Agostino Perrone, one of the leading judges at this year’s London Spirits Competition, talks to Helen Arnold about the importance of creativity in cocktail making, the sheer variety and quality of spirits at the competition.
Situated in Old Compton Street in the heart of London’s ever-vibrant Soho, Swift Soho has just been named London’s best bar in this year’s Top 50 Cocktail Bar List.
With English sparkling wine blazing a trail and making waves both at home and overseas, why would a domestic wine producer decide to focus their efforts on still wine?
Bars, restaurants and pubs will be forced to push up prices further, as they face soaring food and drink prices, as well as the prospect of an imminent return to a 20% level of VAT, the UK’s trade body UKHospitality has warned.
The Bristol Beer Factory, founded in its present incarnation in 2004, was reliant on the on-trade for around 90% of its total business before Covid hit. We met Sam Burrows, the managing director, in the wake of the most challenging period in the company’s history.
WineGB’s CEO lays out what role the on-trade can play in growing the English sparkling wine sector, and what the future holds for this burgeoning industry.
From wines worth investing in, to discovering wines from vineyards where animals run free, Angelo Altobelli knows the perfect bottle to pick for the person, occasion and dish.
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22/07/2026 From fine dining to gastropubs, wine on tap is shifting perceptions, cutting costs, and modernising service across the hospitality settings.
21/04/2026 The bars and restaurants winning today are not the busiest, but the ones turning every guest into more value, more experience, and more return visits.
10/08/2026 Etienne Lefebvre explains how standardized, multi-source wine data is transforming purchasing, pricing, inventory management, and transparency across the global trade.
24/07/2026 As operators face rising costs, changing consumer expectations and a talent shortage, UK Bartenders' Guild President Claudia Carozzi believes the industry's greatest opportunity isn't behind the bottle. It's behind the bar.