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Compact, classy and complex Collio

Posted on March 13, 2022March 19, 2022 by Filippo Magnani

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Bordeaux’s accessible classification

Posted on February 18, 2022February 21, 2022 by Richard Lane

Richard Lane laps up wines from two contrasting vintages of Les crus Bourgeois – the hot, volumptuous 2018 and the cooler, tauter 2019. One thing that always ties me up in knots is Bordeaux’s various classification systems. Don’t get me started on the Saint-Emilion classification, and I cannot honestly say I have had the opportunity to taste many of the class growths of the 1855 classification; b...

Historic tradition and future aspirations

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sue Tolson

What can we do better?

Posted on January 23, 2022January 30, 2022 by Wink Lorch

In a very personal piece, drawing on her experiences in France, Wink Lorch considers our role in the mental health of wine producers. I know that we’re supposed to begin the year in an upbeat mood, but for many this is difficult when reflecting on the last 12 months, although what follows has little to do with the pandemic. Before I start, I’m going to be very English and apologise: I’m sorry if ...

Analysing Angélus

Posted on January 23, 2022January 26, 2022 by Jane Anson

The lowdown on Lassègue

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Keith Grainger

Keith Grainger engages in deep conversation on a range of vinous subjects with winemaker Nicolas Seillan, and finds a reborn Saint-Émilion estate that has come of age. How we define and identify quality in wines is a topic that I have written about extensively. Quality may be assessed using many criteria and, to me, one of the most important of these is that a wine should exude ‘a sense of place’...

Mountain magic

Posted on December 19, 2021December 20, 2021 by Filippo Magnani

Filippo Magnani explores the grapes varieties, wines, people, culture and valleys of the Dolomites as he attends the third edition of the Wine Summit, organized by Consorzio Alto Adige Wines. Wine Summit is an extraordinary event which, through the masterful organization of Consorzio Alto Adige Wines, recounts the stories and people behind the wine of this magnificent wine region. Alto Adige is...

Arribes arriba!

Posted on December 15, 2021December 20, 2021 by Amaya Cervera

Virginia Gold: the nascent wines of Barboursville Vineyards

Posted on December 14, 2021December 19, 2021 by Richard Leahy

Let’s talk about Criolla, South America’s native grape varieties, with Amanda Barnes

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Wink Lorch

Wink Lorch tastes and tours through the Criolla grape varieties and wine regions of South America during Amanda Barnes' Let's talk about Criolla webinar earlier this year. There was something intoxicating about this hour, and it wasn’t only that I was one of the lucky ones to receive three wines to taste. “Crrree-oy-ya” intoned Amanda, a fluent South American Spanish speaker, who really knows h...