Chilean and cheerful
	2:47pm Fri 11 Jul 08
	I t is a source of some irritation that the predictive text facility on my mobile phone accepts gr8 as a word (as, I have just learned, does my PC's spellchecker) and yet it rejects what I would call proper' words such as bode and vitriolic.

	A breed apart
	11:41am Fri 30 May 08
	I am beginning to think that I should, for the sake of the English wine industry, stop visiting our 160-odd vineyards. With every visit I make, I bring with me the sort of weather that can wipe out an entire vintage.

	Best brews
	5:31pm Fri 28 Mar 08
	T ipples Brewery, which is just a few miles from Norwich, was founded in 2004 by Jason Tipple. The brewery uses a traditional full mash method to create an exciting range of bottle conditioned beers.

Magic organic

5:29pm Friday 28th March 2008

Sarah McCleery offers her selection of favourite organic wines from around the globe

	Best brews
	10:58am Fri 7 Mar 08
	Jennings Brewery, in the historic Cumbrian market town of Cockermouth, was established in 1828 by John Jennings, a local farmer, and remained an independent brewery until it was acquired by Marston's PLC in 2005.

	Mad about Austria
	10:56am Fri 7 Mar 08
	The tills are alive to the taste of grüner, writes Sarah McCleery

	Best brews
	11:36am Tue 12 Feb 08
	More and more people are beginning to realise that cider is both delicious and refreshing. A huge variety of traditional ciders are now easily available to try - and many micro-breweries are springing up to produce cider. Here are three of my favourites.

	Motley Cru
	11:33am Tue 12 Feb 08
	Sarah McCleery falls for the produce of the less well-known Grand Cru vinyards

	Best beers
	2:51pm Mon 11 Feb 08
	Dark winter months call for quality premium beer with guts, which is exactly what the London brewers Fullers produce. You will find these beers at both Waitrose and Sainsbury.

	Secrets of the cellars
	2:49pm Mon 11 Feb 08
	Sarah McCleery takes some time out to focus on her wine-tasting plans for 2008