Week in pictures

The Olympic rings provided a glamorous backdrop for the UK launch of the Anna de Codorníu blanc de noirs, held at Searcys’ St Pancras Champagne bar, which has taken on the product as its first Cava.

The blindingly bright sunshine yellow Campo Viejo stand complemented the bright blue skies enjoyed on the day of the annual Wines from Spain tasting at Old Billingsgate in London

db stumbled upon this cabinet of curiosities in the loo at newly-launched Peruvian restaurant Ceviche in Soho – curiouser and curiouser.

Want to get to the bottom of Zinfandel’s relationship to Primitivo and Plavac Mali? The Zinfandel Advocates and Producers explained all during their masterclass at the annual Wine Institute of California tasting in London this week.

Charles Metcalfe receives his special award from the Portuguese ambassador Dr João da Vallera in recognition of his long-standing support and commitment to promoting Portuguese wines and food abroad.

Lot18 founder Philip James (far left) shares a group hug with his UK team at the London launch of his wine e-commerce website at Quo Vadis in Soho.

One of the many colourful wines enjoyed at the Lot18 launch in London

French actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo and director Michel Hazanavicius celebrate their numerous Oscar wins with Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque.

Tom Harrow, Matt Walls and Robert McIntosh discuss the merits of Twitter with Lot18 and Snooth founder Philip James at Quo Vadis in Soho.

Open wide – db‘s ever-enthusiastic sub-editor Tania Sansom attempts to feed Peruvian architect Jack Schneider at the launch of Ceviche in Soho, which he designed.

After a busy press week, db deputy-editor, Gabriel Savage, and events and marketing manager, Marinel FitzSimons, jetted off to Switzerland to get away from it all with some mid-season skiing.