Laura Richards

Brighton

Editorial Director at Club Oenologique

Writer/editor: drink, food + travel. Editorial Director @cluboenologique. Author ‘111 London Pubs & Bars…'. https://t.co/IFi7hIcI1R She/Her.

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Articles

Taittinger’s enhanced cellar tour brings gastronomy to the fore

1 month ago | cluboenologique.com | Ellie Broughton |Laura Richards

In the post-Covid years, the Champagne region has undeniably increased its embrace of visitors. Among the flurry of houses offering new and improved tourism experiences is Taittinger, a grande marque that has long ushered in Champagne lovers to its remarkable crayères – its underground UNESCO-listed Saint-Nicaise cellars have been open to the public since the 1980s, and in existence since the third century.
Little Nan's Bar

1 month ago | timeout.com | Laura Richards

Photograph: Little Nan’s BarPreviousNext/5Photograph: Little Nan’s BarPreviousNext/5Photograph: Little Nan’s BarPreviousNext/5Photograph: Little Nan’s BarPreviousNext/5Photograph: Little Nan’s BarPreviousNext/5Review5 out of 5 starsA kitsch living room bar now back in Deptford for good. Bars and pubs | Cocktail barsprice 2 of 4DeptfordRecommendedTuesday 13 May 2025FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppAdvertisingTime Out saysRemember when Pat Butcher came back from the dead?
The Drinking Hour podcast: Cape terroir at Journey's End

Mar 3, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Nina Caplan |William Morris |Laura Richards |Rafael Tonon

In episode 203 of The Drinking Hour podcast, host David Kermode travels to the far end of the Stellenbosch region, where the Indian and Atlantic ocean collide, to meet Mike Dawson, winemaker at Journey’s End. After talking through some of the unique climate and soil types of the region, Dawson explains just what ‘fynbos’ is and why the term appears in many South African wine tasting notes.
An ode to the urban vineyards of Vienna

Feb 26, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Nina Caplan |William Morris |Laura Richards

As part of our partnership with The Institute of Masters of Wine, we asked current candidates to submit to us an article dedicated to a person, place or particular drink discovery that helped first ignite their passion for wine – and we were blown away by the submissions. Here, we publish the first of two personal essays that most impressed the Club Oenologique editorial team. This one is written by Vancouver-based student Ian Casterton. The Stephansplatz is at the centre of Vienna.
The Drinking Hour podcast: Stefano Girelli on Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Feb 25, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Nina Caplan |William Morris |Laura Richards

In episode 202 of The Drinking Hour podcast, host David Kermode is joined by Stefano Girelli of Santa Tresa and Cortese to explore how Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily’s only DOCG, is making a name for itself on the global wine stage. To start, Kermode and Girelli talk through how the winemaking culture on Sicily has undergone a metamorphosis over the last 20 years, partially driven by organic pioneers like Girelli himself.
Touring the best wine bars in Trieste

Jan 30, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | William Morris |David Kermode |Laura Richards |Nina Caplan

‘You have three distinctly different cultures, Slavic, Germanic and Italian, that all meet in Trieste,’ says Padja Kostic, owner of Pagna, a bakery and wine bar in the city.
the hear and now

Jan 29, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | David Kermode |William Morris |Laura Richards |Adam Lechmere

Inside Spiritland, a bar near King’s Cross station in London, the vibe is mellow and the lighting low on a weekday afternoon. Shazam tells me the track playing over the bespoke sound system – built ‘without compromise’ by Living Voice – is ‘Rhymin’ and Rappin’’ by Paulette and Tanya Winley. I order a flat white and sit and listen, letting my mind unclutter as the beats unfold.
The Drinking Hour podcast: Alice Paillard

Jan 28, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Adam Lechmere |David Kermode |Laura Richards |Nina Caplan

In episode 198 of The Drinking Hour podcast, David Kermode’s guest is Alice Paillard, CEO and co-owner of Champagne Bruno Paillard. Topics up for discussion include Champagne styles, post-disgorgement ageing, climate change and Paillard’s role as a female pioneer. Kermode and Paillard explore some of the context in which her father Bruno Paillard, the current president, started the relatively young house 40 years ago.
Experimentation in the 'the wild west of American wine'

Jan 28, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Adam Lechmere |Laura Richards |Nina Caplan |David Kermode

‘I like to think of the Finger Lakes as the real wild west of American wine,’ says Kelby James Russell, winemaker and co-owner of Apollo’s Praise, ‘given how open to experimentation we are.’ Just over a year old, Apollo’s Praise, on the west side of Seneca Lake in upstate New York’s cool-climate winegrowing region, is one of the newest labels to join the Finger Lakes’ burgeoning portfolio.
The rise of wine-cask finished whisky

Jan 27, 2025 | cluboenologique.com | Nina Caplan |Laura Richards |David Kermode |William Morris

While food and wine are natural partners, wine lover Dr Bill Lumsden, the master blender for Glenmorangie, thinks whisky can make just as fine a dinner pairing; even better if the whisky has been influenced by wine. This premise informs Glenmorangie’s latest collection, Pursuit of Passion, created by Dr Bill to indulge his love of both whisky and wine – with the spirit finished in Margaux, Corton-Charlemagne and Barbaresco wine barriques.