If you’re buying for a more casual wine drinker, you can’t go wrong with the handy Oster Cordless Electric Bottle Opener. The best gifts for wine lovers strike the perfect balance between ...

For wine enthusiasts, the ritual of decanting isn't just about aesthetics—it's an important step in unlocking the full potential of a bottle. Whether you're enjoying a bold cabernet sauvignon or ...

It had been 15 years since the Yankees last popped champagne bottles and doused each other in beer to celebrate a World Series berth. But then Juan Soto hit his go-ahead homer in the 10th inning ...

And a word to the wise, now is a good time to stockpile your wine. From February 1 st, 2025, duty is set to shoot up to the tune of 42p on a 14.5% bottle of wine, which represent 80% of the UK market.

Six people were accused of operating a European wine fraud ring that sold fake French wine for up to $16,000 per bottle, police said. Police in Italy searched 14 properties and seized a large ...

Police say they have broken up a criminal wine gang that sold cheap plonk for €15,000 (£12,500) a bottle by passing it ... able to re-create the corks and labels of famous French wineries.

Wheeling a trolley or carrying a supermarket basket, they blend in with shoppers as they walk down the alcohol aisle, casually taking champagne bottles off the shelves. Then, one gang member will ...

“If it has DOC on the label it comes from a smaller area [with] more rules and regulations” and tends to be “mid to high-quality.” Meanwhile, if your wine is labelled DOCG “it comes from ...

Today, one wine auctioneer told me, the counterfeiting of old bottles and labels is so skilful that even the vineyards themselves are often unable to spot a fake. And with some buyers then storing ...

All in, the airline pours about 400,000 bottles of bubbly a year, according to a spokesperson. Gathering up that quantity of high-end wine is no small task. Before any corks are popped at 38,000 ...

Kinga, who was 20 years old when she starred on the show, hit the headlines when she appeared to pleasure herself with a wine bottle in the Big Brother garden, as her co-stars watched on.

It doesn't have to use all three and champagnes do vary in quality but you do come to expect a certain standard from any wine granted the champagne label ... such a quality bottle at such a ...