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The map is not the terroir – Normandy as a wine region
Turning tides have brought wine back to the edges of north-west France, says Paris-based journalist Chris Howard. This is part one of a two-part series; the other, on Brittany, is...
Guest contributor
Thursday 15 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Sweetener in French AOC wines, US diet guidelines updated, New Zealand free-trade deal
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 10 January 2026
• 1 min read
Tasting articles
The greatest-ever champagne vintage?
Andy Howard MW
Monday 15 December 2025
• 2 min read
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Wine news in 5
Plus an early harvest for ice wine in Germany, and the oldest vine in the world. Above, Domaine Sigalas vineyard...
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Varieties that leap over mountains with no regard for geopolitical borders make definitions tricky, says Wink Lorch. Above, a vineyard...
Wines of the week
A call to embrace the joyous ‘thanksgiving’ concept behind Beaujolais Nouveau with wines made by vignerons who care.
Clocks have...
Wine news in 5
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Before I get to global news, a couple bits from us. First and foremost, a huge congratulations to our...
Nick on restaurants
Nick manages to get a table at The French House, with one of its past casualties.
As noon approached, the...
Wine news in 5
Plus a new Vino de Pago in Valencia, Spain. Also, Chardonnay Rose (shown above) now allowed in champagne, the state...
Wine news in 5
Plus news of the AIV’s appeal to the UN, harvest updates, a Gallo acquisition, surging wine imports in India. And...
Wine news in 5
Plus, Italy is on schedule to become the largest wine producer in the world in 2025. Also, news on how...
Tasting articles
An ampelography conference at Plaimont in south-west France leads to delicious discoveries. Above, Eric Fitan pointing out one of the...
Wine news in 5
Plus, harvest begins in northern Italy, Galicia, Beaujolais, New York and south-west France, where a massive hailstorm complicated efforts. Above...
Wines of the week
Two Corsican beauties from one of the island's legendary producers. From €21, £24.96, $42 for the white wine and €17.10...
Free for all
4 September 2025 Should irrigation be more widely permitted in France’s fine-wine regions? We’re republishing this argument against, free for...
Wine news in 5
Plus the aftermath of the Corbières fires, projections for French wine production in 2025, and US exports to Canada nosedive...
Wines of the week
Everything you want in bordeaux – including age – for a good price. From $28.95, €25.25, £28.99. Last week, mere...
Wine news in 5
Plus 1,500 alcohol-store closures in China and mining projects in the vineyard lands of New Zealand and Australia. Wildfires burn...
Wine news in 5
Plus the latest wine-industry reports from Australia and the UK. Above, Buckwell Vineyard, Chapel Down's newest plantation, 119 ha (294...
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