Noble Rot – Issue 15

Featuring

Meet the godfather of London fine dining Albert Roux to celebrate 50 years of Le Gavroche

Visit Pomerol. From underprivileged part of Bordeaux to becoming one of its most prestigious appellations, top producers like Le Pin and Lafleur still retain a spirit of independence

Welcome one of our all-time food heroes Simon Hopkinson, writing the first in a new series about cooking with wine, and sainted author of Kill Your Friends and No Good Deed, John Niven, as our agony uncle.

Have ‘a quick snifter’ with VICE CEO Shane Smith, the man who turned a Canadian punk fanzine into an international media company

Conduct pseudo-cutting-edge research on whether music makes wine taste better. With a panel featuring BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show hosts Shaun Keaveny and Matt Everitt, and The Wine Advocate’s Neal Martin we taste wines made by Mick Hucknall, Sir Cliff Richard, Nicky Minaj, Fergie and Sting whilst listening to their songs

Present the first in an occasional series of Gastronomic Top Trumps

Feature Rotten opinion pieces and articles about and by Marina O’Loughlin, Jon Bonné, JeanLouis Chave, Stephen Harris, Rowley Leigh, Bruce Poole, Château-Grillet, Jeremy Lee, Kate Spicer, Alice Lascelles, George Reynolds and William Kelley Among much more…