Top tipple
This Chill Bill sparkling red is a real steal and is perfect for barbecues or sipping by the glass in the sunshine. £11.99 at Carruthers & Kent, www.carruthersandkent.com
Great gift idea
The perfect gift for a coffee lover, this Single Origin Selection Box includes four 60g pouches of Baristocracy’s best single origin coffees available as whole beans or ground as needed. The boxes also include coffee cupping instructions and a flavour wheel. Order online or visit the roastery. £15 at Baristocracy, www.baristocracycoffee.com
It’s a cracker
Organic Mad Lab crackers from Belgium come in a range of flavours and these crunchy biscuits are a perfect addition to cheeseboards or meze. Choose from Salt n Pepper, Three Seeds or Black Cumin. All £3 at Victor Indigo November, www.victorindigonovember.co.uk
Coffee culture
Cupper’s Journey’s single origin Colombia coffee offers balanced sweetness with flavours of chocolate and mellow cooked fruit. Sourced from a family business run by Carlos Trujillo and his daughter Paola in Caldono, Cauca, it is priced from £12.50 and is available online at www.cuppersjourney.com
Best burgers
No great barbecue is complete without top-notch burgers and the range at Turbull’s in Alnwick is hard to beat. Our favourites include the Big Dan Burn Burgers (beef, salt, pepper and garlic); the beef, cheese and Marmite burgers; and the Famous Turnbull’s steak burgers. They all feature Aberdeen Angus beef from Neil Gibson of Willowford Beef in Jedburgh, are made fresh in-house, and are available alongside a wide range of barbecue favourites and a few new things to try on the grill this summer. Visit www.turnbullsfood.co.uk
