2 d. ago New wine bar set to be latest Prestwich village hospitality opening

Cellar Door Wine Bars plan the new venue on a thriving section of Bury New Road

Science

4 d. ago ‘Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines

Wines produced after 2010 showed steep rise in contamination of trifluoroacetic acid, analysis findsLevels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen “alarmingly” in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fears that contamination will breach a planetary boundary.Researchers from Pesticide Action Network Europe tested 49 bottles of commercial wine to see how TFA contamination in food and drink had progressed. They found levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a breakdown product of long-lasting Pfas chemicals that carries possible fertility risks, far above those previously measured in water. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Secret shame drove me to drink until God intervened. JEROME FAGAN tells how he downed three bottles of wine a day and considered suicide. Then a miracle occurred

I'd only ever been a social drinker, but living alone for the first time, I discovered wine both switched off my low self-esteem and helped me unwind.

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4 d. ago Priest JEROME FAGAN reveals the secret shame that drove him to drink, how he downed three bottles of wine a day and even considered suicide

As a priest I gave everything to my community but very little to myself. I was an alcoholic hiding my homosexuality and contemplating suicide. Luckily I was saved by my colleagues - and God.

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5 d. ago Scottish island ‘gem’ gets first 'glamorous' wine bar with stunning marina views

A Scottish island has welcomed its first ever wine bar, with a grand opening taking place over the Easter weekend.

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8 d. ago Our wine expert reveals the best homegrown drinks to sip on St George's Day, including a £2.65 cider from a small English county

Charlotte's St George's Day picks

Economics

1 week ago This is the best South African wine, according to a wine expert

The One&Only Cape Town’s Head Sommelier Luvo Ntzeo decodes the signatures of the wine-making country and the expressions to sip on

Politics

1 week ago In the red: global wine sales fall to lowest levels since 1961

Consumption and production falls in almost every market as industry fears a ‘generational’ change in drinking habitsWorldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body has said, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Tuesday that 2024 sales fell 3.3% from the previous year to 214.2m hectolitres. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Where have all the headphones gone on public transport? The noise is eating into my soul | Adrian Chiles

Just one antisocial fellow traveller can ruin a journey. Is it a giant two-fingered gesture to the rest of the world?Some time in the early years of the last decade, a friend and I travelled by train from London to Barcelona, where we would be covering a football match for work. We had a very nice day, playing Scrabble and drinking train wine as we sped south. The only problem was that a kid near us, not 10 years old, was watching a cartoon or playing a game on an iPad without the benefit of headphones. The sound wasn’t so much loud as persistent. Slowly but surely it drilled its way into our skulls and started to eat into our souls. I shot the family a couple of glances but got a look back which managed to communicate two things. Firstly that they were sorry. Secondly that if they took the iPad off the kid, we’d all be sorry. So, on he went. And an otherwise perfectly pleasurable journey started to drag.Then I had an idea. I got my headphones out of my bag, caught the mother’s eye,...

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2 w. ago Gary Barlow makes alcohol vow after 'learning his lesson' during boozy 9AM drinking session

Gary Barlow has revealed he has made a vow to 'pace himself' when it comes to drinking alcohol after 'learning his lesson' during an early morning wine tasting trip.

Politics

2 w. ago EU drops plans to hit American bourbon with retaliatory tariffs

Drink removed from draft list after lobbying from whiskey-making Ireland and wine-producing Italy and FranceUS politics live – latest updatesAmid the economic maelstrom of Donald Trump’s trade war, drink makers might take a small drop of comfort: the EU has dropped plans to hit American bourbon with retaliatory tariffs.Bourbon and other US whiskeys have escaped EU countermeasures after heavy lobbying from the EU’s drinks-producing countries – such as whiskey-making Ireland and the wine behemoths Italy and France – who feared their alcohol industries would become casualties of a global trade war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Proof red wine ISN'T so healthy after all: Research into its link with cancer has thrown up a very surprising result

It's probably the one bit of healthy living advice many of us remember without being reminded - drink red wine (in moderation) to cut the risk of illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease and dementia.

Science

3 w. ago I tried the hidden wine bar near a popular Welsh beach that only the locals know about

The Shed in Newton is just a stone's throw away from one of Europe's biggest holiday parks - Trecco Bay in Porthcawl - but it's a little oasis of calm

Politics

3 w. ago Fitness fanatics given surprise statement on scoffing chocolate and drinking wine

Natural compounds found in the treats, called polyphenols, slash the risk of developing a bulging gut and prevent heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure

Sport

3 w. ago Juice recalled in 12 states due to possible botulism contamination

Customers should contact Walker’s Wine Juice to determine how to dispose of the juice

Politics

3 w. ago The boozy truth about life in Troy: Wine was an 'everyday drink' for almost EVERYONE in the ancient city, study finds

Just about everyone in Turkey's ancient city was a wine drinker - whether or not they belonged to the upper classes or the common masses, report scientists in Germany.

Politics

4 w. ago Italian PM calls for ‘reasoned’ approach to escalating tariff war between EU and US

Giorgia Meloni says it is her responsibility to defend transatlantic unity in face of looming US levies Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has called for a “reasoned” approach to an escalating tariff war between the EU and the US and repeated the importance of transatlantic unity.The US president, Donald Trump, has announced sweeping tariffs on his country’s allies and adversaries, including a 25% levy on car imports starting next week, and a 200% tariff on champagne, wine and other alcoholic drinks from the EU. Continue reading...

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