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...

This book may be subtitled 'The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine' but I am deeply indebted to Benjamin Wallace, author of the latest account of the Rodenstock affair, The...

Anyone remotely interested in fine wine should read this excellent article on Wine Spectator's website. Energetically run by the relatively youthful John Kapon, Acker Merrall & Condit...

See also this thread in members' forum. We are all against wine fraud – right? In the UK my colleague Jim Budd does an admirable job highlighting characters who encourage investment...

Sotheby’s have pulled off the most amazing coup. On July 18 they are selling the contents of what they describe coyly as “a prestigious private continental cellar” which include...

As you may imagine, I have amassed far more material on the subject of wine fraud than worked its way past the FT’s lawyers for publication here last Saturday. I was a bit alarmed...

See also Howard G Goldberg's report on the latest report in Der Stern.   Wine, liquid and unpredictable, could hardly be easier to doctor unfortunately, even to a standard...

See also full tasting notes on more than 70 top Canadian wines If you were invited to a tasting of the crème de la crème of Canadian wine would you a) titter...

It was fascinating to taste such a wide range of 2002 red bordeaux so soon after looking at so many of the same 2004s about which I was enthusiastic. (See overview and tasting notes on...

Reid Rapport, Old Vines Wines (nothing prior to 1970), FL: Please find ibelow the converted text concerning a 1427 conviction in London for "Sophisticating" wines...

The Wall Street Journal has this cracker of a story about the suits filed last week in New York by William Koch of Florida and in San Francisco by Russell Frye in connection with alleged fake...

Bisso, Simple Wine Co, Moscow : Re The New Russian effect on wine - Though I am not Russian by birth, but I play for "team Russia " here, so I have to comment....

Sanjeev Shukla, St Albans: I'm a new member to your website - lots of invaluable information in the purple pages for us newbies! I have a specific question...

Damien Casten, Candid Wines, IL: In response to the daydream about RFID tags on bottles of Pétrus mentioned in the 2005 Bordeaux futures piece and your...

The following notes  on six vintages of the white wine and 44 of the red were as taken last dec 05 at the tasting described in wine news . The wines were served blind in flights as...