Believe it or not, the wine range at the decidedly downmarket ASDA supermarket chain, now owned by Walmart, has been revitalised by a Francophile Master of Wine. Philippa Carr MW admits that she...

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...

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...

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...

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 : Developing. Main grapes : Cannonau, Carignano (red); Vermentino, Nuragus, Torbato (white). Sardinia, Sardegna in Italian, is more than an island, it is only...

In a nutshell: Dessert wine tradition but in complete transformation. Main grapes: Catarratto, Inzolia (white); Nero d'Avola, Nerello Mascalese (red). Sicily is as...

The wines produced in the hinterland of Naples were famously fine in Ancient Roman eyes. The Falerno del Massico DOC is named after the most famous Roman wine Falernum and the grape variety...

In a nutshell: Cheap blending wine but improving fast. Main grapes: Negroamaro, Montepulciano, Primitivo (red). Puglia, Apulia in English, on the heel of Italy's boot,...

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...

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...

Grenache is an unlikely hero of a grape. Reviled or at best ignored in much of the world, it is the grape chiefly responsible for two of the great, and increasingly celebrated, red wines of the...

To celebrate the 10 th anniversary of its premium range of own-label products, Britain’s biggest retailer recently decided to show off its current complete, 85-strong range of Tesco...

Melanie Jones runs quaffersoffers.co.uk and is about to take the Master of Wine exam. She has also been very helpful on this site, transcribing tasting notes and transferring them into the...