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Seven Scots take honours at wine and spirits awards
Seven Scots were honoured as some of only 440 people in world this year to be awarded the coveted WSET Diploma from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). Three outstanding individuals were also announced as the winners of prestigious wine and spirits industry awards. Over 500 of the most influential wine and spirits professionals…
Read MoreAll change around Perth in a sign of the times
It’s a sign of the times in Perth. The establishment of the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) has granted Perth university city status, and as a result , boundary signs acknowledging the city’s new rank have been installed on roads leading to Perth. Offering further and higher education programmes, approximately 3000 students were…
Read MoreVega Sicilia: when the taste lives up to the hype
Peter Ranscombe is careful not to get carried away with the excitement of trying Spain’s undisputed top wine and is relieved when the liquid matches its reputation. YOU know a wine is special when it gets its own mention in your old course textbook. The entry for Vega Sicilia in the Oxford Companion to Wine…
Read MoreCampaigners bid to protect Aberdeenshire countryside from road development
A campaign to protect Aberdeenshire’s famous Bennachie hills from development during the expansion of the A96 is gathering pace. The Scottish Government plans that the A96 Inverness-Aberdeen road will be upgraded/re-routed to dual carriageway status by 2030, but two of the route options under consideration around Inverurie will impact Bennachie and its surrounding areas. Design…
Read MoreScots firm is a positive role model at The Fashion Awards
A Scottish tequila company is celebrating after a successful evening as the tequila supplier at Monday night’s star-studded The Fashion Awards. UWA Tequila from Aberdeenshire, which officially launched to the UK market at the prestigious event, secured the opportunity with event organisers, the British Fashion Council back in September. The prestigious awards ceremony took place…
Read MoreScottish Borders Heritage Festival was a massive success
The biggest Scottish Borders Heritage Festival to date attracted almost 33,000 visitors during September, and brought an estimated £1.45million into the area. The number of visitors was up from 20,517 in 2016 and 4,490 in 2015. Celebrating heritage sites through light, music, storytelling, re-enactment, theatre and performance, the month long 2017 festival saw more than…
Read MoreA rural gem that’s still close to the big cities
Kirkfield Lodge is an attractive small holding in a rural location within commuting distance of Glasgow and Edinburgh. This is a four-bedroom property, with dining kitchen, two bathrooms, two public rooms, sun room and large study. There are two entrances but the property is commonly accessed through an adjoining porch which leads from the tarmac parking…
Read MoreVoting opens to decide the nation’s #ScotWord
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has launched a nationwide vote to ask Scotland to choose its #ScotWord from a selection which have been made by the young people of Scotland. Young people have been the driving force behind #ScotWord from the outset of the campaign and in this exciting final phase now lead in widening the discussion around…
Read MorePerformers are honoured at Scots Trad Music Awards
The biggest and best names in Scots trad music were honoured at a glitzy award ceremony in Paisley on Saturday night. The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrated their 15th year in style. Broadcast live on BBC ALBA, BBC Radio Scotland and globally through the BBC ALBA website, the prestigious awards – organised by…
Read MoreScots tequila is in style for the Fashion Awards
Scotland’s first tequila company has secured the opportunity to supply one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion events, The Fashion Awards, with its super premium tequila. UWA Tequila, which launched to the UK market in November, will supply The Fashion Awards 2017 in partnership with Swarovski, with bottles of its platinum blanco and seven-month aged…
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