Food & Wine

Look at a picture of a glass of wine and we bet you’ll see food in that picture somewhere. This is where you’ll find stories on great food and wine matches, recipes, restaurant and bar reviews and much more.

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Feb
03

3 Regions and 3 Winemakers – Soho Wine Co, New Zealand

By Rob Pickard

Soho Wine Co

At the recent Just Add…Bibendum tasting, the recent hard work of our Buying team came to the fore as we launched 23 new producers from 8 different countries to the UK Trade. One of these exciting new producers is the Soho Wine Co from New Zealand. Soho is a winery with an interesting winemaking concept and striking branding, …

Feb
02

Wither Hills Rarangi Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand)

By Rob Pickard

Wither Hills Rarangi Sauvignon Blanc 2011

As one of the leading names in New Zealand winemaking, most wine fans have tried the delights of the Wither Hills stable, with fine examples of Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay on offer here in the UK. With Bibendum’s Just Add…Bibendum tasting taking place last week, …

Jan
31

Just Add…A few thoughts from the tasters

By Rob Pickard

Just Add...Bibendum

Every year the Bibendum Annual Tasting seems to come and go in a flash, blink and you’ll miss it! So we like to cover all the action from the day wherever possible, and each year we make every effort to get out amongst the tasting crowds and see what you guys have to say. Just Add…Bibendum was no exception, and off we …

Jan
18

Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting (SIPNOT) 2012, London

by Juel Mahoney

SIPNOT UK 2012

Take 10 tables of some of the biggest names in the wine industry at Australia House for Stonier’s International Pinot Noir Tasting (SIPNOT) and pour 12 Pinot Noirs from around the world. All tasted blind. Then ask each table to tell you what they think the wines are….and you will find two types of Pinot Noir lover.

This is what happens.

In the one corner, the Purist.

Often a Burgundy fanatic, the …

Jan
16

Training @ Just Add…Bibendum

By Will Lowe, Bibendum Training

Just Add Bibendum - Training

As Bibendum’s Annual Tasting, Just Add…Bibendum, creeps ever closer (January 25th, check your diary), the training team are busying themselves with a showcase for the kind of activities we get up to for the other 365 days of the year (2012 is a leap year, don’t ya know).

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