ageing

Wines of the week A fine Australian Cabernet that's been given time to mature and is drinking well now. From CA$21.25, £18.65, $26.98, 2477...

Tasting articles A small tasting that revealed the fascinating and unpredictable effects of ageing champagne under the sea. ‘This is going to...

Tasting articles For the context of these tasting notes – all Pinot Noir and mostly from Central Otago – see Central Otago...

Inside information Two years on from my first visit to Central Otago for the Pinot Noir Celebration 2016, I was back in...

Free for all This is a longer version of an article also published by the Financial Times. See Domaine Tempier, new and (very)...

Free for all This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times . Last month we went to...

Free for all This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See my tasting notes on these...

Alex on taste When I was little, tomato ketchup came only in glass bottles. By the time a decent amount had plopped onto...

Inside information The first Copa de Londres, a competition devised by Paul Shinnie of Rhône to Rioja, importer into the UK of...

Don't quote me This article by Andy Lloyd is the fifth in an irregular season of features written by previous winners of the...

Don't quote me Here in the Languedoc we have the world's oldest collection of vinyl. Our 19 year old has just asked me...

Inside information Old age is complicated, for wines as for people. Should old wines that have weathered the chemical interactions of their...

Inside information For the illustrations to this explanation, download these diagrams [no longer available in 2021 alas]. The Bordeaux oenologist and specialist...

Don't quote me I recently had a chance to try out what seems to be latest gadget designed to add years to a...

Free for all One of the things that defines wine is its ability to age, far longer than anything else we buy to...

Free for all On purple pages we have been discussing to what extent levels of alcohol, sweetness and acidity affect the aging ability...