Good wine comes from more places than you might think, branch out and try new grapes and regions from Alsace to Uruguay
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Unusual Wines – try something new
Try a different grape varieties and regions from Alsace to Morocco, you will find good value and delicious wines off the beaten track
Luxury duck houses: fabulous for fowl
Palatial duck houses, made famous by the MPs' expenses scandal, are fabulous for fowl. But do these luxury duck houses offer quacking good value, asks Charlotte Mackaness
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment Art Exhibition at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, 23rd – 26th April.
Do not miss the chance to see and buy stunning paintings by Daniel Crane, Tom Hoar and Katie Scorgie. The HCMR are shown at their glittering best. Buy military art…
British gunmakers
British gunmakers are the blue bloods of the industry. Douglas Tate picks the best of British gunmakers
Watson Bros. Over-and-Under Pair
A pair of London guns made by Watson Bros for Ray Ward without the help of CNC machine tools
Hind hunting
Moorland hunting is wild and wonderful. The Devon and Somerset and Quantock staghounds have a long season and are still showing sport.
What is the hardest shot?
The hardest shot at the end of the 19th century was the pheasant in all its guises. But what is the hardest shot today?
Fishing for early trout
The early fly-fisher may just catch the trout. Choose your river carefully, fish nymphs and dries and a trout will be in your sights
How to find a ‘Puffin Billie’?
A neighbour was given a "Puffin Billie" as a wedding present. This gadget is about 2ft long and when blown it kindles the dying embers of a log or coal…