Popped into the Taste Georgia outdoor fair today, hidden away behind Southwark Cathedral, to taste some Georgian wine and food. If you are heading this way this weekend, follow the sound of the
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An alternative take on using sex in advertising to sell wine
What happens when you combine a hint of the surrealism of René Magritte and Salvador Dalí? How about an advert to sell Cava in Belgium?
OK, maybe not up to the 'masters' level, but really quite...
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Meeting James Bond and the Sundance Kid in Rioja
I recently got to hang out with two real characters, one effortlessly smooth and charming, the other more studiously serious but cultivated, but they both impressed me.
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Review: Drakes Tabanco, Sherry Tapas Bar
Drakes Tabanco is another addition to London's growing list of Sherry Bars. This once-unknown category has really taken off in recent years creating lots of opportunities to bring the sense of place of Jerez to...
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A wine take on the Nexus 5 – needs ageing
Can you remember life before the smartphone? It was awful. Can you imagine life without it now? Not awful, nigh on impossible.
At least that's how I feel as someone who spends all day, every day hooked...
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Putting the No back in November
Sometimes you just have to say "No!"
What better time to do this than NO-vember? Of course I realise that for many this month...
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