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Wine news in 5
New French grape variety, Argentina's falling exports, UK's rising wine taxes
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 7 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by Malu Lambert. As far as site news this week, our...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
• 1 min read
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A trend to put growers' names on wine labels, and its consequences, outlined.
Around Santiago, Chile has seen considerable vineyard...
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Some crisp, aromatic alternatives – none budget-busting. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the...
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Pictured, Iona's wine estate looking unusually balmy in South Africa's cool Elgin district.
See also our previous collections of tasting...
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A new producer group promises ever greater things for the exciting wines of southern Chile. Five founder members shown above...
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Among this Spanish and South American collection, the top traditional-method sparkling wines of Gramona that so impressed Ali are still...
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Alistair Cooper MW gets to grips with a favourite grape variety. Pieter H Walser of BLANKbottle, responsible for two of...
Book reviews
South America comes alive in this ground-breaking book by Amanda Barnes.
The South America Wine Guide The definitive guide to...
Tasting articles
Tom Parker MW reviews 43 wines from regions other than Bordeaux, which, along with others including Opus One 2018 and...
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Chris Howard contributed several entries to our 2020 writing competition and was, in fact, one of the runners-up to the...
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'My name is Peter McRostie Cooper, and I'd like to introduce myself. I have a Dip WSET and I am...
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Elona Hesseling didn't tell us anything about herself when she sent in her entry to our wine writing competition, so...
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We celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day today. See also today's wine of the week, a most unusual Sauvignon.
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US wine importer Bartholomew Broadbent who represents De Martino wines from Chile (so, admittedly, is hardly an impartial commentator) contributes...
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Two contrasting vintages of a true expression of a great, unsung combination of grape and terroir.
From $15.99, 1,850 Japanese...
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