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The rise of wine dinners
How restaurateurs and wine people work together over a meal. The phrase ‘wine dinner’ must strike anyone reading a wine website as rather strange. After all, I hear you say...
Nick Lander
Sunday 22 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wines of the week
Pikes, Traditionale Riesling, Clare Valley
The professionals’ pick for rock-solid Riesling at a reasonable price. From $14.99, £13. At a gathering for emerging leaders on Wines of Western Australia’s Cultivate Leadership programme, the emergees were...
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 20 February 2026
• 1 min read
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Plus some good news on 2024 bordeaux en primeur. Before I get to global news, some site news – on...
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From workhorse to winemakers' darling. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also...
Wines of the week
Shiraz was meant to be the star, but a humble Riesling stole the limelight. Available from $13.99, AU$22.99. Above, Mount...
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Australia's latest star variety shines brightly. Above, Yangarra’s Peter Fraser (left) and Mike Lane (centre), who are responsible for Australia’s...
Tasting articles
The complex story of a Chinese acquisition in Australia. Changyu is China’s biggest wine company, which makes it both substantial...
Tasting articles
One of Australia's most glorious wine ranges will be released in May. The painting above is a visual interpretation of...
Wine news in 5
Plus a chance for a free educational trip to Bordeaux via Rauzan-Ségla and Curious Vines. A quick reminder that voting...
Tasting articles
Cool wines from cool people in a cool climate. Plus some Tasmanian wines for good measure. See also Victoria –...
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Can this southern Australian state compete with Burgundy for cool-climate wines with real personality and sense of place? See also...
Tasting articles
A trio of sparkling wines, new winter whites and succulent reds, and a cache of not-to-miss great-value finds from our...
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Brian Croser of Tapanappa in the Piccadilly Hills reports on an extraordinarily early – yet promising – harvest. Above, bins...
Tasting articles
… and rewarding Tam and Jancis with heady verticals of Grange, Bin 389, Yattarna and a host of Special Bins...
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Not many professional tastings but an unusual number of lunches.
For logistical reasons I have to finish my diary a...
Travel tips
A guide to drinking (and eating) well in the capital of Victoria (image © Carlton Wine Room).
Melbourne has more...
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Where else are young winemakers given a blind tasting of DRC wines each year? Above, this year's champ.
It’s difficult...
Tasting articles
Wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and the US in the spotlight. Pictured above is Jean Smit –...
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