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The half-bottle is too often treated as a consolation prize on UK wine lists. Served at the right temperature, in a proper glass, it is the most useful size in the dining room — especially on a Tuesday, when two people want different things and nobody wants to open a second full bottle.
Nobody knows what day it is, the fridge is a Jenga tower of foil parcels, and the cheese board has been out since Boxing Day. The week between Christmas and New Year needs wines that don't demand a menu — here are six that earn their place.
The house wine is not the safe option or the cheap option; it is the glass that has survived every argument on the list. Here is how a by-the-glass pour earns its place beside a seasonal menu — and how to order it well.
Gravy, crackling and a Yorkshire pudding the size of a saucer make the Sunday roast one of the trickiest plates in the country to pair. Here are six accessible bottles that hold their own across the whole spread — plus the one that quietly flattens it.
Celeriac, beetroot, venison, apples and kale are doing the heavy lifting in British kitchens this month. Here's a glass for each — with a recipe idea and a plain-English reason why it works.