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Latest new whisky launches keep spirits alive
A new, more direct route into consumers’ homes has ensured no let-up in distilleries’ release schedule of high-end Scotch

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Welcome to the new Burgundy: Chablis out, Beaujolais in
A proposal to redraw the map of AOC Bourgogne is causing consternation among the region’s winemakers. Nina Caplan hears both sides of the debate

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UK restaurant reopening guidelines: what do they actually mean?
Consumers and chefs alike were concerned that restaurants would look more like hospital wards when they reopened. Judging by the government's advice, they needn’t have worried…

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Inside 67 Pall Mall, the London wine club that owned lockdown
The private members' club has taken virtual wine tastings to the next level. “It’s like Game of Thrones,” says 67's chief as he considers his next move

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Champagne faces up to the new normal
As the world emerges from lockdown, the grandes marques of Champagne are hoping to rebound with a string of high-profile releases. But will consumers be looking instead to pop the corks on more modest cuvées?

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What does en primeur mean for the lower-ranking Bordeaux châteaux?
Bordeaux 2019 is in full swing and there’s a feeding frenzy as classed growths drop prices by up to 30%. But where does this leave the also-rans?

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Could there be a worse time to open a £100m wine attraction?
Porto’s hugely ambitious World of Wine will open this summer despite the global pandemic, says the force behind it

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Coronavirus will kill off fine dining. It’s about time…
Renowned food writer Tim Hayward argues that the absurd world of gastronomy was already becoming irrelevant, even before the pandemic dealt it a fatal blow

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Chateau Musar: coronavirus is the least of our worries
The legendary Lebanese winery has faced all manner of challenges in its colourful history – now economic uncertainty is adding to the pain