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Flourish & Prosper
Helen wrote about Flourish & Prosper earlier this year when owner Sean Welsh selected half a dozen autumn wines for us. We were so taken with his selection, his wonderful shop in Howden and his...
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York Wine Club
Jim Helsby & Terry Herbert of The Wine Club We’ve long been fond of the York Beer and Wine Shop, a specialist shop tucked away off Fishergate that does what it says and more. Jim Helsby is the man...
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International Wine Challenge 2013
Two of our independent wine merchants have picked up gongs in the International Wine Challenge – arguably the largest scale awards in the UK. Byrne’s in Clitheroe, already one of Squidbeak’s favourite...
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The Maven Cocktail Bar
We discovered The Maven Cocktail Bar a few months ago while ‘researching’ the pubs and bars of Leeds. Well, someone’s got to do it, and we think you’ll love it, we did. Finding it is the first...
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The Golden Ball update
Launch party for York's first community pub, the Golden Ball We reported recently about the planned community buy-out of the Golden Ball, one of York’s traditional, unspoilt, neighbourhood pubs....
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The Wine Academy
We’ve written about Karen Hardwick’s monthly wine dinners before, and make no apologies for flagging up her latest series of courses and dinners for January and February because Karen is one of the...
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Le Squidbeak Tour
Leeds Town Hall In case you’ve had your head under the duvet, the 20th Tour de France starts off from Leeds Town Hall on the 5th July and after 191km of pedaling they reach Harrogate (don’t they know...
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Real Staithes Walk and Picnic
Sean & dog Tiff photo Andy Bulmer We’ve long championed Staithes, one of our favourite places along the coast and now we want to tell you about a terrific day out. Real Staithes is a two hour low...
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International Wine Challenge
Earlier this month the Yorkshire Post’s wine writer Christine Austin invited readers to compete for a place as her apprentice at the prestigious International Wine Challenge. We were delighted when...
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Join The Wine Gang
Good news for wine drinkers, writes our wine writer Helen Scott, two upcoming events in Leeds tick the vino lovers’ boxes. I’ve raved about the wine list at Ibérica in Leeds before. Jill has...
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