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Tasting articles 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

Patrick Sullivan & Megan McLaren in Gippsland - Photo by Guy Lavoipierre

Tasting articles 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

Inside information Côte d'Or 2024 – after the misery, an overview

Matthew Hayes Friday 19 December 2025 • 1 min read

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Burgundy 2003 – a very rum vintage

19 December 2019 To complement today's tasting article describing how 2003 and 2004 red burgundies taste today, we are republishing...

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How cool is cool-climate Chardonnay?

Some thoughts on the meaning of cool prompted by an unexpectedly warm celebration of Chardonnay in Niagara-on-the-Lake. See also Cool-climate...

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Cool-climate Chardonnay – the tasting notes

A host of cool-climate Chardonnays, over 100 of them. For the background to these tasting notes and a discussion of...

Agrapart slate labels in Avize, Champagne

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Champagne – Chardonnay-dominant growers

Three great growers – all very strong characters – who specialise in Chardonnay-based wines of real interest: Agrapart, Ulysse Collin...

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By Farr Chardonnay 2017 Geelong

A classy cool-climate Australian Chardonnay, not an oxymoron. From 449 Swedish kronor, AU$72, €46.95, £49.99, SG$79, HK$500, $71.99 Find this...

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NZ Chardonnay storm on the horizon

The first of this week's three-part report on the Master of Wine tour of New Zealand earlier this year concentrates...

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From naff to nice

A version of this article on wines that have been transformed is published by the Financial Times. One obvious sign...

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Bergström feels the heat

Update on the many recent developments in Oregon wine – not least those heatwaves. Josh Bergström was in London last...

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The story of California Chardonnay – part 4

The final instalment of this four-part history of California's most popular grape variety. See also part 1, part 2 and...

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The story of California Chardonnay – part 3

See part 1, part 2 and part 4 of this four-part history of California's most popular grape variety. The globalisation...

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The story of California Chardonnay – part 2

See part 1, part 3, and part 4 of this four-part account of California's most-planted grape. The building of California...

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The story of California Chardonnay – part 1

This is the first of a four-part account of California's most-planted vine variety. See part 2, part 3 and part...

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Dog Point Chardonnay 2015/16 Marlborough

Another exceptional, burgundy-beating New Zealand Chardonnay. From £21.95, AU$28.50, $30.73, NZ$33, 25.85 Swiss francs, €27.50, HK$208, CA$40, SG$48, 2,294 Russian...