Wise wine tips for Christmas, plus last-minute boozy gifts

What temperature should wines be served at? When should you decant? Useful drinks tips, plus four last-minute buys for gifts

Rare whisky market flooded with fakes, says dealer

Lab tests found 21 out of 55 bottles of allegedly vintage scotch were counterfeit

Luxury Living Alongside Hyde Park

  London Living is known for being luxurious but often rather cramped, stuffy, and often grey (but you can’t change the weather!) With wonderful spaces positioned all around London offering residents the opportunity to, if lucky, have a wonderfully rich green space such as Richmond park, Greenwich Park, or Clapham Common, within a quick stroll … Read more

The cult of ‘smellness’: what’s behind the extraordinary rise in sales of scented candles?

One website has seen a 180% spike in sales – and it’s not just the luxury end of the market that is booming

The best thing I ate in 2018

Tacos in Philadelphia, doughnuts in Cleethorpes, grilled lamb in Istanbul – cooks and writers including Prue Leith, Nathan Outlaw and Clare Smyth pick their culinary highlights

The quest for a perfect panettone

The thrice-risen Italian favourite is now a seasonal staple in the UK. But can new fanciful flavours beat the golden, fruit-studded classic?