Jan Smink, owner of restaurant Smink in Wolvego in The Netherlands, has been named the winner of the renowned Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International following a gastronomic battle of a final that took place on…
Rob Harrison takes up this newly created role, bringing extensive and relevant experience to the position, with a career that spans Majestic, Scottish & Newcastle, Grand Chais de France Group, PLB and Accolade Wines to…
Maison Louis Jadot has partnered with The Drinks Trust to support their Develop initiative with a complete training and support package exclusively for those working in the independent wine merchant sector, and with a focus…
Hatch Mansfield has recently signed up as the latest signatory to the Harpers Sustainability Charter, an initiative launched earlier this year to champion UK drinks businesses demonstrating sustainable practices and offering a platform to share…
Vincenzo Arnese, head sommelier at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, London, has become Champagne Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2022. Arnese beat two head sommeliers also from the capital – Agnieszka Swiecka from The…
Ryo Horiuchi, Head chef at Le Jardin in Tokyo has won the 54th Le Taittinger International Award for Cuisine d’Auteur, at the Corden Bleu Institute in Paris, after a 2-year delay to the final. In…
Hatch Mansfield launches the brand new Wild Steps wines at the London Wine Fair 2022. This range of sustainably sourced, organic wines is packaged in a convenient 250ml can format and gives back to charities…
Sustainable dinner menu paired with Taittinger and Villa Maria. BAFTA Chefs inspried by the Forest Floor. On Sunday 8th May, the winners for this year’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards were announced, honouring the…
The 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards were held on Sunday 13th March to celebrate the very best in film from the past year. Returning as an in-person ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall and…
Claude Taittinger, the visionary leader who brought his family’s Champagne to an international audience, died on 3 January in Paris at the age of 94. Claude took over Champagne Taittinger in 1960 following the tragic…