The oldest proven evidence of winemaking that we have found is in Armenia and in nearby Georgia, both of whom have a long and continuous tradition of winemaking

This was one of my best meals of the last 24 months

Three wine suggestions to lighten your mood

Romania has made wine for over 6,000 years and still cultivates lots of indigenous grapes (e.g. fetească neagră, fetească regală) as well as imported noble ones

It is relatively early days for Bang, so I’m sure they will tighten things up in the coming months

Here are three to try, including one from Rosalía’s part of the world.

First appearing commercially in 1921, there have only been 45 vintages and we tasted the just-released 2015. Sadly this is not a wine for everyone as it costs over four figures but you could see it as an investment, possibly. 

Yes, we had a misstep in our meal but it was more than compensated for

Pink has become one of the colours of the day, so, of course, I recommend a food-friendly rosé below as well as a craft pink gin

I last reviewed Spitalfields in September 2019, shortly after it opened. Stephen McAllister’s menu arrived fully formed, full of instant classics, most of which are still on the menu today