Wine-related experiences have been favoured by all of the major online experience retailers ( Virgin Experience Days , Red Letter Days , Buy A Gift etc.) since the market exploded a few years back. This has led to a good number of wine experiences to choose from at various locations across the UK and even abroad. Some of the experiences are simply wine tasting days (or half-days for those of a healthier disposition), whilst others include wine tours or courses on matching wine with f...

In the UK, we seem to have rediscovered our love of food in recent years. The explosion of food programmes on the TV, the rise of celebrity chefs and the growing number of Michelin starred restaurants has seen us all take more of an interest in what we eat. This is coupled with a growing interest in our own kitchens and in what we choose to cook at home, with environmental trends emerging for sourcing more locally grown produce and organic ingredients. It’s no surprise then that the exper...