Several of you have asked for more details about a public symposium  being held on 18 and 19 April in Ronda, southern Spain which has been advertised in the press recently.  ...

The animated streets of Dublin have been so evocatively brought to life by authors, song writers and Dubliners themselves that when the taxi dropped us in the area known as the North Quays it...

Sotheby’s have pulled off the most amazing coup. On July 18 they are selling the contents of what they describe coyly as “a prestigious private continental cellar” which include...

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  Some more tasting notes on the toothsome 2005 vintage, in the Southern Rhône this time. See also the second tranche of notes on the Northern Rhône . The...

Carol Horton, Rome: What savoury or sweet dishes go best with Blandy's Rich Malmsey, please? I am imagining a lovely chocolate/vanilla swirl or butterscotch icecream for dessert, with a carrot...

Carol Horton, Italy: Do you know of any wine tours over the...

In hot weather, even I can be tempted by a characterful beer. Richard Neville, once an award-winning wine merchant and now cruising the canals of France and Belgium on a hundred year-old barge,...

1. St John , London. For its bar, restaurant and bread. 2. Ballymaloe , Co Cork, Eire. The Allan's culinary beacon in a stunningly tranquil setting. 3. The Walnut Tree Inn , near...

set the process by which vine flowers become berries. See fruit set . setting Stage in plant development after flowering when the flowers either fall off or adhere to the...

The trade in black truffles which begins in early December in the most inaccessible, rugged but stunningly beautiful parts of rural France, Spain and Italy and lasts until early March, has a lot...