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Once it is firmly stoppered in a bottle, wine should be protected from its greatest enemy, the oxygen in the air. If, however, the cork dries out and eventually shrinks so that it no longer acts as an ...

A crucial stage! But not always as easy as it seems ... Before wrestling with the cork or other stopper, the wine drinker encounters another illogical barrier to wine enjoyment, the often impenetrable ...

We asked a panel of independent wine experts to blind-taste nine supermarket champagnes priced between £18 and £25, alongside fizz from big brand Moët & Chandon. Our experts uncovered three ...

Ever since Microsoft first introduced its Arm-based Copilot Plus laptops in June, I’ve been wondering when we might see Copilot Plus features appear on desktop PCs. Six months on, it’s clear ...

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TOASTING New Year with her family and friends, Anna Roberts raised her glass of elderflower cordial with a smile. Though she was surrounded by Prosecco and lager, she’d never felt happier to ...

What Is the 2025 Mini Countryman SE All4? The 2025 Mini Countryman SE All4 marks Mini’s first fully electric SUV. However, don’t be misled—the Countryman S All4 still runs on a gasoline ...

I rarely make New Year’s resolutions, but when I do they are almost always wine related. My record is reasonably good; I’m pretty sure I’ve kept more pledges than I’ve abandoned.

If Queen Victoria hadn’t fallen in love with her first cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, would she still have acquired the taste for German riesling that caused the wine to soar in ...

Champagne is synonymous with ringing in the new year but it ain't cheap. We asked the expert about the best budget-friendly bottles of sparkling wine to uncork at midnight. Pamela is a freelance ...

Many people throughout the world will pop a bottle of champagne to ring in 2025 tonight. It’s a common New Year’s tradition and to help with purchasing a bottle, INsauga.com has compiled a ...