Victoria Moore

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Moore

Exhilarating, pithy, and full of refreshing mineral flavours, yet with a satisfying waxy richness, Santorini assyrtiko has become one of the world’s great wines. Greatness, of course, always comes at a price. A few years ago, Santorini assyrtiko was still a supermarket buy.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore

Pollination Dovey Native Botanical Gin (45%), Dyfi Distillery, £37.95 for 50cl Thanks to the popularity of London Dry gin, it's a common misconception that gin classifications have long been tied to place. But London Dry describes only a style that can be made anywhere provided the right regulations are adhered to, including sweetness levels and that the botanicals can only be introduced during the distillation process.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore |William Sitwell |Xanthe Clay |Silvana Franco

"Will French cars soon be running on red wine?" asked an article in Le Monde last summer, amid a discussion about French wine overproduction. Note: not rosé or white. The decline in the country's wine consumption, which has been in freefall for decades, is driven by a collapse in red wine sales, which have dropped by about 90 per cent since the 1970s.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Susy Atkins |Arielle Goldstein |Victoria Moore |Xanthe Clay

As always in food and wine matching, the best combinations are joyful and amount to more than the sum of their parts. So why shouldn't that be the same with takeaway food? There are exciting pairings to be made between wine and every sort of popular takeaway. So put down the lager, cola, or whatever old wine happened to be in your fridge and elevate takeaway dining with specially chosen bottles that really suit the dish.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore |Virginia Miller |Lebby Eyres |Xanthe Clay

As a result, it seems, ice cream sales are soaring: Waitrose says sales of its No 1 Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream are up 104 per cent compared to this time last year while sales of its No 1 Santo Domingo Chocolate Ice Cream are up 89 per cent (if you rate Haagen-Dazs chocolate, I recommend trying this). Will Torrent, Senior Innovation Chef at Waitrose says he is also on board with the ice cream and wine trend.