An introduction to Wine and The Rest Community Series

‘…and then we’ll open a 1945 Graham’s I’ve been sat on a little while, what do you think?’.

I get to know Vanessa Stolz, sommelier and front of house at 1 Michelin Star Restaurant Pine in Northumberland.

When it comes to visiting vineyards across Britain, you'll often find they're not always the most accessible places to visit. Most of the...

Swathes of tourists disembarking into the humidity of the Champagne-Ardenne train station signalled what I thought was going to be a week of crowds, coach loads and steep prices. I remember, just prior to the national UK lockdown in March 2020, I embarked on a short solo trip to Champagne in the February. It was desolate; cold, rainy, uninviting. But I still had a good time. This time around, it’s the height of summer, grapes are little more than tiny berries, the canopies re

I would be willing to argue that there is no drink more social and more ritualistic than wine. It is a cornerstone of society, past and...