I recently had the pleasure to join Carlo Galliano for a zoom tasting of six of Borgo Maragliano’s superb sparkling wines, kindly arranged by Studio Cru. The winery is privately owned by his family. He is the fifth generation managing the business and making the wine. Three generations are currently working together. His parents Guiseppe…

“The glass we choose to taste a wine does change and optimize the taste experience,” says Laurence Civil. “I have been privileged to have enjoyed several glass tasting classes, which taught me how tasting the same wine from different shaped glasses, does change the taste experience. That is why I was interested to learn the…

Purbeck Cider is a signature taste of Dorset. It is the vision and passion of Joe Hartle, Cider maker and farmer who launched the company on his family’s farm at Kingston near Corfe Castle. He makes the finest premium cider using 100% single pressed British apples from some of the county’s long forgotten trees, including…

French cheese makers have an established tradition for making rind washed semi cream cheeses. Will Torrent, Waitrose supermarket’s Senior Brand Development Chef had the vision to have a similar cheese with the rind’s washed in their own Leckford Estate Brut, made with grapes grown on the Waitrose vineyard on their Leckford farm in Hampshire. Laurence…

Their name card says, “Putting the art back into food”. Laurence Civil explores how they achieve this. I fell for Yarty’s ‘B’ Black Garlic when it was the dressing on a wild rocket salad at Leckfords Farm Shop. Instantly after I tasted it, I knew that this was a perfect combination. When I knew Jayne…

The Leckford Farm Shop is located in the Longstock Park , part of The Waitrose & Partners 4,000 acre farm on the Leckford Estate. A very popular venue but can be a little hard to find for the first-time visitors. It’s on the Longstock Park Road connecting the Romsey Road at Cottonworth with the Longstock…

The menu of The Greyhound in Broughton says they didn’t make it as the pub’s signature dish. For me it’s the best example of the dish that I have tasted and that is the reason why I return again and again for more – Laurence Civil. Ryan Lamb is a classically trained chef who learnt…

Laurence Civil suggests an afternoon indulgence of enjoying Raimes Sparkling Wines seated in their new home, a Tasting Barn set in the vines where their grapes are grown. Their delicious sparkling wines wining gold medals is the reward for Ramies recognising the soil of their farming grassland has with chalk substratum shared with the best…