Wine, food, cooking and accessories

Whether you’re an amateur chef or the kind of person who just eats to live – you can help the environment by composting while you cook. Brian Turner shows you how easy it is to cut down on the rubbish sent to landfill in this short film.

Well done to everyone who correctly entered our Chocolate quiz and congratulations to Valerie Mitchell who wins a box of our 24 hand-made chocolate truffles.

Wales should promote its wine, cider and beer industries to mirror the success of countries like New Zealand, according to a committee of National Assembly members. A plan is needed to realise the economic potential of the homegrown drinks industry, the cross party rural development sub committee said in a report. Committee Chair Rhodri Glyn [...]

With the World Cup now out of the way everyone at the brewery is gearing up for the impending move to the new production brewery in Blackwall Lane. The new state-of-the-art brewhouse will instantly quadruple Meantime’s production capability and enable them to continue satisfying the demand from our thirsty customers for their award-winning range of [...]

The 2010 ‘world championship of wine’, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, has added further weight to evidence of a dramatic decline in cork-related wine faults. Of almost 7000 bottles opened at the prestigious event only one per cent were identified as being affected by 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA). Staged in Palermo Sicily in April, the competition attracted [...]

Some good news in yesterdays budget from Chancellor George Osborne. The duty levied on alcohol has been frozen and the proposed 10% above inflation increase on cider will be scrapped. Duty on tobacco and fuel has also been frozen so no increased delivery costs for the time being.

A huge plasma screen is due to be installed into the event room at Coghlans – this will allow events to be viewed live from the kitchen in the tasting room. We are hoping to make more of the CCTV system in coming months – we have captured some interesting images already – the new [...]

Lanson yesterday announced it is renaming its UK operations ‘Lanson International’, reflecting a move to offer a significantly wider portfolio of Champagnes in the UK market. Already the UK’s leading Non-malolactic champagne, Lanson will add Besserat de Bellefon and Tsarine to its range. This represents a move by Lanson to position itself as offering on [...]

2008 Rustenberg Chardonnay : Silver Medal IWC 2010 2008 Rustenberg Chardonnay : Bronze Medal DWWA 2010 2008 Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon : Silver Medal DWWA 2010 2008 Trentham Petit Verdot : Bronze Medal DWWA 2010 2009 Trentham Viognier : Bronze Medal DWWA 2010

Orders received Wednesday night for Thursday morning will be shipped in time for Father’s Day