On the grapevine

Great Northern Wine in Ripon will host a tasting given by Elias and Lucy Kurner from Lebanese Fine Wines on March 24. Tickets cost £10 and wines from Domaine des Tourelles and Clos de Cana will be on show. Ring 01765 606767 for details.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Mar 2010, 14:00 BST

Updated 5th Mar 2010, 14:01 BST

Rising stars

Last week saw five teams of sommeliers and chefs from restaurants across the North East and Scotland battle it out for a place in the final of Champagne Jacquart's Rising Stars Trophy. To qualify, both sommelier and chef had to be under 35 years old. The winner of our regional heat came from Restaurant Number One at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. Valiant competition came from The General Tarleton in Ferrensby, Nonna's in Chesterfield, Winteringham Fields in North Lincolnshire and Oulton Hall in Leeds.

Losing its fizz

In the wake of new legislation forbidding the use of the name Prosecco on any wine that does not come from the specific region of Prosecco in northern Italy, wine labelled "Rosecco" has been seized by Italian authorities. A consignment of 14,400 bottles of pink fizz, bearing Marks and Spencer's brand, were deemed to have been labelled with a name rather too close to Prosecco.

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