We start a series of tasting notes on the three great fortified wines with Julia on port. With such great variety – from fresh, delicate tawny and colheita ports to rich, sweet,...

A few months ago I was introduced to the new wine label, Evening Land Vineyards (see tasting notes and more background here ), which produces some particularly impressive wines from Oregon and...

It seems only a moment ago that Tesco, Britain’s dominant supermarket, were moving firmly upmarket with a dramatically increased finer wine range (see Tesco – speccing up a bit? ). And it...

The Argentine wine scene continues to be affected by the arrival of new Chilean investors who have so far invested in areas such as Luján de Cuyo, La Consulta, Perdriel and Agrelo. Based on...

On 4 Sep – by coincidence, the first day of their harvest in the Douro – Australian-trained Taylor Fladgate Partnership winemaker David Guimaraens gave a tutored tasting of nine Fonseca ports...

See related thread in Members' forum   In this collection of 77 wines offered this autumn by Sainsbury’s, one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains locked in mortal combat with the...

In a nutshell : Distinctive reds, a good range of whites, some bargains and increasingly convincing answers to international styles. Main grapes : Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon,...

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...

This barren plateau between Valladolid and Aranda, self-styled roast lamb capital of the world, is currently producing some of Spain's most admired red wines, to the continuing amazement of the...

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...

David Churchill, Toronto : I was recently reading about Allesverloren's - momentary sidebar: this has got to be my favourite winery name in the world, as it means "all is lost" - port. In...

I am indebted to Jon Hicke of Canada for having transposed my 'food + wine' recommended pairings into this 'wine, then food' listing. This first part of the list is ordered alphabetically by...