food writer Fiona Beckett had never felt the need to compete with master bakers – not least because her late husband was one of them. But now, alone in lockdown, the time had come for a poignant epiphany
Our US columnist wrote this piece in January. ‘Little did I know then that I wouldn’t be ordering wine in restaurants for months,’ he says. ‘Turns out fighting the pandemic by staying home is far easier when you have a substantial cellar – but it does take a toll on your inventory…’
In these challenging times, says new columnist Joe Fattorini of the Wine Show, wine is a powerful tool for bringing us all together
Newcomers thirsty for knowledge used to be looked down on - but now they're changing the drinks world for the better
Apocalyptic party animal or raunchy absurdist, the multiplatinum rocker is also a winemaker whose talents reflect his musical roots
The ancient craft of cheesemaking is a lot more complex - and even transcendental - than it seems. Zoe Williams finds her whey