Beer comes in a bewilderment of varieties, produced on a giant scale or in tiny microbreweries. Such dominance isn’t bad for a drink supped for more than 10,000 years, writes Clare Hunt

WE have the Romans to thank for introducing us to many things, including central heating, baths, coins and 10,000 miles of roads. But that’s not all. After marching on to our shores in AD43, it wasn’t

English wine is certainly having its moment. Recent years have seen the market steadily grow, and now England boasts nearly 600 vineyards, with more and more people discovering the bounty of bottles b

Does alcohol really make the world go round, asks our regular reviewer

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Rising steeply from the Atlantic Ocean, 550 miles west of Casablanca, the volcanic island of Madeira’s fertile soils and warm climate mean grapes flourish. It became an important trading post for ship