Ask A Somm: Maxim Kassir, 108 Brasserie, Marylebone

As well as working as a sommelier at the 108 Brasserie in The Marylebone Hotel, London, Maxim Kassir also oversees wine innovation for the site and its parent group The Doyle Collection. Here he shares his thoughts on low and no alcohol wine and how the on-trade can be more sustainable.

Sales up at Drake & Morgan

Turnover at London-based bar-and-restaurant group Drake & Morgan rose 12% in the year to end of  March 2019, according to its latest financial results released yesterday.

Joe Fattorini: Self-sabotage to push trading up

JOE FATTORINI

Trade says fond farewell to Hallgarten Druitt co-founder

One of the UK’s largest and longest-standing suppliers has paid tribute to one of its luminaries, who has passed away after a short illness.

Tom Aikens' new Muse

MUSE

Bottles brings Italian style to Chelsea

BOTTLES

DMD aims to take the next step with £500K crowdfunding bid

DMD Ventures, the parent company behind online alcohol retailer 31Dover and on-trade supplier Vanquish, is about to embark on a financial bid to the tune of half a million pounds.

Joe Fattorini: Selling scarcity tactics

Head of London sales at Fields, Morris & Verdin

London distillery launches white spiced rum

London-based start-up Silk Road Distillers has launched with a white spiced rum.

Halewood’s London gin distillery completes refurb following visitor surge

Joe Fattorini: Price perception

Joe Fattorini, head of London sales at Fields, Morris & Verdin

Hole in one, two, three…

Puttshack, the crazy golf/bar/restaurant outfit, has announced ambitious growth plans that should see it expand nationwide and internationally, with dozens of venues opening up over the next three years.

Harvest Festival with a difference at Vagabond

London’s Vagabond Wines is offering wine drinkers a twist on the school autumn-term staple, the Harvest Festival.

Weeklong celebration of Japanese exports heads to London

Japan Week is launching in London next week, giving a spotlight to the uptick of Japanese wines, spirits and sakes across the capital.

Tuscan highlights at Terra Terra

TERRA TERRA

Cahoots goes overground for latest launch

CAHOOTS: THE TICKET HALL & CONTROL ROOM 

SITT hits stride in London and Manchester

This autumn’s Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) in London and Manchester were among the busiest and most focused events yet, with both off- and on-trade buyers feasting their senses at 45 supplier tables, plus a busy schedule of masterclasses.

Doors at 67 Pall Mall to open to non-members for the first time

Private members club 67 Pall Mall is set to open its doors to non-members for the first time.

Singapore revealed as first international location for 67 Pall Mall

The first international location for 67 Pall Mall will be in Singapore, with the private members’ club poised to open there in autumn 2020.

Friday Read: Talking hard Graft with Nik Darlington and David Knott

A similar philosophy has brought Red Squirrel and the Knotted Vine into a new chapter for both businesses. Jo Gilbert caught up with the trade’s latest power duo