Nettle beer and gorse wine are quick and easy to make

Plants such as gorse and nettle look sun-shiny and tempting and yes, they can be fermented into tasty tipples, says Valerie O’Connor.

WHO can remember the episode of the Simpsons when the town of Springfield was experiencing a modern-day prohibition?

With the boozer not allowed to sell any alcohol, an ever-creative Homer J started his own micro-brewery in the basement of the family home.