In recent years, red wine has received some pretty good press. When we think of a healthy form of alcohol, red wine tends to be the top choice.

More than 5,600 extra jobs could be created in Scotland’s booming food and drink sector by 2018 as companies look to expand, a survey has suggested.

When the European Union raised tariffs on Chinese solar panels earlier this year, China said it would investigate complaints from Chinese wine producers about the “dumping” of European wine on the Chinese market. For many it was news that China made wine at all. But it does – of widely varying quality.

Taxpayers subsidised Parliament’s bars and restaurants to the tune of £7m last year – £600,000 less than in 2011/12.

Plymouth could be the first place in Devon to make bars shutting in the early hours pay a charge to help cover the costs of policing.

Health chiefs have warned that Scots are still drinking too much, despite figures showing a fall in the amount of alcohol sold per person.

A trailer containing £300,000 of wine has been stolen in South Lanarkshire.

The Great British Beer Festival is under way – a celebration of real ale and British pub culture. But in some parts of the UK, pubs are in perilous decline.

Authorities in New Zealand have told a South African chef he is too fat to be allowed to live in the country.

The Duchess of Cornwall has called for a new name for English sparkling wine to match the grandeur of champagne. And for the first time, domestic wine is the most popular in the government’s cellar. Have Britons developed a taste for a home-grown tipple?