Get Yourself a Glass
Welcome to Get Yourself A Glass, where Andrew Neather and Victoria Moore chat wine. Two of the most experienced and trusted commentators in the industry, we share the inside track on what to drink, where to explore and what’s happening behind the headlines. Whether you’re a “large Pinot Grigio, please” kind of a drinker or a seasoned pro, join us here, every month.
Christmas Champagne; children in pubs; tax and the cost of your bottle
Which Champagnes are good to look out for thisChristmas? As one East London pub draws the line: children out after 7pm, is this the future for drinking culture? And exactly how much of the price of your bottle of wine goes straight to the taxman? Andrew Neather and Victoria Moore pull apart some of the big issues in wine.Christmas Champagne: we recommend two stand-out affordable buys and look at how the quality stacks up when you’re comparing cheap Champagne and classy crémant or Cava, tasting Gavin Quinney’s Château Bauduc Crémant de Bordeaux 2021.
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English wine: triumph or crisis?
This year's English grape harvest as been hailed as one of the best ever. So why has one of the country's biggest and best producers, Ridgeview, just gone into administration? We look at the harvest and at the challenges of making money from English wine - when you're in competition with Champagne. Also: Prosecco and why the Champagne authorities are threatening model Cara Delevingne; on the road in Galicia, Spain after devastating fires in its vineyards; and what we've been drinking this week.
