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Vineworks harvest 2024
Free for all Wine production – who pays the price? A look at vineyard labourers in particular. A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Photo credit: Daria Szotek/Vineworks. The winegrowers of the world are...

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1950s Babes at the CIVB offices
Free for all Dispatch from Bordeaux Trouble at the top as well as the bottom. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial... Read more
A weather map showinr rain and hail in southern France May 2025, and Wine News in 5 logo
Wine news in 5 France hit by severe storms, Australian wine exports surge, fine-wine sales slump Plus some good news on 2024 bordeaux en primeur. Before I get to global news, some site news – on... Read more
Bottles of dry white at the UGCB tasting at the Cité du Vin
Tasting articles Bordeaux 2024 – whites Success for the 2024 whites, dry and sweet. James took this photo of bottles of dry white at the Union... Read more
dog Pavie at Ch Bauduc 2025 harvest
Free for all Bordeaux 2024 – a guide Everything we've published on this testing vintage in Bordeaux. Gavin Quinney's dog Pavie is pictured above, overseeing the 2024 white-wine... Read more
harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon at Lafite 2024
Tasting articles Bordeaux 2024 – left-bank reds Cabernet Sauvignon takes precedence in this challenging vintage. Above, just-harvested bunches of Cabernet being sorted in the Château Lafite vineyard... Read more
Ch Figeac harvest 4 October 2024
Tasting articles Bordeaux 2024 – right-bank reds Reviews of the wines of the right bank, where Merlot predominates, in this uneven vintage. Above, harvest at Château Figeac... Read more
Wine news in 5 25 April 2025
Wine news in 5 2025 writing competition, 2024 bordeaux, 2023 port and forever chemicals Follow the latest releases, or take a break from the news and write an ode to your favourite grape variety... Read more
Pauillac harvest 1 October
Inside information Bordeaux 2024 – overview Having tasted cask samples of the wines, our man in Bordeaux reflects on this challenging vintage. Come back next week... Read more
Château Capbern
Wines of the week Château Capbern 2016 St-Estèphe A sophisticated bordeaux that’s lush, vibrant and ready to drink now. From £20 a bottle in bond or as low... Read more
Philippe Sereys de Rothschild in the chai at Mouton
Free for all The Mouton man Staying at the top of the Bordeaux tree involves a lot of effort, and many an airmile. Shorter versions of... Read more
Ch Giscours
Tasting articles Bordeaux 2015 ten years on – left-bank reds Completing yesterday’s report on a big blind tasting of 2015 right-bank wines and sweet whites. See this guide for all... Read more
Ch Rieusseec vineyard and building
Tasting articles Bordeaux 2015 ten years on – right-bank reds and sweet whites Château Rieussec in Sauternes was one of the high points of this big blind tasting. Reviews of the left-bank reds... Read more
Cellarmaster Nicolas Labenne, owner Jean-Charles Cazes and consultant Daniel Llose in the tastging room at Château Lynch-Bages
Tasting articles Château Lynch-Bages 1985–2022 A vertical tasting of this very popular Pauillac estate. Above, from left to right: Nicolas Labenne, Jean-Charles Cazes and Daniel... Read more
Bill Blatch and Sauternes in Averys cellar
Free for all Bill Blatch 1948–2025 We have just lost one of Bordeaux’s most-loved ambassadors and are still in shock. Purple Pagers may already know that... Read more
Lafite Rothschild harvest 2024
Free for all Bordeaux 2024 weather and crop report Gavin Quinney of Château Bauduc shares his annual, detailed review of the growing season in Bordeaux and looks at how... Read more
Entree to Ch Bastor-Lamontagne
Wines of the week Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2021 Sauternes An exceptional sweet wine made especially irresistible at the price. From £21.76, €27.60 and $264 a case of six bottles... Read more