The week in pictures

St Pancras International launched celebrations marking its 150th anniversary year today when a historic Young’s brewery horse-drawn dray delivered a special celebration ale to the station, originally opened in 1868.

The visit of the dray and horses provided a visual link to the station’s brewing heritage, its beer barrel based construction and its role through the Midland Railway Company in changing Londoners’ drinking habits through access to the brewers and beer of Burton upon Trent. The dray delivered a cask of ‘St Pancras IPA’, commissioned for the anniversary year, to The Betjeman Arms pub located under the station’s iconic roof.

Hosts Liam Payne and Rita Ora with Idris Elba

British GQ selected leading Rhône wine brand Les Dauphins for the magazine’s London Fashion Week Men’s closing dinner. The event, hosted by GQ Editor Dylan Jones and Rita Ora, took place at Berners Tavern on the 8 January 2018, bringing together guests including fashion designers and celebrities along with London Fashion Week Men’s ambassadors.

The Wine Show’s Joe Fattorini gets up close and personal with rapper Tinie Tempah and actor Idris Elba.

The Les Dauphins Blanc de Blancs Sparkling, was selected as an aperitif to be followed by the Les Dauphins Réserve Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2016 and Les Dauphins Grande Réserve Côtes du Rhône Villages 2016.

Neil Phillips aka The Wine Tipster with Tracey Emin.

Rob Buckhaven, Jason Atherton, Joe Fattorini and Neil Phillips.

The wine was accompanied by a menu created by Jason Atherton and his team at Berners Tavern.

Importer Flint Wines held its 2016 Burgundy En Primeur Tasting on Tuesday at One Whitehall Place as part of London’s Burgundy Week.

40 Burgundian winemakers were there to represent their domaines, the day ended at Cabotte Restaurant for the traditional ‘Paulée’ where vignerons shared some fantastic older vintages with the guests along with a Burgundian Menu by Head Chef Edward Boarland.

Carlos Moro, president of Bodegas Familiares Matarromera, presented Javier Angulo, director of the Seminci, with the Insignia Dorada de Matarromera in acknowledge of his important work and commitment to the dissemination of art and culture in Spain.

Campaigners in Kent have won CAMRA’s prestigious Pub Saving Award, which recognises communities that save their beloved local pub from closure. Judges were particularly impressed by how the residents of Stockbury, Kent came together to save a 200-year-old pub and turned it into a thriving community hub with social lunches for vulnerable people, book swaps and an internet cafe.

UK residents will be treated to the first episode of new series of The Wine Show, due to air today (12 January) at 7pm on Channel 5. Four new presenters – Jancis Robinson MW, James Purefoy, Stéphane Reynaud and Jaega Wise – will join regulars Joe Fattorini, Amelia Singer, Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys.

db‘s Phoebe French headed to the recently opened Coral Room bar at the Bloomsbury Hotel and was treated to sips including Pleasant Land (a mix of Tapatio Blanco tequila, Ilegal mezcal, mango purée, Orgeat, coriander, lime juice and ginger beer) and the Rosé Reserve 2011 from Sussex sparkling wine producer Hoffmann and Rathbone, a blend of 85% Pinot Noir and 15% barrel fermented Chardonnay, aged for 40 months on lees.