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Discerning drinker: pink fizz

Pink bubbles are not just for Valentine's Day. That much is clear from Britain's growing appetite for rosé champagne in recent years

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Green Philosophy - review

Does one have to be red to be green? Roger Scruton, one of Britain's leading Right-wing philosophers, disagrees passionately, here advancing the case for a conservative environmentalism

Meet the woman behind Ken's race to be Mayor

Ken Livingstone's running mate Val Shawcross tells Andrew Neather why she is determined to cut the cost of commuting for Londoners

The Discerning Drinker: Change in Chile

Chile has long suffered a more-or-less deserved reputation for well-made, goodish value but rather dull wines. Yet no-one could thus dismiss the dozen Maule carignans I tasted recently

A commuter's guide to surviving the Olympics

How will our transport system cope with the greatest show on Earth? TfL's Peter Hendy tells Andrew Neather we should grab a pint before the journey home, use Twitter to plan our route and even jump on a Boris Bike

Can you spot a Pinot Noir?

Discerning drinker: Last week an out-of-court settlement ended one of the wine world's great scandals. Wine giants Gallo and Constellation have agreed to pay out up to $2 million to consumers who bought French "pinot noir", under Red Bicyclette and other labels

The Third Reich - review

The Third Reich is the 10th of Robert Bolaño's novels translated since his death, along with several volumes of poetry and short stories.

Wine in small sips

Discerning Drinker: It's a small but welcome win for wine drinkers: last week Selfridges announced victory in its legal battle with Westminster council to sell tasting-size measures of wine

Discerning drinker: Burgundy 2010 - and some good-value 2009s

London's wine world is in its customary January madness: exhausted critics and buyers are dashing back and forth across town to around two dozen tastings this week of the 2010 Burgundy vintage, offered en primeur for the first time

Where is Boris's ambition for our public spaces?

The new problems hit by the Mayor's plan for a temporary floating walkway on the Thames weren't unexpected. The London River Park scheme to create a £60 million series of pontoons from the Millennium Bridge to the Tower had already run into serious objections and its backer, the shadowy Asian-based Venus Group, has always been opaque.

Discerning drinker: red giants

Confronted by weather such as we have seen this week, my wine choice is instinctive: a big, lush, comforting red. But how big?

Discerning drinker: Sweet treat

I rarely drink sweet wine or port: after a big meal, they're just too much. But Christmas is the obvious time to make an exception to such prudence

Wine books of the year: Read, drink and be merry

Andrew Neather takes a look at this year's top reads for wine connoisseurs

Wines fit for a feast

There's a lot of rubbish talked about food and wine matching. I blame the Californians, mostly

Mama Lan - review

Mama Lan's is a suitably quirky addition to the foodie destination that is Brixton Village Market

Discerning drinker: party wine

The Christmas party season is truly upon us. With it comes a regular dilemma for wine drinkers: what to drink if you're confronted by a table laden with grim plonk

Mama Lan - review

Mama Lan's is a suitably quirky addition to the foodie destination that is Brixton Village Market

Discerning drinker: Christmas Champagne

The Evening Standard guides your through the best Champagne to drink this Christmas

The Tube is improving but voters haven't noticed

The Tube needs a radical shake up so harassed commuters can reallyfeel the difference

Discerning drinker: Carignan

One of the surest signs of winter's approach is when my toes get cold during cycle ride to work. Yes: it's winter warmer time again (though admittedly wine's not much help while you're in the saddle)

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