Drink Features
Mint Tea Recipe
January 25th 2012
This is one of the best reasons to keep a pot of mint on your window sill! Whether you make a whole teapot or just a cupful the recipe works the same. Mint tea is a great post meal digestive...
CAMRA: ‘Community life in Britain’s suburbs under threat’
January 24th 2012
New pub closure figures out today show 16 pubs close across Britain every week.
Teasy does it - the business brewing nicely for two Newcastle graduates
January 17th 2012
A pair of young entrepreneurs are brewing very nicely – and proving there is hope for the so-called ‘lost generation’
Cheshire Life and Alderley Edge Hotel Champagne Oscars 2011
January 10th 2012
Veuve Clicquot was the toast at this year’s Cheshire Life/Alderley Edge Hotel Champagne Oscars dinner WORDS BY RAY KING PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
Meet the... Cider Maker
January 3rd 2012
Fourth generation cider maker Martin Thatcher planted his first apple tree at the age of five. Today he is Managing Director of Thatchers Cider in Sandford and busy with plans to continue a programme of planting new orchards in Somerset
The origins of Cheshire Pub names
December 30th 2011
n the first of a new series, we investigate the meaning of some of Cheshire’s more unusual pub names WORDS BY IAN RODGERS MAIN PHOTOGRAPHY JOHN COCKS
Campari and Amarula cocktails
December 18th 2011
Bored of the usual cocktails and looking for something a little bit different this Christmas? How about using two old favourites and giving them a modern twist?
Quantum Hotel Group joins Dorset Food & Drink Awards 2011
December 16th 2011
Everyone loves a bit of tender loving care and a chance to unwind from the pressures of everyday life. And what better way to escape reality than to let the Quantum Hotel Group take away your worries.
Greenalls - more than two centuries of gin making in Lancashire
December 12th 2011
Joanne Moore is the world’s only female master gin distiller and she’s based in Lancashire, giving a modern twist to a 250 year old spirit. Martin Pilkington reports
Surrey breweries: the best of Surrey beer
December 6th 2011
Whether you fancy a firkin of Shere Drop, a polypin of Posh Pooch or just a bottle of TEA, there's an excellent choice of original beers to be had in Surrey. JANET DONIN visited a few of the independent breweries to discover the best pints
Surrey vineyards ~ the best of Surrey wine ~ Albury, Denbies, Godstone, Greyfriars and Painshill
December 5th 2011
Surprising though it may sound, our vineyards here in Surrey enjoy near perfect conditions, and in recent years their wines have been taking the world by storm. Matthew Williams takes us on a tour through the vines
Drinks Feature: Whisky Galore
December 1st 2011
Anita Mannion of the Leamington Wine Company, drinks with Jean-Luc Thiebaut, co-founder of Connosr.com, the Social Network for Whisky.
Wine Feature: Christmas treats
November 30th 2011
This month Anita Mannion of the Leamington Wine Company, drinks with Jonathan Smailes of Pol Roger UK, tasting wines for Christmas Day.
Honour for The Thatched Tavern, Ascot
November 29th 2011
Famous Grouse group includes Tavern in its 2011 Famous Pubs
Bernadine Tay is brewing up success with her own tea blends in Cheshire
November 21st 2011
Bernadine Tay is brewing up success with her own tea blends in Cheshire WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON
Vineyard owners in Yorkshire are turning the notion of wine making on its head
November 9th 2011
Vineyard owners in Yorkshire are turning the notion of wine making on its head as Annie Stirk, our food and drink consultant discovers Photographs by Joan Russell
A Grr-eat Night Wine Tasting with The Blue Tiger
November 7th 2011
The Blue Tiger Inn, Ilsington, is holding a wine-tasting evening on 1st December. The night will include a guided wine tasting, a quiz and games followed by a sumptuous main course at the Inn, all for £15, which includes all the wine tasted!
Ilkley brewery celebrates it's fifth SIBA award win with Stout Mary
November 1st 2011
Ilkley Brewery is celebrating its fifth SIBA award win after its full bodied oatmeal Stout Mary won at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Northern Region Beer Competition which took place at the Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester
Halloween science night at Centre for Life, Newcastle
October 20th 2011
An unusual ‘science through the medium of alcohol’ event at the Centre for Life Newcastle takes place on the spookiest night of the year - Halloween
Pangaea TV are filming our Somerset Life Food & Drink Awards 2011
October 13th 2011
Pangaea TV is an award winning TV Production Company with an impressive portfolio of clients across the South West.
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