Christopher Gray has been crowned Bon Coeur Fine Wine's Top Taster. The wine lover, of Gosforth, Newcastle, was one of 20 people who were carefully selected to join a special tasting panel for the independent North Yorkshire-based wine merchants. The panel each

Daniel Jonberger is head sommelier at Rockliffe Hall and works with executive chef, Richard Allen, on food and wine pairings. Wine Paired To Asparagus Soup For a more decadent pairing: Saint Roch-les-Vignes, Cotes du Provence, France, 2018 Echoes of wild strawberries on the nose

The party don't start until I walk in... with a bottle of bubbly by Thomson & Scott! Home of 'Skinny Prosecco' and 'Skinny Champagne', the products have all been relaunched with a beautiful look and feel - but still offering

Your go-to guide from the experts on what to be drinking this festive season. Wine recommendations from Robin Price, restaurant manager at artisan at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle; Daniel Jonberger, head sommelier at Rockliffe Hall in Darlington, and Lewis Allport, sommelier