Wine, food, cooking and accessories

Many thanks to my lovely wife, June, for putting on a fabulous offering this Christmas (and new year) for her boys (dog included!). My love for all things stuffing was well a truly catered for despite the usual consequences! This year we went with roast beef (Marks & Spencer) for Christmas Day itself which made [...]

A happy customer emails: “Thank you, l have been impressed by both your goods and service. My Christmas present  was delivered to Scotland in less than twenty four hours of placing an order with yourselves. Have no doubt l will be a repeat customer. Happy Christmas to you all.” L. Davidson

A happy customer emails: “I have just heard from my parents, the recipient of this order, they are delighted with it.  Thank you so much for getting the port and stilton hamper to them so quickly, I really do appreciate it. A ruined Christmas present by ************* has turned into a wonderful New Year present [...]

Coonawarra, SA: Hollick Wines’ iconic Cabernet Sauvignon took centre stage last week, being served to US President Barack Obama as he toured Australia. On November 16th Mr. Obama and Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, were joined by 600 guests in Parliament House’s Great Hall, enjoying a showcase of Australia’s best food and wine. Founder and [...]

Online retailer Master of Malt has teamed up with whisky blog CaskStrength.net to launch a very novel product to celebrate Christmas 2011: cocktail bitters made with Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh! The “Christmas Bitters” were designed as the perfect seasoning for any winter cocktail made with rum, whisky or brandy, and are flavoured with festive spices [...]

Three Wine Men are in no particular order, Tim Atkin, Olly Smith and Oz Clarke. They all love wine, they all love sharing their knowledge about wine and this is why they have teamed up to become Three Wine Men. Tim, Olly and Oz have been mates for years, the three of them consistently excelling [...]

Australian company, Barokes Pty Ltd (now registered in Europe as Vinsafe International Pty Ltd), and French filler, Cacolac S.A.S, have this month signed an agreement appointing Bordeaux based Cacolac to fill wine in a can under the European patent. Vinsafe is the only globally patented wine packaging system which allows wine to be canned with [...]

This is certainly a bottle of wine to save for a very special occasion. The precious bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem today became the world’s most valuable bottle of white wine, after it was sold for £75,000. The rare vintage set a new Guinness World Record, after The Antique Wine Company sold the bottle to [...]

Get the best from your personnel with a Coghlans Team Building day in Chesterfield. Build confidence, organisation and encourage teamwork through the medium of cooking. Our rooms are available to host your own team building events if you don’t want to spend time in the kitchen. A team works at its best when motivated, happy [...]

Oxford Landing’s plans to turn Oxford Circus tube station into a vineyard have sadly fallen flat. The Australian brand had plans to rename the underground station Oxford Landing, plant vines at the entrance, cover the walls with posters of vines and even make the platforms look like dirt-covered tracks. The idea came about after England [...]