As self-appointed chief drum-banger for Semillon, on this site at least – see Australia's magic bullet? from 2009, for example – I take great pleasure in reporting on the Semillon Seminar, a...

Often a supporting actor rather than a headlining star, Sémillon (unaccented Semillon in Oz) can nevertheless win Oscars in very specific contexts. I think that's why the variety draws me and...

This session on day 3 of the Landmark Tutorial week was led by Iain Riggs of Brokenwood, who highlighted the worldwide increase in Sauvignon Blanc plantings compared with those of Semillon. He...

Semillon (Sémillon in French) is one of those grapes like Riesling which tends to be much more appreciated by wine insiders than by the average wine drinker. They know that, were it not for the...

This is the Semillon version of the selection of top Australian Rieslings described recently here . These 14 Semillons represent some of Australia’s best dry whites, in at least three...

The great mass producers of the Languedoc plains may be in trouble (see wine news on this earlier in the year) but the individual domaines in the hills of Languedoc-Roussillon are on a roll....