Posts Tagged ‘wine’
On patrol at Bon Vivant Companion’s fizz tasting
Edinburgh wine merchant The Bon Vivant’s Companion has plenty of ideas for sparkling wines to grace the Christmas dinner table, as Peter Ranscombe finds out. I PROMISE that I don’t have a favourite wine shop – but if I were to draw up a top ten then The Bon Vivant’s Companion tucked away on Thistle…
Read MoreThe Christmas dinner that’s the perfect present
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with restaurants all over the country presenting their special seasonal menus. The Blythswood Square Hotel in Glasgow is no different, as it prepares to revamp its restaurant in the New Year. The surroundings are wonderfully decadent and there’s a pleasant atmosphere as you enter the building, with…
Read More10 hotels for Christmas in Scotland
Between the history, the beautiful surroundings and the superb hospitality, nowhere feels as festive as Scotland at Christmas time. Providing all the style and traditions without any of the washing up, here, the Good Hotel Guide shares some of the best hotels for Christmas in Scotland. Keep your fingers crossed for a dusting of snow…
Read MoreOpening date for new Edinburgh restaurant
Edinburgh-based Vittoria Group have today revealed the opening date and menu for their latest new eaterie, Bertie’s Restaurant & Bar. The 300-cover Bertie’s restaurant in Edinburgh’s Old Town will open on Monday, 10 December, and will be the group’s first foray beyond the Italian food markets, having opened their first restaurant in 1970 in the Leith neighbourhood.…
Read MoreTurkey-free Christmas dinners in Edinburgh
It seems that more and more Scots are telling turkey to get stuffed each Christmas. With the number of vegetarians and vegans on the rise, as well as people looking to try alternative dining during the festive season, chefs are getting creative with their Christmas menus this year. If you’re out and about Christmas shopping…
Read MoreOpening a New Chapter with the winter menu
The cosy, candle-lit, dark grey and gold interior of New Chapter on Eyre Place was certainly a welcome port in a storm that felt as if it had lasted for days. New Chapter opened around three years ago and despite our visit being on a particularly inclement weeknight it was busy with diners in the…
Read MoreHow many Christmas songs can you find here?
Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing shares his thoughts on Christmas using the titles and lyrics of 35 songs. Snow is most definitely not falling all around, yet still, children are playing and having fun. I used to love a white Christmas almost as much as I love mistletoe and wine. The winters of 2009-10…
Read MoreBrewery support for Small Business Saturday
Campervan Brewery Tap Room is celebrating Small Business Saturday today, by attending two local events to highlight the importance of supporting local businesses. Small Business Saturday UK, which is in its fifth year, is grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’. Paul Gibson, after years as an IT…
Read MoreRare Macallan sells for ÂŁ1.2 million at auction
A bottle of the Macallan 1926 60-Year-Old presented in a unique bottle painted by the Irish artist Michael Dillon sold for ÂŁ1,200,000 at auction yesterday. It went under the hammer at Christie’s Finest & Rarest Wines & Spirits auction in London, achieving a world auction record for a bottle of whisky. The Macallan distillery located…
Read MoreWINE TO DINE – JANUARY 2019 – LOWER-ALCOHOL WINES
Drinks writer Peter Ranscombe selects five lower-alcohol wines. FEW months appear as bleak as January – the heady excesses of Christmas and Hogmanay are fading into the background and it feels like a long way to go before we can indulge in the whisky-fueled revelry of Burns’ Night. Fear not though; even if the belt…
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