Birds, demon badgers and listening to bubbles all add up to a peculiarly British notion of terroir as River Café sommelier and pop-up restaurateur Emily O’Hare heads off to the South Downs
"Did you hear that yaffle?" asked Peter.
Sitting at lunch with Breaky Bottom winemaker, Peter Hall in his home in Sussex, I had not heard the call of the green woodpecker. My attention was elsewhere, my ears were otherwise engaged – in a flute of Peter’s sparkling wine made from the white grape variety, Seyval Blanc. When sparkling wine is poured for me, I always like to listen to it. I like to hear those bubbles fizzing and popping, noisily celebrating their escape.
Long established American magazine The Malt Advocate has emerged from a re-design & name change as The Whisky Advocate.
So have you voted yet? We’re half-way through the Sainsbury’s Great British Beer Hunt and it’s all still to play for. 16 beers chosen through regional heats around the country are battling it out in the Sainsbury’s aisles to catch your attention.
To mark two years since the devastating floods of 2009, 
The first malt whiskey (please note – not whisky!) to come out of Cornwall in over 300 years has arrived – and already it's gaining rave reviews.