Bottle Shock

The film Bottle Shock, which was released in September, purports to tell the story of the real-life1976 Paris wine-tasting, known

Hooray for broccoli

Like Brussels sprouts, broccoli is something most people eat only during the festive season, served up with the turkey and

Martinigansl

When St. Martin of Tours heard he was due to be created bishop he hid in a goose-pen, wanting to

The goose of Christmas past

The turkey reached Europe from the Americas in the 16th century, via Portuguese adventurers and merchantmen. Indeed, while the names

The wine gang

thewinegang.com is a new website set up by five of the UK’s most influential wine critics. They give a

World cheese awards

It was the closest ever finish in the 20-year history of the World Cheese Awards in Dublin on 29 September.