Do you know a great Drinks Producer? I bet you do! You may even be one. Well now’s the chance to get them some serious recognition. But you’ll have to be quick. Nominations for this year’s BBC Food & Farming Awards close at midnight tonight, 27 Jan, so don’t delay.
Past winners have included Once Upon a Tree, the inspiring cider producer based in Herefordshire, the ever-creative, locally rooted Bristol Beer Factory, and Wye Valley Brewery, the community-driven family brewery.
Wondering where to head for that last minute drink gift or bottle for the Christmas table? Here's my Top 20 Best of British Drinks Shops. These places all offer more than just their own creations. Many offer foodstuffs too, and all offer an inviting welcome, where you can generally taste before you buy and get as much advice as you like. All are worth a detour.
And don't forget, if there's somewhere else that you know of that should feature, let me know.
Once more the residents of Brighton & Hove are putting on a food and drink spectacular for locals and visitors alike this September. With some of England's finest beers, wines and ciders on its doorstep, not to mention some of the most creative chefs this side of the world, this is a must for any food and drink lover.
I've got my eye on the Harveys Beer & Foraging Dinner, the evening or Regency Wine & Cheese with Mr Butler and Mr Deaves, to kick it all off, the Bitter & Twisted local beer and cider evening, and to finish proceedings – of course – the Brighton Beer & Cider Festival.
Do you know of a great British drinks producer you can visit that you’d like to tell the world about? One where you can visit and find out what makes that drink so special? Or is there a pub, restaurant or shop near you which stocks a great range of British drinks?
Well we’d love your help in not only identifying these places, but also writing about them for DrinkBritain.com.
“I’m looking to appoint a dozen DrinkBritain.com regional scouts around the country who can help me share the fascinatingly dynamic world of British drinks as far afield as possible,” says founder Susanna Forbes.
That’s what I love about British drinks. Even when you’re being healthy, there’s so much variety out there.
In our latest Drinks of the Month we have all tastes covered, from Britain’s freshly crowned Champion Winter Ale, Alfie’s Revenge from Cornwall, through to a tangy, toothsome apple juice from the National Trust’s Killerton Estate near Exeter and Belvoir’s ethereal Elderflower Cordial.
These three berry-based liqueurs in varying brilliant shades of red are all especially appealing at this time of year. They're dark, sumptuous, intensely aromatic and offer the warming comfort of a mulled wine or port, with the added appeal of being made with English-grown fruit. All three expressions - sloe, black cherry, and elderberry port - are new additions to the Lurgashall range, thanks to the stellar efforts of owner and producer Sarah Thompson who only took over the operation a year ago and has spent her time fruitfully by befriending producers in her area with gluts of berries to share.
Jo Hilditch rose to fame in 2008 when she was awarded a Great Taste Award for her British Cassis, a blackcurrant wine made with fruit from her Herefordshire family farm.
Essentially a British reworking of a French staple, this is like a little black dress - highly versatile and equally at home on many occasions.
This is an inspiring book. For all we hear about Grow your Own, this is the first book I’ve come across that makes Make your Own seem not just feasible but fun.
While I'm never happier than when visiting producers, sometimes I leave in such awe with the magic they perform that I feel I could never attempt such creations. Well with this book I just might.
Do you know a great Drinks Producer? I bet you do! You may even be one. Well now’s the chance to get them some serious recognition. But you’ll have to be quick. Nominations for this year’s BBC Food & Farming Awards close at midnight tonight, 27 Jan, so don’t delay.
Wondering where to head for that last minute drink gift or bottle for the Christmas table? Here's my Top 20 Best of British Drinks Shops. These places all offer more than just their own creations. Many offer foodstuffs too, and all offer an inviting welcome, where you can generally taste before you buy and get as much advice as you like. All are worth a detour.
Do you know of a great British drinks producer you can visit that you’d like to tell the world about? One where you can visit and find out what makes that drink so special? Or is there a pub, restaurant or shop near you which stocks a great range of British drinks?
This is an inspiring book. For all we hear about Grow your Own, this is the first book I’ve come across that makes Make your Own seem not just feasible but fun.