Much of my time at the moment is being spent encouraging wine lovers to participate in Wine Relief, our biennial chance to make a concrete contribution to Comic Relief’s carefully-monitored, life-changing projects in Africa and the UK. My husband Nick Lander and I had the idea of encouraging wine lovers to help others in 1999 […]

The UK restaurant scene has changed beyond all recognition in the last 5 years. The boom years of the early and mid noughties has been replaced by more stringent times. Faced with the harsh realities of a global economic down turn, weak stirling and rapidly rising food prices restaurateurs in the UK have had to […]

Stuck for an original Valentine’s gift? Sifting through the fluffy toys and heart-shaped chocolates can prove trying, so how about impressing the one you love with a ticket to our Schloss Gobelsberg Fine Wine Tutored Tasting on Wednesday 16th February? We have one pair of tickets worth £150 to give away, just send your address […]

After the indulgences of Christmas, most of us will be feeling the pinch a bit, but there’s no need to give up one of life’s pleasures to get the bank balance back into the black. We’ve come up with a few handy tips and ideas to help you choose wines that offer great value and that […]