Distilling the history of our fascination with gin, from mother’s ruin to a recent wave of local gins, Dr Sue Bailey celebrates Ginuary Following the excesses of Christmas, do you...
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Saffron Grange, Saffron Walden’s up-and-coming vineyard, is proving that the future is bright for wine production in our region, as Charlotte Griffiths discovers Tucked away on a hillside just a...
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Dig out your dirndls and step into your lederhosen for Cambridge Oktoberfest on 8 and 9 November on Jesus Green. German beer, food and music come together in a heated...
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The younger sibling of the longest-running beer fest in the country is back from 13 to 16 November, when the winter Cambridge Beer Festival brings casks aplenty to the University Social...
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An awful lot of people I’ve met in the wine game did a similar degree to me: a languages one. I was a not-especially-good French and German student at Christ’s College...
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Heralding the start of summer in the city, the Cambridge Beer Festival returns to its usual spot on Jesus Green from 20 to 25 May. Founded back in 1974, the...
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Celebrate this month’s first bank holiday weekend with a trip to glorious Grantchester, where The Green Man pub is hosting a beer festival, complete with live music and tasty food....
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Fast-growing brewer opens Cambridge bar After years of rumours and dashed hopes for the beer drinkers of Cambridge, popular Scottish brewery BrewDog finally opened the doors to its huge new city...
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Sam Owens, from Thirsty, on how the joy of collaboration can lead to a creation that’s greater than the sum of its parts A lovely wine or beer is always best...
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Sam Owens, owner of drinks shop Thirsty, on what Brexit might mean for the world of wine At the time of writing, no-one knows what will happen to the UK after 29...