Game of Thrones wine-ter is coming! Plus CP's top TV shows paired with wines

Calm down all Game of Thrones' fans out there, but the Claret Pimpernel has heard that wine-ter is coming your way! Game of Thrones, the über successful HBO drama now has a wine produced in its honour - the Wines of Westeros range. The Australian wines will include 12 different styles, each one said to represent a major house or group from the series.

Harpers Uncorked: Tweets of the Week

The Claret Pimpernel trolls the twitter-sphere looking for news but also some of the best tweets of the week

Claret Pimpernel: Still in the dark...

PR stunt of the week must go to Scotch whisky Highland Park, which sent out a flyer this week with all the details of its new Dark Origins launch hidden on what looked like a black piece of card.

Claret Pimpernel: Too cool for school?

Whether we like it or not, being cool and being in the wine trade, don't necessarily go together.

The Claret Pimpernel: Wrong shaped balls

Now football may be the country's national sport, but that is not always the case in the wine and spirits sector, where the egg-shaped rather than round ball is more popular.

Claret Pimpernel: Doors to manual

The CP got itself stuck in the land of PC this week with the story we ran online at Harpers.co.uk about a British Airways pilot and his wife who are opening a wine merchant in Manchester called Salut Wines, offering as many as 32 wines by the glass courtesy of its Enomatic machines.

Jude Law to star in new short film for Johnnie Walker Blue Label

British film star, Jude Law, is to appear in a special short film to promote Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the blended Scotch whisky, called 'The Gentleman's Wager'.

Valentino Monticello, sommelier and acclaimed artist, has died

Isabelle Legeron MW publishes comprehensive guide to natural wine

Isabelle Legeron MW has produced a comprehensive guide to natural wine bringing together not only a detailed examination of what natural wine is, but a country by country, producer by producer guide to the wines and styles that newcomers and enthusiasts should be looking to drink.

Diageo launches special edition Tanqueray Old Tom gin

Diageo has launched limited edition Tanqueray Old Tom gin, drawing on an original recipe from its founder and bridging the gap between malty Dutch genevers and London Dry gins.

HARPERS CHOICE

Schloss Neuweier Goldenes Loch Grosses Gewächs 2012, Baden, Heitlinger Königsbecher Spätburgunder 2009, Baden and Jean-Luc Colombo Les Abeilles Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2013

HARPERS CHOICE

Mud House Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Hattingley Valley Classic Cuvée 2011 and Mouton Cadet Sauvignon Blanc 2013

James Steen: On his new book The Kitchen Magpie

Of my experiences as a one-time, hard-nosed news reporter, there is one gruesome memory that still haunts me on an almost daily basis...

The World According To... Richard Evans

Finding success in the midst of recession

The World According To... Matthew Dickinson

Unravelling the Burgundy negociant system

The World According To... Simon Thorpe

Winemakers get back on the road again

The World According To... Matt Walls

Learning to engage with natural wines

How can we replace the Fox?

While fair organiser Brintex has lined the path to west London's Olympia with more razzle-dazzle than the Rio Carnival, the CP has one question : where is to be annointed the new Fox? The traditional networking hotspot for the UK wine trade after a long day at LIWF.

The World According To... Mike Paul, wine industry consultant

Steve Barton, joint UK director of Brand Phoenix, recently predicted that the UK wine market will fall by a further 9 million cases over the next three years...

The World According To... Caroline Gilby MW

Has eastern Europe's time come round again? If you told me a year ago that a UK wine retailer could list a Romanian wine...