Lothian Wine School Volcanic Wines Masterclass 21/03/2019 Lothian Wine School run a wide variety of courses, from serious vocational...

Co-op 2016 Pinotage This is good Pinotage - not the best pinotage I've ever tasted but it's ma million miles away from the worst and it...

The Ruins Bon Cap Wines Pinotage 2013 Formerly available from Appelation Wines, Edinburgh I swirled this around in the decanter,...

Last week, we headed North to Dunkeld and Pitlochry to admire the autumnal colours. I had hoped to pop out to Moulin behind Pitlochry to...

Fairview barrel aged pinotage 2016 Barrel aged - as in well cared for and nurtured - this is a stonking pinotage.uillermo swartland...

As with most of Spain, there's oceans of lager available, all of it pale and fizzy, with a hint of flavour. Craft beers haven't caught on...

Bacchus Vermentino 2016 many outlets - about 6 euros This is a cheeky little lipsmacker from Gozo (part of the Maltese island group) - if...

Cleefs 2015 pinotage It's a shame that I can't like all pinotage bottles with equal passion. This looks red in the glass and has...

Musar Jeune 2014 – Appelation & Villeneuve wines £14 I have to admit that I’ve been hooked on Chateau Musar’s wines, ever since I first...

Fairview barrel aged Pinotage 2016 Available from Waitrose at just under a tenner It’s a really traditional looking label but this is a...

There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with Farsons’ stable of beers, although they can be a little samey – that’s why I was delighted to...

Petit Pinotage 2016 Ken Forrester wines Stellenbosch This is the second of my 12 different pinotages. It was given 12 hours to muscle up...

Scotland's "government" (it's really just a big regional council that some call a parliament, others call it the shortbread senate)...

The Springbank distillery in Campbeltown is a rare beast in that it’s one of the few manufactories of the water of life that take total...

As you’re heading towards Inverary from central Scotland on the A83, it’s easy to whizz past this gem, perched at the landward end of...

Siren craft brews lurks in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Finchampstead where they occupy 2 units, one is the brewery itself,...

Pinotage number 1 Beyerskloof grand reserve 2015 The Beyerskloof vineyard is just outside Stellenbosch but it’s only been belting out...

There's a lovely brewery that creates "traditional" British ales in darkest Berkshire. If you go for a tour and a tasting, you'll find a...