One effect the recession has had in the restaurant trade is to force businesses to be leaner but also more dynamic in a bid to survive the tough times and hold their own in an increasingly competitive industry.
Read more...The cricket ground is a good venue for the tasting, with plenty of natural light. And it's nice for the Argentinians to see a bit of cricket - although they probably know as much about it as we do about polo!
Read more...The last month has been very busy with the preparation of the Sud de France Sommelier of the year. I have also been building the Languedoc Roussillon wine list up for the Maze Grill which was timed quite well as it gave me a great opportunity to taste all the wines from the region.
Read more...With the WOSA Mega-Tasting days away Andrew Catchpole asks if South Africa can keep its enviable recession-beating momentum going.
Read more...Focusing on Malbec and Torrentés are the main objectives for Andrew Maidment as he replaces James Forbes at the end of October as the UK presence at Wines of Argentina.
Read more...Early reports that 2009 could turn out to be a star vintage in many regions across Europe are providing a much-needed boost for the beleagured wine trade.
Read more...Galvin Restaurants has appointed sommelier of the year Andrea Briccarello in time for its new restaurant launch this autumn.
Read more...Plans to create Beaujolais's first premier cru classification have been unveiled by a major family company which is producing its first vintage from the area.
Read more...New from the south of France is a super-premium French "brand" called Chêne Blue. The range, imported by Winelife Ltd, is the result of a decade's hard graft to transform the vineyards of Domaine de la Verrière in Provence, which were bought by Nicole and Xavier Rolet, president of the London Stock Exchange.
Read more...Become a Saké Sommelier
The Saké Sommelier Association is holding the Certified Sake Sommelier Course on February 1-2, 2010, at the WSET tasting rooms in The International Wine and Spirit Centre.
Read more...Liberty Wines has won best on-trade supplier at this year's International Wine Challenge awards held at London's Grosvenor House.
Read more...Murano - the Gordon Ramsey group restaurant has been voted London's best new restaurant according to a new survey carried out in association with Rémy Martin.
Read more...Join the Sherry Institute of Spain in a new initiative exclusively developed for top on-trade professionals, press and buyers, giving you the opportunity to taste a range of top Sherries on 21 and 28 September.
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My life's a little different as at Gaucho we don't have traditional sommeliers as our waiters don't just take food orders, they are all trained in advising about wine.
Read more...Looking for a new wine to plug a regional or stylistic gap on your shelves? Taste aims to help, by featuring medal winners from the International Wine Challenge's Discovery Tasting.
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Artisan is a café and restaurant that caters towards the arty people of Lewes, of which there are a fair few in the quaintly alternative town that nestles on the South Downs.
Read more...The Champagne trade is wrestling with a vital decision about fixing the maximum permitted yield for the 2009 harvest against a background of collapsing export sales in the first half of the year, mounting stocks and falling prices.
Read more...PLB has pledged to make its purchase of HwCg's assets as smooth as possible for customers and staff of the failed agency.
Read more...Established in 1998, VIA Wines is based in the San Rafael sub-region of Chile's Maule Valley. VIA Wines produces innovative wines with good expression of terroir, targeted at international consumers. VIA Wines currently owns over 1000 hectares of vineyard in the Maule, Curicó, Colchagua, and Casablanca valleys.
Read more...As a backlash against the movement towards the Pan-Asian food culture Geoffrey Leong is on a quest to bring the true taste of Taiwan to London with his newest venture, Keelung.
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