Instead of depriving myself of delicious things this January, I have instead been indulging in African and East and Southern Asian flavours

The Slow Food movement was founded in Piedmont, and besides the wines, there are white truffles, agnolotti, vitello tonnato, bagna cauda and chocolate hazelnut tarts

Alcohol levels in all wines have crept up in recent years, thanks largely to warmer summers and the popularity of riper styles

We started with cocktails because it is that kind of space

I’m not doing dry January or any other penance, I was good last year

Toast the women of Champagne with these drinks

Gloria Osteria arrived in Dublin in late November, having fully refurbished the corner of Westmoreland Street and College Green

Besides buying us wine as a gift, you can enhance our pleasure remarkably by giving the gift of a good wine glass; we can never have too many.

Leslie Williams picks bottles for every budget, taste and Christmas celebration

Bordeaux itself is less fashionable but I still drink it regularly, I love how it ages and I particularly love its balance of fruit, tannins and acidity and how the wines only occasionally go over 14% ABV. Three to try.