We’ve all been to Real-ale festivals, big and small; and we thought that CAMRA’s offering a few months ago at Olympia in London was pretty impressive. It was big but, depending on how you measure these things,

If you are a French wine-maker, it is likely that you are a fairly small operation and that you could benefit from some sort of collaboration with other makers – be it through a coopérative or a négociant. Some,

The Champagne Bureau’s Annual London Tasting was held this year in One Great George Street, ’round the corner from Downing Street, the Palace of Westminster and along the park from Buckingham Palace. As ever, the Peretti team set up a splendid bash.

There is a dance or an on-going negotiation between, on the one hand, bar owners and brands and, on the other, the customers and it’s based on one agreed ambition: both sides want us, the drinkers, to have a good time.

There are shows for everything. Wine shows, beer shows, trade shows, press launches etc. etc. etc. ... it's enough to drive you to drink! And this may seem hard to believe but there's only so much free booze you can sample before you want to give up a ...

Once again, Ben Campbell-Johnston has put on a show of sparkling wines other than Champagne (other than a few specialists or boutique producers). This time held in Church House, a terrific venue. A grand time was had by all.

Sometime life simply gets in the way. There are periods when everything is going swimmingly - you do what you want to do in the time you need to do it and it all runs smoothly. Then there are the periods, of indeterminate duration,

You're in a pub. You're drinking a pint. You're enjoying it and letting your mind wander. Have you ever wondered how that pint came to be there in your glass? No, neither have I ... BUT we were at the Great British Beer Festival,

This is the story of a drinks journalist. A man who, through no fault of his own, found himself enjoying and talking about all drinks, other than those nasty sweet "alcopops" and novelty drinks in funny-shaped bottles that you bring back from holiday a...

Grover Zampa joined forces with tennis legend Vijay Amritraj to bring out two wines from their vineyards in Bangalore, southern India. - They chose Vijay's annual Wimbledon Summer party at the St James' Court Hotel - a Taj hotel to launch them.