A 2,642 page work dedicated solely to bread is due to be released this November. Laurel Bibby reports
Bread is as complex as wine, say experts
English wine veteran releases lauded new vintage
“Charismatic” Irishman’s new sparkler is among most England’s most expensive wines, says Barnaby Eales
The new device that will keep your wine fresh for over a week
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 …
Dom Pérignon: not a Champagne but a mystery
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 …
Good morning, Napa… Robin Williams’ wine estate comes back to life
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 …
The many flavours of single malt
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 …
