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Sommelier: Serious wine miles in search of swanky bottles to impress your friends

THERE is trouble afoot. Slipping in under the radar which protects everything I hold sacred is a clandestine movement of heretics, haphazardly dashing about in dodgy anoraks proclaiming a new dawn, a new way of life, a changing of the guard. Read

Sommelier: Time to break out the summertime tipples

THE sun has been shining, our bars and cafes have been breaking out the nasty silver chairs, it's time to pretend we're European for a bit and break out the summer plonk. Read

Sommelier: How to fool wine chappies into thinking you're top in the plonk stakes

SPRING. Yeah, right. I was going to furnish you with some smart tipple to kick off the barbecue season, but I don't think a delicate bottle of Riesling is going to be fend off the apocalyptic weather that is doing its utmost best to tear apart our soon to be beautiful city with all the fervour and intent of a last-ditch Carragher tackle. Read

Sommelier: This month, like me, is red all over

SPRING – it’s pretty much here. Amid the earthquakes, gale-force winds and apocalyptic downpours, I’ve spied a few slivers of sunshine fighting their way through the steel and concrete jungle of our ever-growing city centre. Read

Sommelier: Valentine’s Day gems

TO ALL you fellas out there, planning NOT to do anything for Valentine’s Day, allow me to paint a picture to you of a sorry day that I’m hoping to help you to avoid. Read

Sommelier: Secrets of the wine labels

HAPPY New Year! And for those of you who have been slaving away making Christmas happen for other people, or picking up the pieces of their annual debauchery – welcome to January, I’m sure you’ve earned it. Read

Sommelier: "The finest wines known to humanity"

TALK about a hectic month! I don't think I've ever endured such a fantastic quaffing schedule, some very, very good wines have been sampled by your selfless sommelier, in my never-ending quest to unearth "the finest wines known to humanity". Read

Sommelier: Can you drink wine with Chinese food?

CHINESE food with wine - an issue that's been puzzling people with nothing better to do, like myself, for longer than the time it takes to buy a train ticket over the phone. Ages. Read