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The huge wine festival returning to the UK that's free to visit
A FREE-to-visit wine festival is set to return to the UK this summer. Battersea Power Station in London has confirmed The Wine Circuit will return from June 12 to 14 with everything from a markets to street food and bar pop ups. Your info will be…
M&S's 'beautiful, smooth' £16 wine Joan Collins says is her favourite
A wise woman once said: 'Rosé is sunshine in a glass. As such, it may be enjoyed come rain, shine, or any weather.' That woman was none other than Dame Joan Collins, who has now officially declared the rosé season open –…
8 Shows About AI That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
For many years, the topic of artificial intelligence was little more than fuel for futuristic sci-fi stories. From The X-Files episode 'Ghost in the Machine,' in which Mulder and Scully faced off with a killer computer, to The Good Place 's Janet…
Popular beer and wine stores set to close by the end of May
A beer, wine, and spirits shop is set to close this month in two Essex locations. Adnams, which sells premium alcohol, will close its doors at the end of May, bosses have announced. The company, which has been established for 150 years, will close…
The new wine bar that's 'just like going round your nan's
A new Solihull wine bar promises to deliver a homely atmosphere that will feel like 'visiting your nan's'. Rachael Vitins operates The Brownie and Bake Company alongside her husband Dave Walker. This family enterprise sees Rachael handling the…
Can Chinese tea pairing rival wine? Jin Ting Wan's Jacky Zhao Gang thinks so
It was late on a Monday afternoon when I met Jacky Zhao Gang. The 40-year-old is the head tea master of Jin Ting Wan, the fine-dining Cantonese restaurant perched 55 storeys above the city in Marina Bay Sands. Staff, suppliers and contractors…
'They don't belong in our environment': US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread
Around grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs, about 1in long with gray and black wings and a bright red underwing, atop some trees. While the insects were pretty, they…
I always recommend Norwegian to first-time cruisers. My trip on its latest $860-a-person ship shows exactly why.
Norwegian invited me on Luna's complimentary three-night non-revenue test cruise in late March, almost a year after I first sailed on (and loved) Aqua. After my many years of reporting on cruises, I still found myself impressed. Upon stepping on…
Dame Joan Collins' favourite 'beautiful, smooth' M&S Rosé is £16
A wise woman once said: 'Rosé is sunshine in a glass. As such, it may be enjoyed come rain, shine, or any weather.' That woman was none other than Dame Joan Collins, who has officially declared rosé season open - just in time for the…
Dolomite village locks out tourists
The famous backdrop of the Dolomites attracts visitors from all over the world. But now the wine village of St. Magdalena is pulling the emergency brake. New measures are to curb mass tourism. A village in the Villnöss Valley in South Tyrol is…
Sip slow, savour life
It's a pity no one's talking about Drops of God, the subtly cerebral and highly entertaining Apple TV series centered around connoisseurs of wine. Expansive in scope, this lushly shot drama moves seamlessly between French, Japanese and English…
Miami GP's newest seats tower over the track, with a $95,000 cabana to match
There's something new at the Miami Grand Prix in 2026. Outside the Formula 1 paddock — which is fully enclosed in the Hard Rock Stadium — or when watching on TV, it's obvious. A huge ‘yacht', rising 50ft into the air, sitting…
What we lose when big business buys up our favourite little pubs
More than $2 billion worth of pubs changed hands last year. As corporate players try to profit from community spirit, can the local survive, or will the nation's social heart lose its soul? It's a quiet Friday afternoon in the NSW Riverina town of…
The best bar in Bath? Here's my pick and I love it
Bath has no shortage of bars. Bars for locals, bars for students, bars for tourists, gin bars, whisky bars, wine bars, exclusive underground bars, everyone and their uncle's favourite bar, bars for people who don't usually like bars... How then…
Manchester's history is literally written on the walls of our pub
Arriving at the perfect time amidst the beautiful sunshine, Albert Square reopened up to the public for the first time properly in eight years. Within minutes of opening up, people flocked to the area to bask in the nice weather, sit by the…
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