https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/ Seasonal plates, thoughtful wines, convivial nights. en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:19:47 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/put-down-the-espresso-fortified-finish/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/put-down-the-espresso-fortified-finish/ In too many UK dining rooms, coffee arrives before anyone has asked for it, and the last glass of the evening is a flat white. Fortified wine — madeira, tawny port, sherry, vermouth — is the missing final act: a small pour that costs little, asks for nothing and turns a good dinner into a longer one. Vine Restaurant Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:22:25 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/half-a-bottle-midweek-pour/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/half-a-bottle-midweek-pour/ 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. Vine Restaurant Food & Wine Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:22:25 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/eighteen-degrees-is-a-lie-radiator-red-wine-temperature/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/eighteen-degrees-is-a-lie-radiator-red-wine-temperature/ The heating goes on, and by Bonfire Night a red you loved in October tastes like stewed tea. Nothing has changed in the bottle — everything has changed in the room. A practical, mildly intemperate guide to getting serving temperatures right in a British home in November. Vine Restaurant Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:21:58 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/six-bottles-cold-ham-pickles-week-between-christmas-new-year/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/six-bottles-cold-ham-pickles-week-between-christmas-new-year/ 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. Vine Restaurant Food & Wine Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:21:58 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/bring-your-own-fair-corkage-deal-2026/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/bring-your-own-fair-corkage-deal-2026/ Corkage still makes some rooms twitchy and some guests defensive. A fair policy is not a loophole; it is a small test of trust, and wine-led restaurants should be brave enough to publish it clearly. Vine Restaurant Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:24:09 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/quiet-arithmetic-house-pour-2026/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/quiet-arithmetic-house-pour-2026/ 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. Vine Restaurant Food & Wine Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:24:09 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/sunday-roast-wine-rack-six-bottles/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/sunday-roast-wine-rack-six-bottles/ 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. Vine Restaurant Food & Wine Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:23:39 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/wine-list-not-a-test-ordering-for-strangers/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/wine-list-not-a-test-ordering-for-strangers/ Someone hands you the list, eight people are watching, and half of them you've never met. A short, warm argument for asking better questions, ordering by the glass, and judging the evening by the conversation rather than the label. Vine Restaurant Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:23:39 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/november-harvest-wine-pairings-five-ingredients/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/november-harvest-wine-pairings-five-ingredients/ 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. Vine Restaurant Food & Wine Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:23:56 GMT https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/why-unplanned-wine-nights-win/ https://vinerestaurant.co.uk/why-unplanned-wine-nights-win/ Formal tastings have their place, but the evenings we remember are the ones that started with a text at five o'clock and ended with someone asleep on the sofa. A case for loosening the grip and letting the wine do its job. Vine Restaurant Opinion Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:23:56 GMT