As he releases a memoir chronicling his extraordinary life, Adam Lechmere talks to one of the first flying winemakers about yeast, dogma, and the dangers of a university education

As outdoor dining destination Joy at Portobello reopens in London, restaurateur Stevie Parle shows signs that the pandemic has left him buffeted but unbowed. Here he talks chickens and bees – and why he wants a date with Anthony Bourdain

Jay Boberg has worked with some of the biggest names in music, but now sees the blending room as his mixing desk, creating some of the finest Pinot Noir in Oregon

He's worked with Gordon Ramsay and dived to the depths to salvage World War II shipwrecks, but Ronan Sayburn still craves even more daring adventures

The legend of the Australian wine industry loves Test cricket, choc ices and fishing, but is convinced that golf-course designers have it in for him…

They went from producing homemade tonics as students to becoming award-winning entrepreneurs. The twins behind Double Dutch tell us of their ambitions to hire a minister for hospitality and to make a mandatory Friday cocktail hour...

The award-winning mixologist is a big Pierce Brosnan fan and an aspiring photograper – and he listens to Queen when he’s distilling gin…

He’s the rock-gothic inspiration behind BeauFort gin and rum and a range of exotic, steampunk perfumes – and it all started with moustache wax. The Prodigy drummer talks to Adam Lechmere about Land Rovers, literature, and the importance of being in bed by 10pm

He’s been crowned the UK’s best sommelier, he’s worked in the best restaurants and now advises A-listers on wine. But what Jan Konetzki really wants to do is host his own chat show, eat seafood in Porto and do a bit of skinny-dipping in Scotland…

Eric Forget, long-time cellar master at Hine Cognac, reveals himself to be a military man with a love of the great outdoors – and almost ended up on the other side of the world making red wine…