19 May -  STOP PRESS. Nick is rapidly returning to full strength but will not be publishing his regular Saturday restaurant reviews until 7 July, so there are still slots of be filled by you with potentially winning articles before then. Keep those reviews coming in. I expect to announce... More...

6 May - Just to remind you that, owing to Nick's scheduled gut operation, from which he is making excellent progress now, I was unable to go to Bordeaux to taste the 2011 primeurs. Julia Harding MW went instead and did a first-class job, publishing an awe-inspiring set of tasting notes in... More...

It is often observed that the occasional non-sparkling wines of the Champagne region provide a most compelling argument in favour of bottle fermentation. The same is largely true for England: while English fizz routinely sparkles, English still wine too often falls flat. Many of... More...

This is the text of a letter from Aubert de Villaine of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti to those on the mailing list for Daniel Johnnes' Paulée de New York, but I'm sure he would like you to read it and, ideally, act on it too. Getting in with Aubert sounds like a good idea to me…... More...