Category Archives: Beverages

Cracking the Christmas cocktail

Log on for top advice on making your winter warmer the party of the year. Chat date: Thursday 4th December. Chat time: 3pm Continue reading

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MP’s are calling for booze price increase

The news is reporting that MP’s are calling for pub happy hours to be banned and supermarkets stopped from selling alcohol at a loss in order to combat drink-fuelled disorder. Continue reading

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An Accidental Masterstroke

The first ever live interactive wine tasting WebTV show with ‘oenophiles’ Neil Phillips and Chris Scott. Chat date: Thursday 2nd October. Chat time: 7pm Continue reading

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Belvoir Fruit Farms

Belvoir Fruit Farms is situated on the beautiful Belvoir Castle estate near Grantham, Lincolnshire, and began in the kitchen of Mary Manners over 23 years ago. Using wild elderflowers, Mary spent hours with her children infusing the elderflowers in a lemon and sugar syrup to create refreshing drinks for family and friends. Continue reading

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Oz Clarke’s favourite tipple

British wine taster extraordinaire Oz Clarke has admitted that his desert island drink wouldn’t be some grand red wine, an exalted champagne or a venerable vintage port. Instead he would choose the drink of his childhood, pure British organic milk, and in this video Oz is teaching the nation how to become a connoisseur of the white stuff. Continue reading

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Richard Hammond, The Restaurant and Mile High drinks.

Have you been watching The Restaurant with Raymond Blanc? Contestant Richard Hammond (director of Mile High drinks) tells us all about his experiences filming the programme, what it was like meeting Raymond Blanc and how this exposure will hopefully gain even further support for Mile High drinks. Continue reading

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Discover the secrets of modern Bordeaux.

Bordeaux wines demystified in a webchat with winemakers. Chat date: Tuesday 16th September Chat time: 1.00pm Continue reading

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Grolsch lager recalled from Morrisons

Coors Brewers Ltd have recalled a batch of Grolsch premium lager in bottles from Morrisons stores. Continue reading

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The Rise of East African Coffees

The 2008 Great Taste Awards have brought to light the exceptional quality of coffees from East Africa and seem certain to increase the consumer’s awareness of speciality coffees from this underrated region. Continue reading

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Counterfeit SPAR Imperial Vodka

The Food Standards Agency has been informed by the Northumbria Police Service that they are investigating the distribution of counterfeit SPAR Imperial Vodka. Continue reading

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The real thing. Or is it?

Have you seen the Coca-cola adverts on TV lately? The really smug ones about John Pemberton’s secret recipe? This article might just change their Coca-cola world forever! Continue reading

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