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...

London wine merchant Swig , who sell 'artisan wines from around the world', has invited purple pagers to a walk-around tasting of '30 very special Italian wines' selected from the Best 100 Wines...

The following selection of notes are the highlights of the Christmas list of the Wine Society, the British institution that is a mail order wine retailer owned by its members. It’s a condensed...

First an apology to the many visitors here who do not live in the UK and are therefore not within reach of a branch of our most famous retailer (especially of underwear - hence the image, not...

Gambero Rosso, publisher of the powerful annual Italian wine guide Vini d'Italia with its coveted tre bicchiere awards, has just announced the top award-winners in its 2009 guide. They appear...

List of maps by country France Burgundy Côte d’Or: The Quality Factor Beaune town plan Côte de Beaune: Santenay Côte de Beaune: Meursault Côte de Beaune:...

In a nutshell: Italy's most terroiriste area with strong similarities to Burgundy. Main grapes: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto (red); Moscato, Cortese, Arneis (white). Of all...

In a nutshell: Italy's dynamic wine powerhouse. Main grapes: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon (red); Trebbiano (white). It may seem logically and geographically absurd to...

Please note that italics refer to grape varieties that have their own entries in this guide to hundreds of the most significant grapes currently grown around the world to produce red, and...

Please note that italics refer to grape varieties that have their own entries in this guide to hundreds of the most significant grapes currently grown around the world to produce white...

2006 A coolish summer was followed by an Indian summer punctuated by two bouts of rain but the grapes were healthy enough to withstand them. Promising. 2005 Reduced crop of decent...

2006 Very promising vintage with a steady, prolonged growing season and well balanced wines. 2005 Grapes had to be picked before the rain really set in if decent wine was to be...

The Muscat grape may not be thought of as one of the great international classics but its history is many times longer than that of such newcomers as Cabernet Sauvignon for example. It was almost...

No grape has known such a dramatic upgrade in its fortunes and image in the last 20 years than Barbera in Piemonte, north west Italy.   This grape was once regarded as rather ordinary,...

If Pinot Noir is the world's most tantalising grape, Nebbiolo runs it a close second - for very similar reasons. While the red burgundy grape has been extremely unwilling to travel happily from its...