In the UK, the average bottle of wine sells for just over £5; in China, consumers turn their nose up at anything less than £20. Why?

Wines today are prized for being "authentic". But authenticity should relate to what's in the glass, not the shifting sands of fashion, says Adam Lechmere

Joel Harrison jumps into his DeLorean and heads back to a decade celebrated for memorable movies – and malts

Across social media, more and more virtuous souls are boasting of their commitment to going a month without wine, whisky, or any other drink. Our lifestyle columnist explains why she's not one of them

After years of wine club dinners with starry bottles, our columnist has come to realise that it's better to know one lesser wine intimately than have a glancing familiarity with a dozen exalted cuvées

Whisky commentator Colin Hampden-White takes issue with wine writer Andrew Jefford’s depiction of the whisky ‘magi’

Our lifestyle columnist is determined to pop more corks than ever this Christmas – and get her dose of travel in the process

You might think that, with everything else going on, Christmas isn’t the time to spend hours perfecting cocktails to serve up to thirsty guests. The good news is, you don’t have to…

Forget the nuances of yeast strains, barley types or local water supply. Human influence – a spirit’s social terroir – casts more influence than any climatic factors, says the newly crowned IWSC Spirits Communicator

Elaine Chukan Brown is the newly crowned IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year, and will be appearing regularly on Club O over the next 12 months. Here, she tells us what we can expect – and how her heritage inspires her work