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A Drink for All Seasons: Five fine alcohol-free tipples to see you through Sober October
If you haven't already started Sober October... well, you've missed the start, but it's never too late.
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A Drink for All Seasons: Oktoberfest at home, honey beer and the nearest thing you'll get to drinking a cake
This time of year usually sees hundreds of thousands of people descend upon Bavaria to celebrate — er, well, we're not quite sure, but at any rate they drink lots of beer. So what better time to take a look at some of the best new brews on the market?
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How to make perfect sloe gin
Follow our perfect sloe gin recipe to make the best sloe gin in preparation for your local opening meet.
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A Drink for All Seasons: The world's prettiest gin bottle, plus four more gins ideal for Autumn
The nights are drawing in, the temperature is plummeting and your finger is hovering over the switch to put the central heating on. So how about a nice gin to pick you up?
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A Drink for All Seasons: One man's mission to create a better non-alcoholic wine, by a self-confessed 'liquid Willy Wonka'
Wine writer Matthew Jukes spent years looking for a decent zero-alcohol alternative to wine — and in the end decided to start making his own. He tells the story of how he did it.
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Rosie and Jim: 'I did not miss this. I did not miss the pain'
This week, the phrase 'be careful what you wish for' comes back to bite both of our corona-correspondents.
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Curious Questions: Who first used corks in wine — and how did they get them out again before the invention of the corkscrew?
There's nothing quite like the noise of uncorking a bottle of wine. Despite the inroads made by screwcaps, the majority of us still prefer the ritual of opening a bottle with a corkscrew. But how did we first start doing that in the first place? Martin Fone investigates.
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A drink for all seasons: Jaffa Cake Gin (yes, really) and what might be the world's first 'crunchy' wine
Normally, we write a few introductory lines in this space.
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Bring a little luxury to lockdown: Hampers, Michelin-starred takeaways, and wine tasting via videoconference
There are all manner of creative ways companies across Britain are helping us cope with lockdown by allowing a few little treats to help keep us going.
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The best wine, beer, spirits and other alcohol delivery services still operating during lockdown
There's no getting away from it: spending weeks on end sitting at home will mean you'll probably drink more. Here's how to make sure the well doesn't run dry during self-isolation.
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26 miles of wine and cheese: The madness of the Marathon du Medoc, the world’s daftest (and booziest) running race
It’s been dubbed ‘the world’s most idiotic marathon’: a 26-mile run through vineyards, fuelled by wine and cheese. Emma Hughes finds out if she has the stomach for the legendary Marathon du Médoc.
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A drink for all seasons: A Chelsea grotto that's the epitome of the tactically-placed wine bar
Alexandra Fraser extols the wonders of her favourite flavour of city escape, while sampling London’s latest rendition: Bottles, on Draycott Avenue.
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A drink for all seasons: Five superb wines you can pick up at the supermarket on the way home
Whether you've left it late to sort out a nice bottle for a romantic evening at home or just fancy something for the weekend, this list will have you covered.
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The Utterly Inessential Valentine's Shopping List Part II: Pink gin, heart-shaped earrings and a dog bed for the true love of your life
Every year, we round up the top gifts one could possibly give without going over-the-top-crazy for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, this year our Utterly Inessential columnist is in love. Unfortunately, her heart still belongs to gin. You can't win them all.
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A drink for all seasons: Warming winter cocktails to bring back the feeling in your fingers and toes
How to make some of the best winter cocktails, from après ski drinks to the perfect fourth course for a dinner party
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A drink for all seasons: Why the British are more romantic than anyone about wine
In his final column, our outgoing wine columnist Harry Eyres celebrates the romance and splendour of national wine scene — and the British wine merchants who make it.
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Curious Questions: Why are wine bottles all pretty much the same shape and colour?
We drink 36 billion bottles of wine a year — and almost all of them come in wine bottles that share essentially the same design. Martin Fone wonders why.
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A drink for all seasons: The whisky that costs more than a brand new car
The car in question, in case you're wondering about that headline, costs £23,340.
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A drink for all seasons: Drinks fit for royalty, including a Duchess's gin and the Queen's top tipple
If you're part of the Royal Family, chances are you could probably use a nice, stiff drink right about now. Alexandra Fraser is here to help.
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A drink for all seaons: Dry January? Or a very wet January, featuring £1,000-a-bottle beer?
At this time of year, the decision is simple: do you cut back on the booze in the wake of the Christmas excesses, or double-down and drink your way through the cold, dark, damp month of January?
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Bubbly tips for the festive season: Drink British, ignore the silver spoon and abandon the coupe
Charlie Holland, head winemaker and CEO of Gusbourne, talks to Hetty Lintell about how and what to drink this Christmas.
