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Even allowing for taste buds de-sensitised by the higher alcohol levels, it is obvious that some of the whiskies destined for next Saturday’s Burn Night

Amazingly, it is now ten year since the Co-operative started its current Fairtrade wine range – and total sales figures for that period now top

Part of the magic of whisky comes from the sheer length of time it takes to mature. Decades can pass as the cask and its

DUNDEE is changing. Gone are the days of jute, jam and journalism and instead we find the “City of Discovery”, centred around computer games, medical

After the inevitable extravagances of Christmas, comes the reckoning – often in the form of the January Visa bill. That, however, need not mean embracing

Everyone from (allegedly) the First Minister down knows how fantastic Linlithgow’s Champany Inn steaks are. Fewer people, however, know about Champany Cellars – the Inn’s

From France’s Toulouse to the Lorne square slice, each country has its own variation on the humble banger – and television cookery programmes have put

The days of a “job for life” have gone. However, individuals and traditional crafts often both benefit from the positive effects career switching can bring.

Hard to credit I know but the 2014 southern hemisphere grape harvest is now just weeks away – and could even begin this month in

Last century saw major upheavals in the Chilean way of life, especially during the Allende and Pinochet regimes. There has, however, also been a quieter

The red carpet has been rolled out and the trophies are waiting on the stage. All is now ready for this quarter’s Spectrum Seal of

Despite – or, perhaps, because of – our parents’ generation’s love affair with sweetness, dessert wines attract depressingly little interest these days. Far from being

For something closely linked with pleasure, it is amazing just how much anxiety wine decisions can generate. Will I, for example, look (literally) a plonker

It’s time folks for more Spectrum Seal of Approval awards; my quarterly quest for High Street wines that punch significantly above their price point. My

Although the basic 80 per cent of winemaking is undoubtedly science – art and artistry is, surely, the sherpa for the final ascent from good

Judging by the example set by its wine producers, it was no surprise to see Portugal shaking free from its international financial bailout last month.