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Gippsland comes of age
This cool-climate Australian region is finally living up to its early promise. Winegrowers Patrick Sullivan and Megan McLaren are pictured above (credit: Guy Lavoipierre). When I moved to Melbourne in...
Max Allen
Friday 20 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Côte d'Or 2024 – after the misery, an overview
Matthew Hayes
Friday 19 December 2025
• 1 min read
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From Chardonnay to Zierfandler, the final report from Tara and Julia’s marathon Austrian tasting.
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There is no such thing as a bad vintage; there is only hard and harder. And Styria’s 2023s prove their...
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Germany’s supporting cast of white grape varieties proved eloquent in the challenging 2024 vintage. See also New GG releases in...
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New releases from Oregon’s X Omni and X Novo vineyards and a handful of Californians. Above, Craig Williams among his...
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A hot tip on an up-and-coming Napa winery plus a host of new releases worth seeking out. Above, Sam and...
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Alder goes out on a limb with some of our highest scores ever! See Elevating Chardonnay in the Santa Cruz...
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In this brief but clever entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, sommelier Maria Banson writes a haiku about Chardonnay...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Carol Kaufmann writes about her efforts to promote Chardonnay. See this...
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What, no Sauvignon Blanc? A tipping point may have been reached … Above, image of a Blank Canvas vineyard in...
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Stylistically diverse, top-notch Chardonnay: so many more reasons to keep faith in Australian wine. Above, Cherubino’s Willows vineyard, Margaret River...
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In this moving submission to our 2025 wine writing competition, Erica Landis – author of a highly commended entry to...
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Missing buttery Meursault? Read on! A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . Californian...
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Investment writer Jessica Monkivitch writes this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about her and her mother's mutual love...
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This year's Deep Down Under tasting went underground, in a crypt full of treasures proving that Australia deserves your support...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, wine blogger Allison Wallace writes a spirited defence of Chardonnay. See...
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A crisp, supple white wine so good it could ask double the price. From $34 or £39.50. Above, Clare Carver...
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