Wine - Hospitality

Neo-noire: Idris Elba on his new London wine bar and shop

29-Oct-2021 By Mark Sansom

Actor Idris Elba has made a foray into London’s bar scene with the launch of Porte Noire in King’s Cross.

Uncorked: Melanie Brown

28-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The founder of modern neighbourhood bistro and wine shop The Laundry in Brixton on why people are still missing a trick with New Zealand wine and why viticulturists are the industry's unsung heroes.

Uncorked: Laura Christie

21-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of Shoreditch's Oklava and the soon-to-reopen Linden Stores in Cheshire on her love of the Levant region and why txakoli would be her wine of choice for her last meal.

How I Got Here: Helen Hall

20-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

The Peckham Cellar's co-founder on opening a wine bar during a pandemic, getting her start in the sector, and why hospitality can be the best job in the world.

Frank and Jackson Boxer to oversee West End bar

18-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Frank and Jackson Boxer, the brothers behind Brunswick House, are to launch a bar in the heart of the West End later this week.

Uncorked: Sarah Helliwell

07-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Oxford’s Wilding and Frome’s Eight Stony Street on her top three restaurant wine list and her favourite wine producers.

Book review: Inside Burgundy - The Second Edition

01-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Recently updated, Jasper Morris’ book provides an unrivalled insight into one of France’s most fascinating (and certainly most complex) wine regions.

Uncorked: Katie Exton

28-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier and restaurateur behind Victoria's Lorne on her list, 1928 Maury and wine's ability to trigger memories.

Idris Elba and Connaught Wine Cellars' David Farber to launch first Porte Noire wine bar

16-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Actor Idris Elba and Connaught Wine Cellars founder David Farber are to launch a wine bar and shop under their Porte Noire Champagne and rosé brand in London's King's Cross.

Uncorked: Kelvin McCabe

16-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier and co-owner of Hackney Coterie on his policy of working with smaller producers, esoteric varietals, and lesser-known regions and his love of Christophe Baron's The Bionic Frog.

Uncorked: Sandia Chang

02-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Kitchen Table and Bubbleshop on her love of grower Champagne and growing up in a dry country.

Ed and Ollie Templeton to swap Marylebone for Fitzrovia for Carousel ‘2.0’

12-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef residency restaurant Carousel will close its doors in Marylebone later this year and relaunch as a much larger multifaceted restaurant in Fitzrovia.

Uncorked: James Shaw

10-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at recently opened Westminster restaurant The Pem on Jacques Selosse's Champagne Substance, Crystallum Pinot Noir and Ribera Del Duero.

Uncorked: Honey Spencer

04-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier behind the lists at restaurants including The Palomar and Evelyn’s Table on knocking over a bottle of Clos Rougeard and her top three restaurant wine lists.

Canadian-inspired brunch restaurant and wine bar to open in Parsons Green

02-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

A new brunch restaurant and wine bar that takes it cues from the Canadian West Coast will launch on New Kings Road in London's Parsons Green next month.

Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

30-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

This month's selection of new drinks products includes a Charmat method English wine, STRYKK's new vanilla variant and Gordon Ramsay's very own gin.

Uncorked: Romain Bourger

16-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Berkshire's The Vineyard hotel on where and what he drinks when he's not working and his appreciation for Gerald and Nina Basset.

Shoreditch's Passione Vino overhauls food offer

15-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cult Shoreditch wine shop and bar Passione Vino has bolstered its food offer with a regularly changing selection of more substantial Italian dishes.

Sam Buckley to open Stockport bakery and deli

12-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Where The Light Gets In chef Sam Buckley is to launch a bakery, deli, pottery and evening pizza and wine bar in Stockport old town late next month.

How I Got Here: Jeany Cronk

07-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The co-founder of Maison Mirabeau on building her Provençal-based empire, her passion for creativity, and making the world of wine more accessible.

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Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

02-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

A new peaty whisky from Yorkshire, classy new Cawston Press bottles, New Orleans-style cold brew coffee and seaweed-infused rum make up some of this month's most interesting drinks launches.

Top Cuvée pair to launch underground wine bar and bottle shop in Bethnal Green

02-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Top Cuvée founders Brodie Meah and Max Venning are further expanding their portfolio with the launch of an underground wine bar in London's Bethnal Green later this summer.

Former Hill & Szrok GM and partner to launch London bottle shop and wine bar

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Former Hill & Szrok general manager and partner Jimmy Stephenson is to launch a bottle shop and wine bar in London Hackney's De Beauvoir neighbourhood.

Japanese-Peruvian fusion Nakanojo to launch in Chelsea

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

First-time restaurateur Josh Ahmet is to launch a Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant on Chelsea’s King’s Road in the site that was once home to Busaba.

Shortlist for Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship revealed

18-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The shortlist for the 2021 Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship has been announced, with the winner set to be revealed at a paulée-style dinner at 67 Pall Mall on 27 November.

Xavier Rousset and Steve Pineau to launch Nocturne

07-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Xavier Rousset and Steve Pineau are to launch a prohibition-style bar under their Old Brompton wine and cheese bar in South Kensington.

Matt Varona and Maxim Schulte on KOL's creative drinks programme

03-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Santiago Lastra’s brilliant Mexican cooking was rightly in the spotlight when KOL opened late last year, but the Marylebone restaurant also has a compelling and distinctive drinks offer.

Latest opening: INO

02-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Marylebone's OPSO and Athens restaurant Funky Gourmet have channeled the Greek taverna to deliver an irreverent eating experience.

Sunny Hodge to open Aspen & Meursault

01-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Sunny Hodge is to open a follow up to his highly-rated Elephant & Castle natural wine bar Diogenes The Dog.

Wine app Drop seeks franchisees

24-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Wine delivery app Drop is seeking franchisees to help it establish a series of ‘dark store’ logistics hubs as the currently London-centric business looks to expand throughout the UK.

Wine-focused restaurant and bar heads for Oxford

19-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Kent Barker is to launch a restaurant, wine bar and wine shop in Oxford’s Jericho area next month.

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Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

06-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Summery gin, punchy vintage cider, consistent cold brew, collab beers and rebellious rum are just some of the new drinks products to be released.

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Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

11-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Cheffy gin, Indian wine, wild whisky and zero-alcohol tipples make up some of the new launches for the drinks trade this month.

Admin burden on suppliers “threatens UK wine list diversity”

26-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Major wine suppliers have penned a letter to the Government asking it to take steps to reduce the extra administrative burden on EU wine imports that has been created by Brexit.

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Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

15-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

This month's selection includes a left-field Australian whisky, grown up apple juice, luxury rums, carbon negative gins and a way to give cocktails a rooibos kick.

The 10 Cases founders on taking their Drop wine app nationwide

12-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Covent Garden's 10 Cases and Parsons are crowdfunding to rollout their on-demand wine delivery app Drop across the UK.

Wine campaign group calls on chancellor to cut taxes

11-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Campaign group Wine Drinkers UK (WDUK) has submitted an open letter to the Chancellor urging him to help the wine sector and hospitality businesses it supports by cutting taxes.

28°-50° Wine Bar & Kitchen to open in Chelsea this spring

10-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Wine-focused restaurant and bar 28°-50° Wine Bar & Kitchen will open a venue in Chelsea this spring with locations in Kensington and Oxford Circus set to launch later this year.

Karine Canevet on her Michelin Sommelier Award

29-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Brittany-born co-owner of Maison Bleue on her list, wine service style and her Suffolk fine dining restaurant's jar-based takeaway service.

How I Got Here: Richard Green

27-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

The owner of London-based wine bar and restaurant group 28-50 reflects on his career to date, which has seen him establish a portfolio of hospitality businesses across the UK and Europe.

Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

08-Jan-2021 By Ella Doyle and Cameron Henderson

This month's selection of new drinks products includes a limited edition tawny port, CBD-infused mixers and a Ukrainian vodka that's to be paired with pickles.

Merlin Labron-Johnson to open wine bar and épicerie in Bruton

11-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson is to open a wine bar and grocery store close by to his farm-to-table restaurant Osip in Bruton, Somerset.

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Liquid assets: December's latest drinks launches

07-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

Christmas cocktails, mince pie hard seltzer, medicinal mushroom beer and botanical rum expressions make up some of the most interesting new drinks launches for the festive period.