Mead
The last time I drank mead was 7 April 1978. It was my 18th birthday and —unforgettably — it was…
Kent’s sparkling wine
Driving home through Kent the other day, I was struck by how much the topography has changed. When I was…
The first Spectator cruise
It’s a complete recipe for disaster of course. By which I mean being trapped at sea with The Spectator’s ‘Low…
The Marche
When I first visited the Marche a dozen years ago, folk who knew about such things tapped their noses and…
Cuba: Intoxicating city
It’s not just the mojitos that make your head spin in Havana, writes Jonathan Ray
