The English wine industry has seen remarkable growth in recent years. By 2024, there were over 1,000 vineyards in the UK, reflecting significant expansion. This growth is driven by increasing interest in locally sourced wines and the favourable growing conditions in regions like Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire. The total vineyard area in the UK has grown by 123% over the past decade.
Whisky often gets framed as a finished product. But with The Wave, Bladnoch invites us to witness whisky as a process, fluid, experimental, and deliberately unresolved. Led by Master Distiller Dr Nick Savage, each release explores one of Bladnoch’s five production pillars, such as spirit character, time, or cask influence, layered across time using a system of progressive marrying tuns.
“Welcome to the City of Dreams Mediterranean” was the greeting from the hotel doorman as he opened the gold-rimmed glass entrance ushering us into a grandiose, marbled and voluminous lobby; this type of glamour, style and pizazz is usually associated with cities like Dubai, Hong Kong or Miami, yet here we were on the eastern periphery of Limassol on the beautiful island of Cyprus.
In the sun-drenched heart of Provence, where time stretches out like vineyards across rolling hills, a remarkable creative collaboration has unfolded between Hollywood icon Brad Pitt and the enigmatic American photographer Robert Charles Mann. The result is Solargraphs at Château Miraval—a mesmerising new book that captures not just the landscape of Pitt’s storied estate, but the invisible sweep of the cosmos itself, all through the deceptively humble lens of a pinhole camera.
Tamdhu’s latest release, a limited 21-Year-Old single malt, extends the Speyside distillery’s commitment to sherry-cask maturation with a decisive turn toward European oak. Bottled at 47.5 % ABV, unchill-filtered and with no added colour, this coming-of-age expression stands as a flagship for the brand’s evolving style: bold, structured and unmistakably Tamdhu.
Sitting in the world’s largest cider barrel sauna - Mostfassl – with fifty other naked strangers may seem at the very least, alternative. Yet, in Upper Austria, this is just another way to experience one of the region’s most popular products.
Diving with TGI: Beneath the Surface with the Best in the Business
I’ve visited my fair share of Maldivian islands in the name of work (someone has to do it), but I’ve finally found the one I’d happily call home.
Cora Cora Maldives strikes the perfect balance between castaway beauty and relaxed luxury — it’s that effortlessly barefoot, beachside elegance that doesn’t try too hard. Add to that a truly premium all-inclusive offering, with no sneaky extras or surprise bills at checkout, and you’ve got an island escape that feels as easy as it is exceptional.
Cora Cora 5-Star Luxury with a Side of Flip-Flops
Father’s Day is a time for appreciation, and what better way to show it than with a bottle that speaks to character, complexity, and great taste? Whether your dad’s a seasoned connoisseur or simply enjoys a good pour with a good story, this year’s selection covers all bases.
It’s a Wednesday evening down at Gaucho, Tower Bridge and I’m sat down for dinner with Edy Del Popolo, the terroir whisperer who uprooted two thousand 80-year-old Malbec vines and successfully replanted them. This effort is part of Edy's broader mission to explore and tap into the hidden potential of Argentina's diverse terroirs, particularly in regions like Gualtallary. Edy's journey in viticulture began with his studies in enology and agronomy at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza.
