Wine, food and other pleasures

The last time I sat in a rail carriage gazing at breathtaking vineyards was in Portugal's Douro Valley . However, this time I was ...

Back in the 1980s when I first started drinking wine, Australia wine wasn't known for its fine wines, although there were some bi...

The people at Knorr recently sent me some of their new Flavour Pots to try out. If I'm not using home-made stock (usually chicken) an...

Apart from a naughty plate of meatballs and chips you don't tend to go looking for food and drink at Ikea. However, it's always w...

We had a big new experience a couple of Saturdays ago. We made pizza – from scratch. My husband (who doesn't do much baking) decided ...

I'm rather partial to drinking Champagne with food and just before Easter Veuve Clicquot sent me a bottle of their demi-sec to taste...