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Also news on Germany’s Henkell group buying out legendary Cava company Freixenet (pictured above) and lawsuits on France’s copper fungicide bans. Before I get to global news, I would like...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 7 March 2026
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Margaret River v the world
From a forest of wine glasses, a comprehensive exploration of Margaret River’s best bottles and their international competitors. Including a preview of some of the beauties being poured at our...
Richard Hemming MW
Monday 23 February 2026
• 2 min read
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See also Julia's article today about a tasting of mature Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings in Austria. When's the best time...
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You will have gleaned from Max's most recent article Rebirth of the Australian super-blend that Australia’s top producers are embracing...
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The annual launch of The Penfolds Collection, the jewel in Treasury Wine Estates' crown, has become almost as ritualistically stage-managed...
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This has been the year of Australian super-blends: new, high-profile, high-priced reds that hark back to an older period in...
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The old gold-mining town of Beechworth in north-east Victoria, Australia, is not short of character, as you can see from...
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This morning the Australian Women in Wine Awards were announced in London, live-streamed to the Australian evening with much whooping...
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When does a variety stop becoming alternative? We first covered non-mainstream varieties from Australia back in 2009, and I followed...
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We are delighted to announce the five winners of our summer quiz, part of the Australian Women in Wine celebrations...
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27 August 2017 Our quiz is now closed. We will be assessing all the answers over the next few days...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. If you were to poll the British wine...
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With Saturday's deadline for our summer quiz to win a pair of tickets to the major celebratory Australian wine tasting...
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A bit like Andrea Franchetti (in frequency of coverage rather than character), Jeffrey Grosset probably deserves his own article tag...
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See also Max Allen's profile yesterday of one of South Australia's most exciting small-scale producers, Adelina – a top tip...
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See Richard's account of a vertical tasting of one of Australia's most admired conventional reds, Penfolds Bin 389 back to...
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Last Monday I told you about a very special lunch I enjoyed not long before leaving London for summer in...
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26 July 2017 Enter our summer quiz to win a pair of tickets worth £70 + VAT to the big...
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