Tasting articles by region
To complement the tasting notes search, which lets you find specific wine(s) among the tens of thousands of very assorted tasting notes published on this site, this is a geographically organised guide to all the major tasting articles ever published here. The major horizontal tastings/vintage assessments are listed first within each country or region and then the other articles, either verticals of specific producers or more general themes.
Just scroll down, or use these links to take you to a specific region or country.
Burgundy
Rhône
Champagne
Loire
Alsace
Rest of France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Port
Madeira
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Argentina
Chile
Other
BORDEAUX
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
Bordeaux 2008 Apr 2009
'Superior' Bordeaux 2007 Feb 2010
Bordeaux 2007 in bottle Oct 2009
Bordeaux's 2007 bargains? Jun 2009
Bordeaux 2007 Apr 2008
Bordeaux 2006 - the Southwold review Jan 2010
Bordeaux 2006 Nov 2008
Bordeaux 2006 Sep 2007
Bordeaux 2006 en primeur Apr 2007
Bordeaux 2005 - filling in the gaps Nov 2009
Bordeaux 2005 at four years old Feb 2009
Bordeaux 2005 - the best ever? Oct 2008
Bargain 2005 bordeaux - no oxymoron May 2008
The glory of Graves in 2005 Sep 2008
St-Emilion 2005 Dec 2007
Bordeaux 2005 Nov 2007
Bordeaux 2005 en primeur Apr 2006
Bordeaux 2004 at four years old - Part 2 Dec 2008
Bordeaux 2004 at four years old - Part 1 Aug 2008
Bordeaux 2004 Nov 2006
Bordeaux 2004 May 2006
Bordeaux 2004 en primeur May 2005
Bordeaux 2003 - how are they now? May 2009
Bordeaux 2003 Feb 2008
Bordeaux 2003 Dec 2007
Bordeaux 2003 Nov 2005
Bordeaux 2003 en primeur Apr 2004
Bordeaux 2002 at seven Oct 2009
Bordeaux 2002 Nov 2006
Bordeaux 2002 Nov 2004
Bordeaux 2002 en primeur Apr 2003
Bordeaux 2001 Oct 2007
Bordeaux 2001 - mainly right bank Dec 2005
Bordeaux 2001 Oct 2005
Médoc and Haut Médoc 2001 Sep 2004
Bordeaux 2001 - left bank Apr 2004
Bordeaux 2001 en primeur Apr 2002
Bordeaux 2000 - how are they now? Apr 2009
Bordeaux 2000 - a chance to restock Sep 2008
Bordeaux 1990 and 2000 compared Sep 2007
Bordeaux 2000 Oct 2003
Bordeaux 2000 - the bargains Dec 2002
Bordeaux 1999 reds - how are they now? Jun 2009
Bordeaux 1999 Nov 2003
Bordeaux 1999 Dec 2001
Bordeaux 1998 - first growths et al Mar 2008
Bordeaux 1998 - right bank and Graves Mar 2006
Bordeaux 1997 - first growths at 10 years Aug 2007
Bordeaux 1997 top clarets Sep 2002
Bordeaux 1997 - some bargains Aug 2005
Bordeaux 1997 - Sauternes and Barsac Dec 2001
Bordeaux 1996 - top clarets Mar 2006
Bordeaux 1996 - left bank Sep 2006
Bordeaux 1995 Oct 2005
Bordeaux 1990 and 2000 compared Sep 2007
Bordeaux 1989 first growths, more or less Oct 2002
Bordeaux 1986 - when, oh when? Sep 2002
Bordeaux 1982s - the top, at 25 Mar 2007
Bordeaux 1982 - how great a vintage? Jun 2002
Bordeaux 1982 - an alphabetical listing Jun 2002
Bordeaux 1982 Dec 2001
- MORE BORDEAUX
Iconic bordeaux with Bill Mar 2010
Latour and Pétrus Mar 2010
Namedropping notebooks (mostly Bdx and some other oldies) Mar 2010
Sixty years of Ch Figeac Mar 2010
La Mission and Haut-Brion Mar 2010
Cheval Blanc & Yquem Feb 2010
Ch Lagrange back to 1988 Feb 2010
Pontet-Canet - an object lesson Jan 2010
Maturing red bordeaux Dec 2009
Pichon Lalande back to 1991 Dec 2009
Sociando-Mallet Sep 2009
Palmer back to 1985 Sep 2009
Les Forts, and Ch Latour verticals Jul 2009
Ch Climens back to 1964 May 2009
Errazuriz v The Rest May 2009
Ch Latour 1964-1991 Mar 2009
Assorted mature clarets Feb 2009
Gimblett Gravels v Bordeaux 2005 Feb 2009
Dauga of Bordeaux Jan 2009
Affordable red bordeaux Jan 2009
Everyday red bordeaux Oct 2008
Lynch Bages in great nick Oct 2008
Léoville Poyferré back to 1929 Sep 2008
In praise of white bordeaux Aug 2008
The best bottle of my life? Aug 2008
La Fleur Morange - the carpenter's St-Emilion Jun 2008
La Mission vertical May 2008
Bordeaux - five recent verticals May 2008
Current red bordeaux Apr 2008
1998 first growths 10 years on Mar 2008
Ch Margaux back to 1982 Mar 2008
Ch Gilette - a mini vertical Mar 2008
Moueix chases those Millennials Jan 2008
A wallow in Léoville and Langoa Barton Dec 2007
Yquem from 2003 back to 1899 with Bipin Nov 2007
Chevals back to 1921 with Bipin Nov 2007
Ch Lafleur - the Guinaudeau era Nov 2007
Bordeaux 1995, 1996 and 1998 - drinking well yet? Jun 2007
Four Bordeaux verticals May 2007
Bernard Magrez bordeaux back to 1998 Apr 2007
Cheval Blanc back to two bottlings of the fabled 1947 Apr 2007
Ch La Tour Haut-Brion back to 1947 Feb 2007
Current red bordeaux vintages - a progress report Feb 2007
Old Belgian bottlings at Bonhams Feb 2007
Gruaud Larose - back to 1964 via some high and low spots Oct 2006
Some relatively inexpensive dry white bordeaux Oct 2006
L'Evangile - 1990 back to 1966 Aug 2006
Haut-Brion and its stablemates - 2001 back to 1982 Jun 2006
Judgment of Paris re-run May 2006
Yquem 2002 and other sweet wines Mar 2006
Domaine de Chevalier - 1916-2004 Feb 2006
Yquem 2001 Oct 2005
Ch Montrose - 37 vintages back to 1888 Sep 2005
Twenty vintages of Ch Angélus May 2005
Mouton in top vintages 2001-1982 Nov 2004
Ch Lafleur - a vertical Sep 2004
Yquems from 1784 to 1991 Jun 2004
auternes and Barsac 2003 Apr 2004
Château Pétrus vertical Mar 2004
Some top vintages of Ch Tertre Roteboeuf Jun 2003
La Mission Haut Brion 1985-1999 (and Haut Brion 1989-1990) May 2003
Château Latour 1959-2000 May 2003
A quarter-century of Cheval Blanc Jan 2003
Latour and Lafite - a look back from 1994 to 1978 Oct 2002
Calon Ségur - a vertical Dec 2001
BURGUNDY
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
Burgundy 2008 Jan 2010
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's 2007s Feb 2010
Girardin's 2007s Aug 2009
Burgundy 2007 Jan 2009
2006 top red burgundies 10 Sep 2009
Burgundy 2006 in bottle Apr 2009
Burgundy 2006 Jan 2008
Burgundy 2005 - more Mar 2007
Burgundy 2005 - top producers Feb 2007
Burgundy 2005 - my top wines Feb 2007
Burgundy 2005 Feb 2007
Burgundy 2004 in bottle Feb 2007
Burgundy 2004 - a second look Sep 2006
Burgundy 2004 Feb 2006
Burgundy 2003 in bottle Sep 2005
Burgundy 2003 Jan 2005
Burgundy 2002 Jan 2004
Burgundy 2001 Jan 2003
Burgundy 2000 white grands crus Nov 2002
Burgundy 2000 Jan 2002
Burgundy 1999 May 2002
Montrachet 1999s (and a 2000) Nov 2004
- MORE BURGUNDY
How Fourrier makes wine Dec 2009
DRC Romanée-St-Vivant back to 1969 Dec 2009
Louis Jadot back to 1865 Dec 2009
How Fourrier makes wine Dec 2009
DRC Romanée-St-Vivant back to 1969 Dec 2009
Louis Jadot back to 1865 Dec 2009
Clos de Tart back to 1887 Dec 2009
A taste tour of Échezeaux Dec 2009
Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagnes 1997-2006 Nov 2009
A taste tour of Échezeaux Oct 2009
Sylvain Cathiard - a treat for burgundy lovers Aug 2009
Current white burgundies Jul 2009
d'Angerville back to 1990 May 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Clos de Tart 2007 to 1996 Apr 2009
Burgundy's grandest premiers crus Mar 2009
More Pinots Mar 2009
DRC 2006 Feb 2009
Burgundy v Rheingau Feb 2009
Drouhin - Oregon v Burgundy Feb 2009
Those Goedhuis burgundies Nov 2008
Current - and deceased - white burgundies Aug 2008
Comte Liger-Belair and vintage variation Aug 2008
Chevalier-Montrachet 2000 - all 22 of them Jul 2008
DRC - 2001, 1996 and 1990 Feb 2008
DRC's 2005s Feb 2008
Louis Latour's 2006s Feb 2008
DRC's 2001s Feb 2008
Dujac, Roumier and Rousseau Sep 2007
DRCs at Palais Coburg Jul 2007
Romanée Conti v La Tâche Jul 2007
DRC's 2004s Feb 2007
Glorying in Chevalier Montrachets Dec 2006
DRC's 2002s in bottle Jul 2006
DRC's 2004s tasted from barrel May 2006
DRC's 2003s - and 2001s in bottle Feb 2006
Some DRCs 1996-1966 and an interview with Aubert de Villaine Nov 2005
Louis Latour's 2003s Jul 2005
DRC's 2001s Jul 2005/Feb 2008
Bouchard Père & Fils open up cellar treasures in London May 2005
Louis Jadot's 2002s Feb 2004
Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne 1986-1996 Feb 2004
DRC's 2000s... and some other recent wines Jan 2003
RHÔNE
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
Rhône 2008 guide Nov 2009
Chapoutier's 2008s Jun 2009
Rhône 2007 Dec 2008
Northern Rhône 2006s Apr 2008
Southern Rhône 2006 continued Apr 2008
Châteauneuf 2006 whites Jan 2008
Châteauneuf 2006 reds Jan 2008
Northern Rhône 2005 - a second tranche Mar 2007
Southern Rhône 2005s - a second tranche Mar 2007
Rhône 2005 - Chapoutier really shines Dec 2006
Rhône 2005 Dec 2006
Southern Rhône 2004 - more reds Mar 2006
Southern Rhône 2004 Jan 2006
Rhône 2003 Nov 2004
Châteauneuf 2003s and some 2001s Mar 2005
Northern Rhône 2001 Oct 2007
Very Important 2001 Syrahs/Shirazes Aug 2007
Southern Rhône 2001 reds Jul 2003
More Southern Rhône 2001 reds Dec 2005
Northern Rhône 2000 Jun 2006
Northern Rhône 1999 Jun 2005
Rhône 1998 - not so glorious, alas May 2004/Dec 2004
Northern Rhône 1990ish Feb 2001
- MORE RHÔNE
The Rhône Gang Dec 2009
From the vault - Bonneau v Beaucastel Dec 2009
From the vault - Chave v Chapelle Dec 2009
From the vault - Guigal LaLas 1985-91 Dec 2009
From the vault - Guigal LaLas 1978-89 Dec 2009
Parker's Grenache tasting at WineFuture Nov 2009
Hermitages back to 1990 + Grillet Jul 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Glorious Rhône continued Mar 2009
50 BA Rhônes Nov 2008
Chapoutier's 2007s Jun 2008
Paul Jaboulet Aîné rides again Nov 2007
Tardieu Laurent's 2005 Rhône wines Dec 2006
Clos des Papes 1999-2004 Nov 2006
Jaboulet's 2003s Jun 2006
Current Guigal wines Mar 2006
Hermitage La Chapelle - 2000 back to 1955 Jan 2006
The good news - Châteauneuf 2003s and some 2001s Mar 2005
Great 1996 Shiraz and Syrah taste-off May 2002
Well-preserved Hermitage La Chapelle Jan 2002
CHAMPAGNE
Tasting growers' champagnes Feb 2010
Pol Roger back to 1966 Nov 2009
A half century of Dom Ruinart Oct 2009
Clos des Goisses - a vertical Oct 2009
Great growers' champagnes Jun 2009
Pink and vintage champagnes Mar 2009
Luxury Valentine – Krug Feb 2009
First class champagne? Dec 2008
Current champagnes - including some goodies Sep 2008
2002 champagnes Jul 2008
Pink wines still and sparkling Jun 2008
Non vintage champagne - where's the value? May 2008
Champagne at its best Dec 2007
Scores of delicious champagnes 1992-2003 Jun 2007
Roederer Cristal May 2007
Krug back to 1964 Mar 2007
De luxe champagnes tasted blind Nov 2006
Some great Pol Roger vintages Aug 2006
Vintage champagne, mainly 1998s and 1999s Mar 2006
NV champagnes Oct 2005
NV champagnes Mar 2005
1995 and 1996 champagnes tasted blind Oct 2004
Non vintage champagne - 2003 releases Jul 2003
Top quality champagne Dec 2002
Two great champagne vintages - 1995 and 1996 Apr 2002
Roederer Cristal, Krug, Dom Pérignon - and other luxury cuvées Dec 2001
LOIRE
Huet and Királyudvar Dec 2009
Project Cabernet Franc bears fine fruit Oct 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Two great Sancerre producers May 2006
Huet Vouvrays back to 1947 Jul 2003
ALSACE
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Zind-Humbrecht 2007 Nov 2008
Trimbach's great Rieslings back to 1971 Sep 2008
Alsace 2007 Sep 2008
The world's best dry Rieslings Oct 2004
Zind Humbrecht's 2002s Sep 2004
Trimbach Rieslings Jan 2003
REST OF FRANCE
Limoux Nov 2009
The best rosé in the world? Aug 2009
Provençal rosés Aug 2009
Languedoc-Roussillon Jul 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Brumont, Montus and Bouscassé Mar 2009
A rosy foretaste of summer Feb 2009
Roussillon VDN Nov 2008
France's secret South West May 2008
Le Soula breaks the red barrier Jan 2008
Bargains from the south of France Sep 2007
Languedoc-Roussillon round-up Jan 2007
Great value from all over southern France Jan 2006
Some sizzlingly good southern French whites Jun 2005
Languedoc-Roussillon 2000 - a fine vintage Jun 2002
Mas De Daumas Gassac Jan 2002
Great value from all over southern France Nov 99
GERMANY
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
German 2008s Jun 2009
Grosse Gewächse - 2008 whites and 2007 reds Oct 2009
Grosse Gewächse 2007 Sep 2008
More German 2007s Jul 2008
German 2007s - A-K Jun 2008
German 2007s - L-Z Jun 2008
German Wine Week starts here... Jun 2008
German drier wines 2006 Sep 2007
German sweeter wines 2006 Jun 2007
German Auslese, BA and TBA 2005s Jun 2007
German 2005s Sep 2006
German 2005s - mainly Mosel, Nahe and fruity Jun 2006
German dry Rieslings 2004 Nov 2005
Great 2004s from the Rheinhessen's young turks Oct 2005
German 2004s - what to buy Jul 2005
German wine 2004 Jul 2005
German wine 2003s producers A-M Jun 2004
German 2003s producers N-Z Jun 2004
German wine 2002 Oct 2003
More 2002 Germans Dec 2003
German wine 2001 Sep 2002
- MORE GERMANY
The WineBarn Germans Mar 2010
100 vintages of Riesling Feb 2010
A decade of top German dry Rieslings Oct 2009
MW Spätburgunder tasting Sep 2009
Ahr so Pinot Noir Aug 2009
New wave Germans Jul 2009
Rare sweet German Rieslings May 2009
A final fling with Sylvaner May 2009
Great Sylvaner Apr 2009
Do German dry whites last? Apr 2009
Great dry Rieslings 2002-2007 Apr 2009
Frühburgunder Apr 2009
Burgundy v Rheingau Feb 2009
German v NZ Rieslings Jan 2009
The steepest vineyards of the Mosel Jan 2009
Von Buhl Dec 2008
Mosel Nov 2008
Century of Riesling Jun 2008
Delicious Germanic Pinot Noirs Apr 2008
Some standout Rieslings Nov 2007
Spätburgunders, mainly 2005s Sep 2007
Martin Wassmer - some great Baden wines Apr 2007
Some fascinating Germans from WineBarn Jan 2007
Many more Leitz 2005s Oct 2006
Top 20 picks from 2005 Germans Jul 2006
Those extraordinary Kloster Eberbach treasures Jul 2006
Mould-breaking wines from five young German producers Jun 2006
Bürklin-Wolf - from 1998 to 2002 and beyond May 2006
Undiscovered gold in Rheinhessen May 2006
Egon Müller Scharzhofberger 1949-2004 Dec 2005
How top German Rieslings age May 2005
The world's best dry Rieslings Oct 2004
von Kesselstatt's 2003s Aug 2004
Emrich Schönleber's Nahe 2002s Mar 2004
More young Germans Nov 2003
Some recommended 2002 Germans Oct 2003
Some top J J Prüm wines 1959-2001 May 2003
Some current Rieslings - many delicious and not expensive Mar 2003
Some delicious current German whites Apr 2002
AUSTRIA
Austria – 2008 and 2009 compared Mar 2010
Some great Austrians Nov 2009
Richard goes to Austria Jul 2009
Great dry Rieslings 2002-2007 Apr 2009
Grüner Veltliner extravaganza Mar 2009
Austria's finest - but for how long? Oct 2008
Current Austrian whites - yum, yum Jun 2008
Delicious Germanic Pinot Noirs Apr 2008
Austrian reds Jul 2007
Southern Styrian Sauvignon Blancs Jun 2007
Groovy GVs - mainly 2005s and 2006s Mar 2007
Austrian Grüners and Rieslings, mainly 2004 and 2005 Feb 2006
The world's best dry Rieslings Oct 2004
Kracher's 2001 sweet Austrians May 2004
Wachau Smaragd Rieslings 1999 Jan 2004
ITALY
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
Chianti Classico 2008 and Riserva 2007 Mar 2009
Chianti Classico 2007s Mar 2009
A host of 2006 Tuscans Mar 2009
Amarone 2005 Feb 2009
Piemonte - mainly 2005s Sep 2009
Chianti Classico 2004 and 2005 Riservas Mar 2009
Brunello 2004 - a standout vintage? Jun 2009
Brunello 2004 Dec 2008
More Barolo 2004 Dec 2008
Barolo 2004 - it's all true Jul 2008
Barolo - some 2003s Sep 2007
Piemontese Barberas by the score Jul 2004
Barbera d'Asti and Barbera d'Alba Dec 2003
Brunello di Montalcino - some 2003s Apr 2008
Chianti Classico, mainly Riservas, 2003 and 2004 Jul 2007
Top Tuscan 1999s & 2001s now Sep 2009
Brunello di Montalcino Riservas 2001 May 2007
Brunello di Montalcino 2001 May 2006
Tuscan, especially Chianti Classico, 2001 Oct 2005
Amarone 2000s - la mama v the chef Oct 2009
Barolo 2000 Jun 2004
Classic Supertuscans from great vintages Apr 2005
Top Tuscan 1999s & 2001s now Sep 2009
Brunello di Montalcino 1999 Feb 2004
Brunello di Montalcino 1998 Feb 2003
Chianti Classico 1997-1999 Feb 2002
Brunello di Montalcino 1997 May 2003
Barolo and Barbaresco 1997 Jan 2002
- MORE ITALY
Bolgheri – multiple personality disorder? Mar 2010
More Sassicaia vintages Mar 2010
Sassicaia back to 1975 Mar 2010
Lungarotti Rubesco Riserva back to 1971 Dec 2009
Marche wines can last! Sep 2009
Eight Tuscan verticals Aug 2009
10 great Italians Jun 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Errazuriz v The Rest May 2009
Gaja's 150th Anniversary Apr 2009
30 year-old mountain whites Feb 2009
Italian round-up Feb 2009
Soave but not as we know it Feb 2009
Italian gems Dec 2008
Italian Rieslings Nov 2008
The wine from Del Monte Oct 2008
Prosecco Oct 2008
In praise of Valpolicella and Soave Oct 2008
Badia a Coltibuono back to 1965 Oct 2008
Chianti Classico - some great current buys Jul 2008
Current Barolo and Barbaresco Jun 2008
Buy Brunello while you can Apr 2008
Etna Apr 2008
Current releases from Piemonte Dec 2007
Valtellina Sep 2007
Mainly 2003 Barolos and some exciting Sicilians Sep 2007
Selvapiana's Bucerchiale - 2003 back to 1993 Aug 2007
Felsina Berardenga - 2001 back to 1993 Aug 2007
Conti Costanti's Brunellos - 2003 back to 1988 Aug 2007
Capezzana of Carmignano - 2004 back to 1931! Aug 2007
Argiano of Montalcino - 2001 back to 1981 Aug 2007
Fonterutoli's Siepi - 2004 back to 1993 Aug 2007
Fattoria Le Pupille's Saffredi - 2004 back to 1987 Aug 2007
Fontodi's Vigna del Sorbo and Flaccianello - 2003 back to 1988 Aug 2007
Isola e Olena's Cepparello - 2005 back to 1995 Aug 2007
Current Chianti Classicos - many of serious interest Jul 2007
Brunello di Montalcino 2001 Riservas May 2007
Soldera Case Basse Brunellos back to 1981 Dec 2006
A dozen top Barolos, mainly 2001s Jun 2006
Brunello di Montalcino 2001 May 2006
Ornellaia back to the beginning Mar 2006
Classic Supertuscans from great vintages Apr 2005
Planeta Chardonnays 1994-2001 Jan 2005
Great value from southern Italy Aug 2004
Favorita - an Italian white with a twist Jul 2004
Piemontese Barberas by the score Jul 2004
Barbera d'Asti and Barbera d'Alba Dec 2003
2003 tre bicchiere selections - Mar 2003
Sassicaia - vertical of a veteran Tuscan aristocrat Jun 2002
A few Montefalco reds from Arnald Caprai May 2002
Tenuta di Trinoro - a vertical from the beginning Mar 2002
Ornellaia - so how are the wines? Mar 2002
Current Chianti Classicos - worth the money? Feb 2002
SPAIN
Cigales Feb 2010
Sherry as Montrachet Feb 2010
Parker's Grenache tasting at WineFuture Nov 2009
Torres' single-vineyard wines Oct 2009
New Wave Spanish Jul 2009
What of Spanish white? Jun 2009
Highest scores ever? For sherry! Jun 2009
Vega Sicilia May 2009
Spain's frontiers Apr 2009
Great value Spanish reds Apr 2009
Palacios Spanish highlights Jan 2009
Variety in Rioja Dec 2008
Rueda today Dec 2008
Guia Peñin 2009 Nov 2008
VO(R)S Nov 2008
Montilla PX Oct 2008
New Wave Spanish reds Jul 2008
O Fournier's worldwide range Jul 2008
Top quality sherry Jun 2008
Ancient Marqués de Riscal Jun 2008
Peñín's top Spanish wines Dec 2007
Gallegos of Priorat and Sta. Rita (sic) Nov 2007
More Rioja Nov 2007
Abel Mendoza Monge Nov 2007
Benjamin Romeo Oct 2007
Marqués de Riscal Oct 2007
Ordoñez wines - plus Victor de la Serna's Jun 2007
Ayone for Hondarrabi Zuri? May 2007
Aalto Apr 2007
Alion 1991-2003 and other Vega Sicilia offerings Mar 2007
Nearly 50 top Spanish wines today Nov 2006
Five current Albariños Jul 2006
CVNE riojas back to 1928 Nov 2005
Toro - who makes the best wine? Apr 2005
Pingus - Ribera del Duero superstar Dec 2004
Priorat 2001 - Jul 2004
La Guia's three-seal wines Nov 2003
Modern Vega Sicilia, et al Oct 2003
Some current favourite riojas Dec 2002
PORTUGAL
Good old Dão May 2009
Great Wines from Portugal May 2009
Douro Dec 2008
Quinta do Vesuvio Dec 2008
Portugal's hugely distinctive whites May 2008
Fifty good to very good Portuguese table wines Mar 2008
Douro 2005 table wines Dec 2007
Portugal old and new Apr 2007
Some great wines from Portugal Jun 2005
Exciting table wines from port country Feb 2005
Luis Pato's reds - a match for fine bordeaux Aug 2004
Some top Dãos plus Luis Pato's latest releases Aug 2003
PORT
- MAJOR HORIZONTALS
2007 vintage ports Part 2 May 2009
2007 vintage ports Part 1 May 2009
2005 vintage ports and some Douro too Jun 2008
Forty-ish 2003 vintage ports assessed May 2005
Vintage port 2000 Jul 2002
Vintage port 1997 Nov 2004
1977 vintage port - a complete assessment Apr 2002
Vintage ports back to 1970 Oct 2004
- MORE PORT
Quinta do Vesuvio vertical Dec 2008
Ports aplenty Nov 2008
Quinta do Noval in glorious sunshine Oct 2008
Fonseca et al Sep 2008
Some Symington vintage port plums - 2004 back to 1927 Sep 2006
96 vintage ports back to 1970 Oct 2004
MADEIRA
Madeira needs you Feb 2010
Great madeira and 'madeira' Dec 2009
Exceptional Leacock Madeiras Dec 2008
Barbeito Nov 2008
Fine and rare madeira back to 1795 Oct 2006
Seriously rare, ancient madeiras Mar 2003
Madeira Feb 2003
Madeira - taking 200 years in its stride Mar 2002
SOUTH AFRICA
Great new South Africans Nov 2009
Pinotage - misunderstood? Nov 2009
South African reds - a mixed bag Jun 2009
Swartland and Paardeberg's finest May 2009
Jewels from South Africa May 2009
Vin de Constance - a vertical Feb 2009
Superior South African whites Sep 2008
Top South African wines assessed Mar 2008
Latour, Harlan, Screaming Eagle, Moss Wood, Vergelegen... Feb 2008
Swartland - land of promise May 2007
Cape Winemakers Guild South Africans and others Dec 2005
AUSTRALIA
Jacob's Creek revealing verticals Feb 2010
Chardonnays – Oz v the rest Feb 2010
The oldest vines in the world? Feb 2010
Don't write off Australia! Dec 2009
Parker's Grenache tasting at WineFuture Nov 2009
Do Australian wines age? Oct 2009
Yalumba - wines that last Sep 2009
Landmark - fortified wines Sep 2009
Landmark - sparkling wines Aug 2009
Landmark - top red ambassadors Aug 2009
Landmark - Pinot Noir Aug 2009
Landmark - Chardonnay Aug 2009
Landmark - alternative varieties Jul 2009
Landmark - Cabernet Sauvignon and blends Jul 2009
Landmark - Sauvignon and Semillon Jul 2009
Landmark - bottled Australian history Jul 2009
Landmark - Shiraz and blends Jul 2009
Penfolds' Bin 389 vs Grange Jun 2009
Landmark - Riesling Jun 2009
Landmark - Australia's regional classics Jun 2009
Top Australians in London Jun 2009
Penfolds' latest top releases May 2009
Australia's Italian varieties Mar 2009
Mornington Peninsula's delicate Pinots Mar 2009
Eminent Victorians Mar 2009
More Pinots Mar 2009
Australia's Sauvignons soar Feb 2009
Crunchy Valentine - Oz fizz Feb 2009
Australian bargains Feb 2009
Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet Jan 2009
Seppeltsfield ancient stickies Nov 2008
Great Granges back to 1955 Oct 2008
Penfolds' great 1990s Oct 2008
Some great white Australians Aug 2008
Crawford River Riesling back to 1989 Jul 2008
The landmarks of Australian wine May 2008
Penfolds Grange 2003 and other icons May 2008
Australian Semillons Feb 2008
Twenty of Australia's finest Rieslings Feb 2008
The New Australia - 250 wines Feb 2008
First Class Australian reds Oct 2007
Australian Chardonnays - finesse and longevity Sep 2007
Those Australian whites Aug 2007
Very Important 2001 Syrahs/Shirazes Aug 2007
Yering Station Jul 2007
New releases from Penfolds Jun 2007
Mitolo 2005s Feb 2007
Mainly Mitolo Jan 2007
Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio in Australia Nov 2006
Australian reds - heartening consistency Oct 2006
Australian dry Rieslings Oct 2006
Australian Pinot Noir - an oxymoron no longer Aug 2006
Some notable dry Rieslings, mainly Australian Jan 2006
Domaine A - a most unusual Tasmanian Dec 2005
Glaetzer's 2004 Barossa Shiraz Nov 2005
An Australian Verdelho with a fine track record Sep 2005
Barossa - big, bold and sometimes beautiful Jul 2005
RSVP - Australia v Rest of the World Jun 2005
Some of the finest trans-Tasman Cabernets May 2005
Great Australian Rieslings back to 1973 Oct 2004
The world's best dry Rieslings Oct 2004
Coonawarra and other Oz classics Oct 2004
Assorted current Australian Shirazes May 2004
Great Australian Tasting May 2004
Jeffrey Grosset Clare Valley Rieslings Sep 2003
Some current Australian Shirazes Sep 2003
Hill of Grace and its little brother - verticals back to the 1970s Mar 2003
Some current Rieslings - many delicious and not expensive Mar 2003
Some favourite new releases from old Australian vines Feb 2003
Australian Shiraz Nov 2002
Some great Western Australian Cabernets Aug 2002
Great 1996 Shiraz and Syrah taste-off May 2002
Margaret River Cabernet 1998 Dec 2001
NEW ZEALAND
NZ's new crop, incl sweet wines Feb 2010
Hidden treasure in Hawkes Bay Nov 2009
Four top NZ wineries Sep 2009
Old and New Zealand Jul 2009
Kusuda wines May 2009
Extreme wines from Les Caves May 2009
Some of NZ's best Mar 2009
Central Otago's toothsome 2007s Mar 2009
NZ Pinots - how good? Mar 2009
More Pinots Mar 2009
Gimblett Gravels v Bordeaux 2005 Feb 2009
NZ Sauvignons - 2008 marathon Jan 2009
NZ v German Rieslings Jan 2009
Saint Clair Pioneer Block Sauvignon and Pinot Oct 2008
More bright stars from New Zealand Feb 2008
Fifty bright stars from New Zealand Feb 2008
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Nov 2007
Sauvignon Blanc styles analysed Nov 2007
Central Otago revisited Sep 2007
New releases from New Zealand Nov 2006
Some of the finest trans-Tasman Cabernets May 2005
New Zealand Pinot Noirs - mainly 2003s Mar 2005
New Zealand's Pinot Noirs Mar 2003
USA
Ridge retrospective Mar 2010
Washington and Oregon treasures Feb 2010
Some American gems Dec 2009
Oregon Pinot v the rest Dec 2009
Ridge - low tech, high tech Dec 2009
Great madeira and 'madeira' Dec 2009
Parker's Grenache tasting at WineFuture Nov 2009
Finger Lakes Rieslings 15 Sep 2009
The consummate Ashes wine 24 Aug 2009
2006 California Cabernets Aug 2009
Can Oregon wines last? Aug 2009
Eyrie Chardonnays back to 1970 Jul 2009
Domaine Drouhin from Year Zero Jul 2009
Great old Mondavi Cabs Jun 2009
Errazuriz v The Rest May 2009
Ridge Monte Bello Apr 2009
California Pinot Noirs Mar 2009
More Pinots Mar 2009
Drouhin - Oregon v Burgundy Feb 2009
2006 Zinfandels to savour Jan 2009
Evening Land - a name to watch Nov 2008
Favia Wines - worth the wait Aug 2008
Terrific Pacific Rim Rieslings Aug 2008
Some solid American values Aug 2008
200+ Napa Valley Cabernets May 2008
Ste Michelle's decadent dessert wines Feb 2008
Latour, Harlan, Screaming Eagle, Moss Wood, Vergelegen... Feb 2008
Ramey's confidently neo-classical Chardonnays Dec 2007
Gallegos of Priorat and Sta. Rita (sic) Nov 2007
First Class American reds Nov 2007
Etude - a Napa Valley study Nov 2007
Harlan and Screaming Eagle Nov 2007
Longshadows Oct 2007
New York wines - a snapshot Sep 2007
Opus One - 2005 back to the beginning Jul 2007
Chateau St Jean - back to 1996 Jan 2007
Dundee Hills Pinot Noirs Dec 2006
Spottswoode Cabernets back to 1982 Oct 2006
Saintsbury Pinot Noir - a poignant vertical Sep 2006
Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir Sep 2006
Murphy on Rubicon Sep 2006
Russian River Valley flavours Jul 2006
Jackson Family California wines Jun 2006
Judgment of Paris re-run May 2006
Staglin Family Vineyard 1989-2002 Aug 2005
A Viader vertical Nov 2004
Opus One - a vertical Sep 2004
Recent Oregon vintages and Lemelson Pinots Sep 2004
Some current California offerings Nov 2003
Oregon Pinot Noir Jul 2003
Shafer Hillside Select 1978-1999 Jun 2003
Assorted Californian Wines Mar 2002
ARGENTINA
Malbecs overpriced and great value Jan 2010
Argentina's superstar reds Jul 2009
Great value from Argentina Apr 2009
Argentine shine - 100 TNs Oct 2008
O Fournier's worldwide range Jul 2008
Argentine icons - and some other wines Apr 2008
Premium Argentine Malbecs Oct 2007
Mendoza Malbec over four decades May 2007
Malbec - Argentina's very own grape Dec 2004
CHILE
Chile's first classic - Don Melchor Dec 2009
Trench warefare in Chile Dec 2009
100 Chileans of note Oct 2009
Does Chile make decent Pinot? Sep 2009
Errazuriz v The Rest May 2009
Chile - standout Syrahs and Sauvignons Sep 2008
O Fournier's worldwide range Jul 2008
Southern Chile Jun 2008
Altaïr - a Chilean vertical Jan 2008
Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Nov 2007
Sauvignon Blanc styles analysed Nov 2007
Some Chilean benchmarks Aug 2006
Almaviva - 1996-2003 Jan 2006
Chileans of interest to serious wine lovers Sep 2003
Chile - the top wines Jun 2002
OTHER
Hungary for change Feb 2010
A wine wave from Mexico Jan 2010
Romanian wines today Jan 2010
Huet and Királyudvar Dec 2009
New Georgians Dec 2009
The best of North Africa Nov 2009
Soviet wine archive Oct 2009
Russian wines Oct 2009
BC wines assessed - an update Aug 2009
England's best wines? Jul 2009
Richard goes to Croatia Jul 2009
Greeks make an impression Jun 2009
Modern Turkish wines Jun 2009
Tunisian wine May 2009
Wine in Egypt May 2009
Kosovo, Georgia & India Apr 2009
Hatzidakis experiments on Santorini Mar 2009
Belgian beers Mar 2009
Best Brazilian wines Mar 2009
A Luxembourg selection Oct 2008
Pink wines still and sparkling Jun 2008
Lebanese wines Jul 2008
Modern Hungary Jun 2008
Chinese wine for foreigners Jun 2008
Blue notebook - May-Jun 2004 Mar 2008
Chinese wine Mar 2008
English sparkling wine v champagne Mar 2008
Slovenian wines Mar 2008
Some top Cabernets Dec 2007
A taste of Romania Oct 2007
Wines from some top Israeli producers Aug 2007
Some better wines from Cyprus Jul 2007
A look at some of the best Brazilian wines Jun 2007
Wines from four centuries - a dinner in Ontario Feb 2007
Some promising wines from Uruguay Feb 2007
How we celebrated the arrival of 2007 Jan 2007
The crème de la crème of...Canada Jan 2007
Greek wines today Dec 2006
Recommended pinks and light reds for high temperature drinking Jun 2006
Scores of pink wines - some really lovely Jun 2005
Ch Musar - a vertical May 2005
Around the world in 13 Rolland wines Apr 2005
New vintages of old favourites Feb 2005
English Wines of the Year Sep 2004
My favourite Greek wines Jul 2004
Some great sweet wines Jul 2004
How good are BC wines? May 2004
Some current Hungarian wines Jan 2004
Some Slovenian wines Apr 2003
Some top Israeli wines Jun 2002
