More than any other singer, Aretha Franklin epitomised soul music in its purest form, effortlessly blurring the boundaries between rhythm & blues and gospel. Jonathan Wingate looks back on the extraordinary life of the Queen of Soul

26 Mar, 2020

An unheralded Parisian tasting in 1976 scandalised France and announced the arrival, in wine terms, of the New World – and naturally, the event was organised by a Brit. Michael Karam meets the man behind the legendary 'Judgment of Paris’

22 Feb, 2020