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The best gins to drink this summer, as chosen by Country Life
Country Life's gin awards last year named the greatest gins available in Britain right now. So if you're looking to stock up, here's our pick of the best.
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Armagnac: The beautiful, high-class brandy steeped in history and tradition
Nick Hammond visits the land of musketeers, bullfighting, foie gras and canard, where Armagnac is painstakingly crafted just as it has been for hundreds of years.
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Nina Campbell: How we designed Annabel's, the club where everyone looks good
Interior designer Nina Campbell was young and brave when she told Mark Birley exactly what she thought of some of his 'tacky' decor at Annabel's. The result was a collaboration which created one of London's most famous nightspots, as Nina recalls ahead of the club's move to new premises later this year.
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UK Wine Awards: All the winners, and how Coates & Seely took top prize
Time to charge your glasses – the results are in for the inaugural UK Wine Awards, in association with Country Life.
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Dom Pérignon’s chef de cave on life, grapes and his favourite vintage
Richard Geoffroy spoke to Country Life about living – and working – in Champagne.
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Get out of your wine rut: Seven alternatives to some of the world’s most popular wines
Wine expert Joe Fattorini suggests seven alternatives to some of the most popular wines in the world.
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How to buy a bottle of fine wine good enough to pass down as an heirloom
How to buy a bottle of fine wine good enough to pass down as an heirloom
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Six wines that show why it’s okay to drink Chardonnay again
The 1980s staple is back, but with a newfound restraint and delicacy.
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‘Tempt you with a glass of Sussex?’ English bubbly wins protected name status
Sussex sparkling wines have cemented protected name status, putting themselves up there with champagne, Cornish clotted cream... and of course Melton Mowbray pork pies.
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Nederburg Wines: A taste of Africa on the north Devon coast
Geoff Heath-Taylor samples the delights of Nederburg Wines.
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Investing in wine: buying en primeur
Harry Eyres looks at the en primeur market and finds that there might be light at the bottom of the barrel.
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The Great British Gin Awards 2016
Country Life has tasted the best gins the country has to offer, and can now reveal the winner and the runners up of the Great British Gin Awards 2016
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Create your own bespoke gin
A bespoke gin will take your G&Ts to a whole new level this summer. Emma Hughes spends an evening blending her own
