The week in pictures

A frightening look for db’s David Hennelly at the Côtes du Rhône Halloween quiz night, which team db won (for the second year in a row).

How db’s Marinel FitzSimons didn’t win the best costume prize at the Côtes du Rhône Halloween quiz night for this pumpkin, was one of the great mysteries of the night.

Georgie Healey (centre) and Sam Healey (right) of Healey’s Cyder collect their Best of Ciders award at Taste of the West 2012 from judge Tim Maddams (left).

Francesco Mazzei, head chef of L’Anima, toasts the table with ES Primitivo from Puglian winemaker Gianfranco Fino during a Grossi Wines dinner.

This picture from Mike Lewis shows some terrible boxes at a winery in Burgos, Spain.

One of the more flamboyant wine labels at the Berry Bros new releases tasting at the merchant’s St James’s Street flagship this week.

Harvey Nichols fifth floor terrace was turned into a winter wonderland this week with the launch of its Stolichnaya Freeze by Elit terrace, where fiery ginger cocktails and mini hotdogs warmed our cockles.

Jancis Robinson MW is presented with the Commendador do Ordem do Mérito Empresarial medal by the Portuguese ambassador.

Mauricio González-Gordon, president of González Byass, cradles a new release bottle of Dos Palmas Fino at the GB showcase tasting at RIBA.

db enjoyed devouring this meat mountain at a Grossi Wines dinner at L’Anima this week, which paired wonderfully with an opulent Puglian Primitivo

US-born Nyetimber marketing manager Christian Holthausen does his best impression of an Englishman at the sparkling wine producer’s vineyards in Sussex.

While at the Berry Bros tasting, db couldn’t help but notice this fetching collection of red trousers. We’re not sure what the caption says, but it’s yours for £115.

The wine trade rugby team, sponsored by Birra Moretti, shows off its smart new kit as it celebrates a second victory in a row. The team defeated a BNP Paribas/PricewaterhouseCoopers opposition in a decisive 55-14 result.

Guests enjoy the dinner at the 2012 Golden Rum Barrel Awards.

Managing director of PR firm Proven Communication Bryony Wright dons her witch outfit as the team prepares to cycle in costume from Bristol to Bath as part of the Sue Ryder Big Wigs Challenge.

The world’s largest bottle of single malt Scotch, containing 105.3 litres of whisky is unwrapped at the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh after making its journey from the Tomintoul Distillery in the Scottish Highlands.