Three months have now passed since I started as a vineyard worker at Gusbourne Estate. During those months I have rubbed buds, wound wires, blown leaves, tied vines, knifed nets, and even gathered grapes. Sometimes it has been sunny and fair, sometimes decidedly not so. However, two things remain. More...

Over the first eight months of 2008, international exports of French wine decreased by 10% in volume, so perhaps it's good news that the French ministry of agriculture is forecasting a drop of around 15% in yields for the 2008 harvest. Well it would be good news if that drop were at the. More...

I don’t often post tasting notes on wines that are more than a century old here but below are descriptions of no fewer than six centenarian wines from an extraordinary source that is just beginning to emerge on the international (and Australian) marketplace. Yalumba’s UK importers Negociants. More...

There were some very serious and well-made wines here – quite a change from the mass-market retailers. None of the wines is cheap and a few are overpriced, but they are generally satisfying. They were obviously pleased to have wrested Castello di Ama in Chianti Classico from Armit. We. More...

Just a few quick observations between tastings - many of them of a range of 2007 Rhônes. The north seems very much more varied than the south, with an almost mind-boggling array of styles in the north, from unreconstructed winemaking reminiscent of the 1960s to super-flash polish.. More...

Below are notes on some top-quality wines that are actually ready to drink, and available to British wine lovers by the single bottle – admittedly provided another 11 are bought. Majestic wine warehouses in the UK may have reported less brilliant financial results recently (see here ). More...

Willi Klinger was Angelo Gaja’s right hand man from 2000 to 2006. Here are his most memorable restaurants in the Langhe region of Piedmont, updates from the previous edition of this list in pink. I really enjoyed travelling around the globe for Angelo Gaja. But it was in the Langhe. More...

Mel Jones, currently working on her Master of Wine dissertation, gives us her impressions of 54 of the wines from the main range that Britain’s Majestic chose to show off to the press this season. Wines are listed in the order they were shown. See Majestic’s usual schemes to offer its. More...

From £6.83, €10, Can$19.99 and $22.25 Find this wine I’m highlighting this hugely appealing, well-distributed southern Rhône red because, of use to many British wine lovers at least, it is currently on special offer at 192 Waitrose supermarkets, down from £8.99 to. More...

Richard Corrigan (seen here in his younger days at The Lindsay House, Soho) has just opened Corrigan’s Mayfair and, fortunately, the food is a lot less confusing than the location. For those with a long memory, the restaurant is in the site formerly occupied by Chez Nico, of Nico Ladenis. More...