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Lifestyle
News and views on the lastest fashions in food, wine and travel. The best ways to find the best wine and food. Occasional reviews or warnings about computers, cars and books. Wine books, travel books and unusual stories about lifestyle.
A Summer In Gascony
by Martin Calder
Published by Nicolas Brealey Publishing @ £8.99 / $16.95
Ah! Gascony, and to hell ... More
A Wine Miscellany by Graham Harding
Published by Michael O More
Adventurous Wine Architecture
By Michael Webb
Principal Photography by Erhard Pfeiffer
Published by Images Publishing
ISBN ... More
After Dinner Drinks
By David Biggs
Published by New Holland @ More
I like Oz wine. I like Kiwi wine. Well at least I did, it had its own identity, its own tastes, flavours, smells. In fact it was... More
"The BBC is looking for contributors for an entertaining new series called "Spending Other People's Money" for BBC ONE. ... More
Wine & Dine used to report on beer but in recent years we have hardly written a word on the subject.
For those readers who li... More
Beyond Brandy & Cigars by Antony le Ray-Cook
1st published in The Financial Times
Today cigars are trendy. Even the mos... More
Champagne in Big Bottles and why are large champagne bottles called after ancient kings?
One of the many pleasures in life is ... More
An A-Z of Food and Wine
in Plain English
by Tom & Francis Bissell
Published by Macmillan More
Brasserie Rouget de Lisle,&#... More
by Claire Stanley
We have many things to thank the Italians for; pizza, scooters,proscuttio and Fellini to name but a few. W... More
Burgundy, by Anthony Hanson MW
First published 1982, this edition completely revised 1995, 718pp
Faber and Faber Ltd, ... More
Clifford Mould, a regular bidder at the London Auction Houses, reveals how it's done.
The monthly sale room reports in the ... More
Caveat Emptor: Buyers of fin... More
Ch More
Champagne Corner
'Champagne - the perfect aperitif.
The finest ever conceived by man or provided by nature.' John Arlott.... More
A Champagne Fountain.
The Champagne Mumm Fountain, poured by Charles Bourdin of The Lanesborough, to celebrate Mumm's statu... More
In 1997 252 million bottles of champagne were made which was down 30 million bottles from 92 and 95. There are reserves of 995 m... More
Give the Public What They Want!
Cork or plastic stoppers?
There is no doubt in my mind that the general wine buying public ... More
Cheltenham Festival 11. March. 2003
Horse racing may have nothing to do with wine and food but racegoers love both. Th... More
Champagne - The English Paradox
The night they invented Champagne first kid on the block was English
Tom Stevenson's new... More
Connie Constantine More
CREAM OF THE CROP
Specialist salad leaf, herb and vegetable seed suppliers, Halcyon Seeds
offer expert advice and premium p... More
Published by Mitchell Beazley
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The name is synonymous with Castro, cigars, missiles, Hemingway and decadence. The American act of prohibition changed a green a... More
Dali Universe
... More
Foreword by Professor Emile Peynaud
Published by Segrave Foulkes, June 1995, at stg20.00 fax 00 44 181 9749119
Reviewed by... More
Caveat Emptor ( Buyer Beware)
The other day I over heard a conversation about an Italian white wine, Pinot Grigio. It made m... More
is published by Bantam Press at Stg16.99
Some cynics might say that Barr was an appropriate name for the author of a book c... More
Duche de Longueville.
By Antony le Ray-Cook
August 05
No this is not a social column but a recommendation for a super cid... More
The Glorious 12th! Sunday 12th August 2001
Today, I drove to Frejus in the South of France. Today, I was to see a man ... More
Choosing Champagne and Sparking wine for every occasion. By Alice King
Published by Ryland, Peters & Small More
The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen
The Culinary Institute of America
Published by John Wiley & Sons More
The Human Race is falling on it's own sword.
Politicians and international business are forcing Genetically Modified foods ... More
Ghostly Wine or Don't Truffle With Trifles by Antony le Ray-Cook
'Have you really seen a ghost?' asked the rather beaut... More
GRAND CHARITY FINE WINE DINNER
HOSTED BY JANCIS ROBINSON MW
DATE: 14th May
VENUE: Ransomes Dock, Battersea, London
FO... More
Grand National 2004
This ever popular steeplechase is one of the great races of the racing calender.
For the third year i... More
The guide has just been published.
This only English-language guidebook listing circa 1,000 leading drink, wine, and beer ma... More
ISBN 1-84202-067-6
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TO A HAGGIS
FAIR FA More
Havana Cigars
Pronounced by some people thinking themselves smart as More
Henri Bardouin Pastis
As a great consumer of Pastis over thirty or more years Henri Bardouin takes the biscuit. It has more... More
UK wine team. They have redesigned their labels, front and back, incorporating
a three tier colour code - Gold, Silver and Bro... More
JAZZ IN THE VINEYARDS OF THE VAR IS BACK
SUMMER 2004
Once again VAR VILLAGE VOICE More
Kauai --ALOHA! May 2002
A superb concept which is sweeping South Africa.
I was very impressed by this new concepti... More
March 2005
DELECTABLE DELIGHTS AT LA DOLCE VITA
With its wealth of stunning landscapes, passionate hospitality and diverse... More
Laverstoke Park Farm Organic... More
Media Image France Bureau
Now there's a way to gain access to radio stations at home and abroad from a single location. From... More
by Tom Stevenson
Published by Dorling Kindersley More
You will love to hear the news about Oz wines. It takes a while but worth it.... More
A New Craze starting at St Tropez. Slapss not Slappers!
St Tropez sets the pace again with yet another new craze. We all reme... More
Books issue. plus fine wine from the Bunch
A number of wine and food books are published each
year. I have chosen a selectio... More
by Alan Davison Published by Oxford University Press. More
Published by Oxford University Press. More
EUPOSIA
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The 1995 Beaujolais Harvest - A Vintage Report and a day in the life of a Wine Maker in Beaujolais
This report comes from Chr... More
Published by Faber & Faber More
Subject: Letter to the editor
Dear Antony le Ray-Cook
As a representative of leading recycling company Eurosource, I... More
The Risk of Being Quoted: A collection of 'great predictions' by
The Risk of Being Quot... More
Havana Club first came to my notice in the late 60's, it was impossible to purchase a bottle in the shops at that time. Fortuna... More
Sandra Lawrence
May 2004
Sandra Lawrence has been a great friend of mine for a long time, for longer than either o... More
Say No To 0845
Did you know that when you dial a number with the prefix 0845 it may cost you 25p per minute!
Is that a rip... More
Miso Alkalaj Introduces the story of VITICULTURE IN SLOVENIA
In terms of global history of wine-making, the art started early... More
DUTY FREEZE WELCOMED BY GIN AND VODKA PRODUCERS
March 7th 2001
The Gin and Vodka Association (GVA) today welcomed the Chance... More
TAKE THE HEAT OFF ENERGY BILLS
Customers are turning to online cashback sites to beat rising energy... More
The Art and Practice of Freeloading
'What do you think of the Chardonnay ?' It was a trade wine tasting but the
question ... More
Blue Cameras -Paul E McDonald writes: (and corrects Tlc's misinformation).
Was looking for info about speed cameras today. ... More
Sunday 12th August 2001
Today, I drove to Frejus in the South of France. Today, I was to see a man who was a hero to ever Sp... More
Top British cooksgive wholehearted support to exciting project.
Cookery experts Delia Smith and Prue Leith are backing a bol... More
The Healing Power of Champagne
The Healing Power of Champagne
By Dr. Tran Ky... More
Some wines I have written about recently which are for sale on the high street are not value for money but this is not necessari... More
TOASTING
No not to go with your breakfast but to congratulate or
welcome. We toast on Birthdays or New Years day or on
VALE... More
My Top Ten Cook Books
Last month in Observer Food Monthly asked people for their top ten cook books.
Here are some of mine off... More
``Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
`Where the
Bishop is, ... More
Do you Commit Vinfanticide?
Well do you? The act of vinfanticide is an appalling, malicious and self destructive thing do.... More
Antony Le Ray-Cook visits the The Waddesdon Collection
Waddesdon Manor is a superb French Chateau set in the middle of th... More
Ryanair and Wine & Dine Free Flights and Two Free Nights Competition.
You can win -- Free Flights and two nights accommodat... More
Wine
A Life Uncorked
by Hugh Johnson
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson at More
The Wine Music
... More
Sotheby's 25th Anniversary Sale in London, 11th October
Sotheby's is the senior auction house by over twenty years (founded i... More
published by Faber & Faber More
Worthington White Shield is now brewed again in Burton, at the
Bass Museum Brewing Company,
PO Box 220,
Horninglow Street,... More
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