The World of Food and Drink would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. We hope you have a relaxing break, spending quality time with your family and friends. We hope 2019 has brought you joy and delicious dishes. We’ve had a fantastic year and have enjoyed exploring the wonderful world of food and drink with you all. We …
Pilsner is widely regarded as one of the best beers in the world and this quick guide tells you why The year was 1842 and the place was Plzeň (aka Pilsen), an industrial town some 94km (58 miles) southwest of Prague in Czechia. It is said that in this town Josef Groll created the very first batch of golden and …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Drinks adverts have long been one of the more creative sides of advertising, but some are just a cut above rest. Here are 8 of the best drinks ads in history How do you turn a taste into a visual spectacle? It’s a question that has been at the forefront of the drink industry since it all began, and …
Hundreds of pubs close for good every year, faced with an impossible tax burden and changing habits
The annual San Diego Restaurant week takes place from 21 to 28 January 2018 Easy-going San Diego is the second largest city in California, and the place is blessed with Instagram-worthy scenery – swinging palm trees and white beaches, plus a lively surf culture and enough restaurants to keep international and domestic tourists happy. When it comes to food, you …
The world-renowned chef plans to tailor-make dishes that will connect with personal memories. Laurel Bibby reports
Like a vinous Disney tale, two sisters who grew up on different continents, unaware of the other’s existence, are now making wine together. Roger Morris met them
Argentinian winemakers have always loved heights, but now – as the latest IWSC results show – their wines are very much in the mainstream. By Adam Lechmere
What is the essence of the perfect bar? Douglas Blyde meets four designers who between them involve all the senses
With 245,000 acres of land devastated by the wildfires in California, Courtney Humiston reports on the effect of the fires on local wineries and vineyards
Atul Kochhar tells Adam Lechmere about his experience of Diwali, a celebration of light over darkness and the most important festival in the Hindu calendar
With Diwali fast approaching, we review Vicky Bhogal’s award-winning Cooking Like Mummyji, which reveals the secret of real Indian home cooking
If you think the iconic Aussie wine is expensive, you should see the price of its stablemates. By Adam Lechmere
As French chef Sebastian Bras begs to be stripped of his Michelin stars, Adam Lechmere asks if winning awards is really worth the hassle
The founder of Noma, one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants, talks foraging with Carla Capalbo
Codorniu is among those fearing a boycott, as Barnaby Eales reports
From pinotage to chenin blanc, South Africa shows its wines can take their place among the best in the world. By Adam Lechmere
Celebrity chef’s rant obviously a publicity stunt for new opening, wine professionals say
A 2,642 page work dedicated solely to bread is due to be released this November. Laurel Bibby reports
As practical as it’s beautiful, this fine book should be on every kitchen bookshelf, writes Laurel Bibby
Tech tycoon brings science and engineering to bear on time-honoured Burgundy practices
“Charismatic” Irishman’s new sparkler is among most England’s most expensive wines, says Barnaby Eales
Forget wine or beer - Doug Wood, the UK’s first milk sommelier, explains why the best thing served with steak tartare is a glass of semi-skimmed
Tourism Australia and BuzzFeed, the international news and entertainment site, have teamed up to offer young travellers ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
Riesling goes with the piano, and Malbec demands an organ. But can you really match wine and music? By Adam Lechmere
If you’re headed to the biggest arts festival on the planet, Edinburgh native Peter Ranscombe has a list of top tips for finding the best food between shows
Awards celebrate variety and imagination in packaging and design, as well as that elusive “Wow” factor. By Adam Lechmere
The big spirits story at the IWSC this year is not gin – even though that continues to defy gravity in its popularity – it’s mezcal. By Adam Lechmere
From baijiu to shochu, the subtle delights of Asian spirits are grabbing the attention of western drinkers, writes Roger Morris.
Darren Smith heads to High Barnet for multi-sensory jellyfish, edible ears and lashings of cross-modal chatter…
Robbie Williams, a Nobel winner and a whole lot of Italian wine and food: Elin McCoy previews Barolo’s annual Collisioni
A hardly-known Italian grape variety and an English sparkling wine have won trophies at the International Wine and Spirit Competition for the first time. Ruché, a black grape from Piedmont in the north of Italy was plucked from obscurity in 2011 when it was given its own appellation, Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato. The International Indigenous Grape Varieties Trophy has gone …
Wines stored in the eto stay fresh for 12 days – and fool the experts, as Adam Lechmere found How do you keep wine fresh after opening the bottle? It should be pretty simple: all you have to do is keep the oxygen out. As soon as you pull the cork on a bottle, the wine begins to oxygenate (it …
Lucy Shaw raises paddles with the high rollers in Napa – and Adam Lechmere finds eight California wines for those on a more modest budget Padding around in a white suit, Francis Ford Coppola injected a dose of Hollywood glitz into this year’s Auction Napa Valley, which raised $15.7 million for local charities in the California wine region. The Godfather …
Is the Champagne house’s 2009 vintage “a step closer to the ideal”, as its celebrated chef de cave suggests? Adam Lechmere takes a look Champagne Dom Pérignon has just released its 2009 vintage – the £130 ($170) launch accompanied by the usual gnomic commentary from the house’s entertaining chef de cave, Richard Geoffroy. Geoffroy is one of Champagne’s most celebrated …
The first wine from the actor’s estate above the Napa Valley has been made – by the owners of Bordeaux superstar Château Pontet-Canet. Roger Morris reports When the actor Robin Williams died in 2014, he left behind a lavish, isolated retreat, Villa Sorriso, nestled in in the folds of Mount Veeder along the Napa Valley’s southwestern perimeter. Williams had personally …
We tend to think of single malt whisky as either smooth or peaty, but there’s a world of other flavours out there, as Vivien Yap discovers The old saying about the angel’s share (the amount of alcohol which evaporates from casks during maturation) is often retold at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), a worldwide club that has been promoting …
Azerbaijan and Egypt have been making wine for thousands of years but they’ve only just started winning awards, Adam Lechmere reports Two countries with many thousands of years’ winemaking behind them have scooped medals at the International Wine and Spirit Competition – the Azerbaijani winery Aspi taking Silver for the first time. Aspi consolidated the medals it won a couple …
They are not actually growing grapes in central London, but instead the team behind London Cru are bringing grapes to the city to be crushed, fermented and then turned into bottles of wine for us to drink. Here’s how and why… Wine is made in the most glamorous and most unusual places in the world. From the finest Bordeaux chateaux, …
Our intrepid team have been exploring a selection of London’s top cocktail bars this month and have come up with a hand full of old time favourites, and some not so old. These are sure to reinvigorate your senses for both creative and adventurous aperitifs and a little nostalgia. Cocktail Lovers: Don’t miss the Night Jar Neighbourhood: Islington, Old …
Drinks commercials have always led the way in advertising. Here’s a Top 10 of our favourites, made in the UK, in the days before the creative genius of the advertisers was hamstrung by stricter regulations. From the ‘Reassuringly expensive’ Stella Artois series to Castlemaine’s ‘Australians wouldn’t give a XXXX’ or Guinness’s ‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’, who can …
The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is an entire weekend dedicated to Southern cuisine. From great down-home delicacies to the freshest fusion dishes, the most sought-after wines to hot new bar favorites, this festival aims to please even the most finicky foodie. Over the course of the weekend attendees have the chance to participate in exclusive wine and food tastings …
On September 13th we will be showcasing award-winning Chilean wines at Wines of Chile’s annual trade tasting event, Mercado Chileno. Mercado Chileno will bring Chile to the city of London with a festival of Chilean wine. There will also be music and dance to whet your appetite as we take you on a journey through Chile. Find out more here.
The IWSC Annual Awards Banquet returns to Guildhall for our annual celebration of excellence in wine & spirit making. The awards ceremony brings together the elite of the wine and spirits industry to celebrate the achievements of the year, and includes with a tasting of the top winners from the year, a champagne reception, lavish 5-course meal and awards presentations …
On July 27th the Worshipful Company of Distillers and the IWSC will host the 9th annual Spirits Results & Tasting at the Vintners Hall. Following this year’s results announcement, over 200 of the Competition’s top award winners will be showcased at Vintner’s Hall for 200 guests. To book tickets please get in touch with Kim Lyons at KLyons@lbmw.com
60 Seconds with Denise Medrano, wine blogger and manager of 68 and Boston in London’s Soho. Every week we stop and have a quick chat with someone who works in the drinks industry – be that a winemaker, sommelier, bar manager or distiller. The Drop caught up with Denise Medrano, aka the Wine Sleuth, and manager at Soho’s newly opened …
