Amplifying the recent discussion of what causes the aroma called 'petrol' and 'phantom sulphur' in Rieslings referred to in Developments in Rieslingland , Dr Doris Rauhut of Geisenheim's...

From £6.65. Sulphur dioxide, or the sulphites that are cited on more and more wine labels worldwide, are not evil weapons in the modern winemaker's arsenal of added chemicals. They...

Justin Rouette, Quebec: Bonjour Jancis! I was almost about to open a bottle of Dönnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg 2003 Riesling Kabinett when I read about the experience one of your members had...

Eva Kaluzynska, a fervent wine lover who works at the European Commission, sends this perhaps predictable despatch from Brussels.   Thanks also to Monty Waldin for providing some...

Find the red Find the white One marked trend I’ve noticed on wine lists in Paris recently is an increase in the number of Vins de Table offered. The very limited list at the...

John C Feltz, Dayton, OH: Jancis, I thought you should see this.  As both a techie and a wine geek, I'm always interested in where those two loves intersect.  UC Davis has a hand in it, so...

James Stark, Sheffield: Wine faults - Whilst on 30 apr your Wine Relief dinner was proceeding apace I was happily (company) less happily (wine) involved in a wine dinner with close friends...

Paul Gaston, Charlottesville, VA: Last night we drank a delicious bottle of 1987 J J Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese. The year is rated as a wash-out, no stars from Michael Broadbent. The...