The following tasting notes are compiled from several different tastings held in London in September and October by various importers and merchants. They are organised by style, then...

See full tasting note s on Seppeltsfield and Roussillon wines, including six wines more than 100 years old. There is an upside to unfashionable wines. People don't buy them, so...

In a nutshell : France's New World wine region, with some improving appellations too. Main grapes : Carignan, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut (red); Maccabéo, Grenache...

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 : Deep, sweet, strong wine, mostly very consistently made in many different styles. Main grapes : Touriga Nacional and myriad others. Although there are wines...

In a nutshel l: Spain's centre of fine white wine production. Main grapes : Tempranillo (aka Tinto Fino or Tinto de Toro), Mencía (red); Albariño, Godello, Treixadura and other...

In a nutshell : The home of port, madeira and a host of increasingly modern, often bargain, table wines. Grapes : Rich variety of local specialities. Portugal's advantage in...

adega , winery or cellar. branco , white. colheita , vintage. DOC, Denominação de Origem Controlada , Portugal's equivalent of France's appellation contrôlée,...

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 wet year with rain inconveniently timed in September. But some grapes were also shrivelled by extreme heat. Far from a textbook year. 2005 An exceptionally dry growing...

The world's wine producers spend a lot of time asking themselves and each other how to persuade more people to drink wine. And yet they continue to sell the vast majority of their production in...

In Part One , we looked at how much wine, water, and non-alcoholic drink to provide. Here are some specific suggestions as to what sort of wine to serve at which sort of gathering....

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...

For a long time Tempranillo was ignored by the outside world as a slightly rustic northern Spanish grape of strictly local appeal. It was in the mid 1990s when I was granted my one and only...