By: Libby Brodie

Wine Consultant - Bacchus & Brodie Recently named in the top 20 of the Top 100 Most Influential People In Drink list by Drinks Retailing, Libby Brodie is the founder of Bacchus & Brodie Wine Consultancy and City AM’s dedicated wine columnist, with her regular “Wine Without The Snobbery” pages. Published in Condé Nast Traveller, The Independent, the i Paper, Cosmopolitan, Club Oenologique, Harpers Wine & Spirit Magazine, The Buyer, Assemblage, Country Life magazine and the Daily Mail, Libby has presented online, on radio, podcasts and TV including teaching England Rugby Legend Joe Marler how to taste wine and as a regular wine expert on Bottom’s Up with Alan Carr and Lee Peart.

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Visiting the beautiful vineyards of Gusbourne, gods of English wine

June 17, 2024

A day with one of Britain's finest wine makers
Why now is the time to try Greek wine

May 30, 2024

Having made wine for centuries, a modern wave of Greek wine has had sommeliers and supermarkets alike clamouring for more
Why ‘ABC’ should stand for ‘Always buy Chardonnay’

May 15, 2024

Chardonnay is a beautiful grape, and we all owe it a whole heap of love and gratitude – it's far more varied than you probably realise
Vienna has brilliant wine. Why is no one talking about it?

April 22, 2024

Why is no one talking about Austrian wine? Asks our columnist Libby Brodie
Best new champagne for Spring 2024, from Bollinger to Veuve Clicquot

April 3, 2024

Spring is a time of new beginnings and new life. Lambs gambol, chicks cheep and certain wine houses are offering up their latest babies for consumption, too. Recently there have been some exciting new releases: lovers of high-end sparkling wine and champagne, please take note. Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2015 £175, Berry Bros & [...]
Wines to have at Easter – including bottles to pair with chocolate

March 20, 2024

Which wine goes with massive chocolate Easter Eggs? We’ve got a pairing for every Easter Sunday course The long weekend is going to be here soon, bringing with it Easter Sunday, a celebration that is full of traditional foods and feasting. With so many dishes, it’s a perfect excuse to dive into a few different [...]
What to buy for Mother’s Day: forget flowers, go for these instead

March 6, 2024

We are here to inspire you to treat that wine-loving mother in your life to something a little more exciting for mother's day
Why there’s nothing quite like a local wine bar

February 26, 2024

In a city blessed with thousands of pubs and bars, don't forget about the singular joy of the local wine bar
Burns Night booze: What to drink and where to drink it

January 24, 2024

Enjoy great drink thanks to the lyricism of Robert Burns and the continued Scottish tradition of Burns Night on 25th January
Meet the young sommelier at the blockbuster new OWO

January 15, 2024

Philipp Reinstaller is the young Head Sommerlier leading the wine way at the OWO alongside chef Mauro Colagreco.

Healey condemns Reeves: ‘Our adversaries do not follow timetables set by the Treasury’

Brits urged to back UK pubs during World Cup amid booking surge

Old Pulteney releases 50-year-old whisky for 200th anniversary

By: Libby Brodie

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