Scotland has been producing Scotch Whisky since the fifteenth century. It accounts for about a quarter of UK food and …

  Don’t be put off by the over sweet mass market fizz called cider on offer in many bars. Proper …

Every November enterprising restaurants and bars cash in on Beaujolais Nouveau Day, the third Thursday in November. Such has been …

Here is a grape or is it the name with an identity crisis: Several grapes from around the world have …

In any good bar, there is a good chance that one of the beers on offer will have IPA in …

Few wine drinkers are familiar with Barbera, yet it is Italy’s third most cultivated grape and one that dates back …

The Merlot grape produces a red wine with medium to full body and herbaceous flavours. It’s typically softer in taste …

Three countries, three names: In Alsace, France; Pinot Gris can be a crisp flavourful honey colour dry wine or a …

Gewurztraminer is a grape to cause confusion. It sounds German, but is famous in Alsace, France which admittedly, is close to …

Lighter than Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc is best known for its grassy, herbal flavours, as well as gooseberry, apple, pear and …