London drinking: Bedales
Jamie Goode checks out Bedales, a chain of three wine bars with an eclectic selection of wines I’ve been in
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Food and wine
Lunch at Le Port de By Chez Cécile, Grièges, Mâcon
Not far from Mâcon, with breathtaking view of the Saône, this is a lovely restaurant with an amazing Beaujolais-dominated wine
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Vagabond, a chain of winebars in London
Vagabond is a chain of seven (soon to be eight) wine bars in London offering a wide selection of wines
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Lunch at Suzi Tros: superb Greek food with some nice Greek wines to match
Suzi Tros is the more informal sibling of Mazi, located next door in Notting Hill, but there’s nothing stripped back
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Lunch at Le Bellevue, in the Royal Champagne Hotel, Epernay
Epernay’s Royal Champagne is a beautiful new luxury hotel in the heart of the Champagne region. It also has two
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An epic lunch at The Harrow at Little Bedwyn
I’d heard a lot about the annual trade and press lunch at Roger and Sue Jones’ The Harrow, a high-end
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Trivet: top new London restaurant reviewed
Fat Duck emigrants Isa Bal and Jonny Lake have created something exceptional in Bermondsey, with a unique chronological wine list
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Queijo Serra da Estrela
As well as making great wine, the Dão/Beira region of Portugal also makes a memorable ewes’ milk cheese This is
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A wine matching dinner with Mercian wines at the Saito Hotel
Dinner in Nagano, Japan, matched with wines from Château Mercian One of the many good experiences from my recent Japan
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Exploring your own back yard
Hybrids, fruit wines, heritage cider, mead and new styles At TexSom I caught an interesting session looking at alcoholic drinks
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